Living in denial with loans and unimplemented budgets, by Adekunle Adekoya
ON October 1, the President made a broadcast to the nation about the state of the Nigerian state. In summary, the president said that “reforms are over, foundation laid for prosperity.” The president’s assertions have never been interrogated, except for sporadic attacks from leading opposition figures about specific items. I want to ask: What was […]
Rescuing the Lake Chad: A Call to urgent action on an existential problem (5), by Usman Sarki
“Nigeria faces serious environmental challenges, including deforestation, desertification, coastal erosion, flooding, pollution and many other negative impacts of climate change. Lake Chad continues to shrink every year. These issues threaten the livelihoods of millions of Nigerians”— PIresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In this final installment in the series of articles on the Lake Chad, it is […]
The tax reform bills and political gamesmanship, by Rotimi Fasan
Now the Nigerian Governors’ Forum have warmly embraced the Tax Reform Bills, one hopes the likes of Bala Muhammed, the Bauchi State governor and Ali Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South, will quit their barefaced politicking and unnecessary self-promotion in the name of defending the interest of the north. After the avoidable controversy that was […]
New telecom tariffs are here, by Okoh Aihe
New telecom tariffs are here, and this is official. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said Monday night that it has granted a 50 percent tariff adjustment to the industry operators for industry sustenance and for continuing service delivery. This is the first raise since 2013. Although the operators had mounted a sustained campaign, demanding for […]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ikwere people, and Identity Construction, by Jideofor Adibe
The zoning of the presidency of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to the Igbo-speaking people of Rivers State, and the subsequent emergence of three Ikwerre sons, each claiming to be the new President-General of the apex Igbo sociocultural group, has raised very interesting questions about identity construction. It should be recalled that three Ikwerre sons – Jackson […]
Mishap in the Niger Delta (4), by Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the narrative of how the minority question gave birth to the appointment of the Willinks Minority Commission and its relevance to the Niger Delta which has always been considered a special area in Nigeria. (g) To render annual returns to the President, Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and copy the State […]
