66 years on, Nigeria must escape the fragility trap, by Olu Fasan
How fragile is Nigeria? That is one question Nigerian leaders don’t want to confront. Indeed, it irks them when anyone says that Nigeria is a fragile state. What’s more, some Nigerians, out of sheer romantic or sentimental patriotism hate it when the word “fragility” is used to describe Nigeria. It is unpatriotic, they reckon, for […]
Where rulers ruin the future
When a country fails her young people in the manner Nigeria continually fails the youth of this country, what right has such a country to the allegiance of the youth?
INEC and the uncertainty of the 2019 elections
There is so much real work INEC should be doing, instead of just ‘forming’work
Big men, blind followers and Nigerians’ fledgling commitment to democracy
Not every young person is innovative or open to change, simply by virtue of being young
Nigeria political cross carpeting: Danger to democracy (3)
“To reduce the rampant spate of cross-carpeting, Section 68(1)(b) of the Constitution should be scrapped completely or be amended by requiring the legislator to obtain a court order recognising the division before dumping his party”.
Financial inclusion lessons from Ghana (1)
I WAS in Ghana recently to undertake a study on financial inclusion commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. I did extensive field work, interviewing key stakeholders such as officials of the Bank of Ghana, leading commercial bankers, TELCOs and microfinance operators.
