By Eric Teniola From last week the piece made a strong case why the next Nigerian president must revive the spirit of DFFRI, so as to help those in the rural areas, including:  (h) To commission and support studies and research projects that will facilitate the execution of the functions of the Directorate; (i) to […]

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece decries the prevalence of poverty in Nigeria in spite of the country’s immense wealth, saying this can be attributed to many factors.  THE most important among these factors are poor policy formulation, without setting achievable targets; policy discontinuity and lack of sustainability; inadequate consideration of the actual […]

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece continues the argument that since government is a continuum, the Buhari government should have implemented the various Reports it inherited from past administrations  CHIEF Obafemi Awolowo (March 6, 1909- May 9, 1987) once said government is a continuum. If President Muhammadu Buhari fails to act on these […]

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece continues the profile narrative of retired Chief Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi who headed  the 2014 National Conference inaugurated by former President Goodluck Jonathan  HE was called to the Nigerian Bar, July 1966; was pupil State Counsel, Northern Nigeria, 1966-1968; State Counsel North Western State, 1968-1971; Senior State Counsel, […]

By Eric Teniola A lot has been said about the Steve Oronsaye Report. I doubt whether President Muhammadu Buhari will implement any part of that report before handing over on May 29, 2023.  A lot too has been said about the report on the 2014 National Conference but not much has been said on the […]