Why Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway (4), by Eric Teniola
This week continues the narrative on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. In 1934, he, Vaughn, H.O. Davies and others became the leaders of the new Lagos Youth Movement (NYM), which in 1938 was renamed the Nigerian Youth Movement and came under the leadership of Dr. D.K. Abayomi. Three years later he was elected to the Legislative Council […]
The states are dying (4)
By Eric Teniola This is the concluding part of this piece which was first published three weeks ago. The third part published last week focused on the Raisman Commission set up to examine issues pertaining to taxation and revenue allocation in Nigeria. THIS includes all forms of revenue going to each government besides and including […]
The states are dying (3)
By Eric Teniola THE Raisman Commission was to review the tax jurisdictions as well as the allocation of revenues from these taxes, but such that the Regions had the maximum possible proportion of their income within their exclusive competence. This prescription for maximum independent revenues for the regions could not be fully realised. As the […]
The states are dying (2)
By Eric Teniola SINCE population could be used as a proxy for need and even progress, and the statistical basis for using this principle did not exist in 1946, Phillipson applied only the principle of derivation. His argument that in using it he aimed at inculcating “financial responsibility” into the Regions, was mere rhetoric: all […]
The states are dying
For the share of the regions out of the non-declared revenues, Phillipson considered three principles: derivation, even progress and population
One by one those senators are departing (2)
THE Clerk of the National Assembly then, Alhaji Gidado Idris, GCON; the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. A.A. Coker as well as the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Mr. B.I. Olinmah have also passed on.
