“The whimsical dethronement of HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano, explains why most Nigerian traditional rulers knows how to govern and are unable to speak truth to power. In a democracy, a governor who loathes impeachment ought…
By Oseloka H. Obaze Nigeria faces an existential threat. Slowing but surely, Nigeria is dying. Its demise will not be by implosion and a bang as some had forecasted; but by agonizing segmental dissipation, and a whimper. The National Assembly…
These three phrases sum up the sentiments that run through the minds of most critical thinkers of Nigerian origin who are unable to decipher or offer any logical explanation for why Nigeria is rated as a resource rich nation but…
Legal, political and social dissents are part of the grounding principles of functional democracies. Hence, the dearth of dissent anywhere marks the birthing of subliminal and irreverent revolution. And so it is with Nigeria. By definition “dissent refers to having…
“The Senate’s decision not to to endorse FGN’s proposed hike of VAT rates to 7.2% but to substitute it with a 9% Communications Service Tax (CST), is most commendable. Since communications is a niche sector, and certain scope of usage…
As Nigeria celebrates its 59th independence anniversary, it becomes imperative to assess how the average citizen is faring economically. The Federal Government continues to enunciate presumably accomplished and envisaged policies, yet the word on the streets tell a different story…
“There is nothing wrong with adopting a cashless policy. However, any public policy which by its spirit or methods of implementation place undue burden on some States, even if temporarily, while conferring advantage on other States should be resisted. After…
“The just announced CBN cashless policy, even with the best of intentions, is discriminatory as it targets selected States- Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Abia, Anambra, Rivers and FCT - as pilot states, with no obvious statutory justification. Such a policy, which…
The spasmodic xenophobic attacks, which commenced around 2000 and escalated recently, has placed South Africa front and centre of global criticisms. It is also fraught with correlations. This would have been anecdotal, if it wasn’t tragic. Between 2000 and 2019,…
The oil resource curse has been Nigeria’s bane. This reality is well known. Yet no discernible effort is being made to transcend the pitfall, even as Nigeria’s political leaders, business elites and experts continue to exhort Nigerians to look beyond…