Putin, Mercenaries and African Democracy
By Chidi Amuta – In the dying months of the Buhari administration, an upsurge in terrorist activities in the Nigerian […]
Opinion
Healing Nigeria in the spirit of Adha
By Hassan Gimba – This was first published on July 26, 2021 after the Eid-el-Kabir of that year. I find it
Where is Lagos State Water Corporation?
By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi – Objectively speaking, the purpose of this piece is not to merely identify the physical location
The DSS operates within its Mandate
By Dr. Peter Afunanya Recently, about five major newspapers called out the DSS for bashing of sorts. The papers, which
Battle for space: The Nigerian context
By Abiodun Komolafe Birthdays come with their own adequate burdens of celebrations which the celebrants may not get out of,
Tinubu’s Road to Somewhere
By Chidi Amuta – Within a fortnight in power, President Bola Tinubu may have set the tone and tempo for
Multiple Taxation and Oborevwori’s Paradigm Shift in Delta State
By Jerome-Mario Utomi – George Bill, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, United States of America (USA),
How Femi Gbajabiamila saved Nigeria from Pantami’s curious Telecoms Bill
By Abdulkadir Tahir – More details have emerged on how former Speaker of the House of Representatives and current Chief
Obaseki’s Fuel Subsidy Palliative and Lessons for other State Governors
By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi – It is a pedestrian information that in his effort to cushion the effects of the rising cost
Fuel subsidy: What’s really going on?
By Abiodun Komolafe – I am an angry Nigerian and those who know me must know why I have to
Why salary increase may cause more harm than good
By Hassan Gimba – “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help
Appointments: Beyond the Stampede at the Entrance
By Chidi Amuta – This is political appointments season. It is also a season of migrations to Abuja and the
National Water Resources Bill and National Assembly feeble attempts
By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi If there is any event in recent times that amply demonstrates that nations succeed or fail
Ndiomu: GbaramatuVoice and urgency of revamping PAP
By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi – There is no doubt that when late President Umoru Yar’adua, former President of the Federal
BARR ANENE-MAIDOH: An institutional memory of ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
*By Paul Ejime – At the recently concluded 2023 International Conference of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice held in
Nigeria: ‘President’ Bola Tinubu and the Path Ahead
By Father Livinus Onogwu, PhD – In February 2023, Nigerians trooped out in their millions to decide on who stirs
Obafemi Awolowo and Nigeria’s latter-day progressives
By Abiodun Komolafe – There’s an awe of a legend; and this awe is fed or fuelled by the happenings
Mr. President, Mind the Gaps
By Chidi Amuta – Between an inaugural speech full of quotable nuggets and his reflex actions in just one week
War, Power and Path to Renewed Hope
By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi – Going by the wisdom of the sage, great leaders are characterized by their ability to
Dangote Refinery, Industrialization and Lessons Africans must learn
By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi – On Monday May 22, 2023, policymakers and captains of industries from across the world converged
ECOWAS @48, still battling peace and security challenges
By Paul Ejime – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), one of Africa’s foremost Regional Economic Communities (RECs)
Beyond the Radiance at the Square
By Chidi Amuta – The bare concrete parade ground of Eagle Square will tomorrow be animated by the symbolism of
Dangote Refinery, industrialization and lessons Africans must learn By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI
On Monday May 22, 2023, policymakers and captains of industries from across the world converged at the Lekki axis of
Okowa and N71 billion 2023 supplementary budget
By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi It is now a secondary information that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Tuesday presented a N71
Osun: Au revoir, IleriOluwa; et tu, TOP?
By Abiodun Komolafe – There is an unraveling mystery about the Nigerian press. The custodian of this value is clearly
NBS and Scorecard of eclipsing Administration
By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi – With a few days to the May 29 inauguration of the new administration in the
10th National Assembly leadership and the burden of morality
By Hassan Gimba – In the system of governance we practise, there are three arms – the Legislature, Executive and
Civil Society and Governance/Leadership and Gender (2)
By Professor Ukertor Gabriel Moti – Introduction The topic of leadership has been addressed and applied for millennia. Yet, is
Henry Kissinger at 100: Diplomatic Centurion
Chidi Amuta – His distinctive deep baritone with a heavy German inflected accent testifies to a man of world historic
Civil Society and Governance/Leadership and Gender
By Professor Ukertor Gabriel Moti – Introduction Civil Society organizations (CSOs) are enormously important players in governance and development. They