Nigeria since 1999: When will the years begin to count? By Dakuku Peterside
Think of a Nigerian born in 1999, the year civilian rule came back. That person is twenty-seven now. They have never lived under a military government. But they may have finished school and not found a job. They have probably learned to plan trips around insecurity, and they almost certainly run a generator at home. […]
Is CBN defending the Naira or Dollar? – Henry Boyo
“AS I speak to you, our external reserves stand above $31bn and that provides us with enough fire power to be able to defend the Naira (N305=$1)” (Godwin Emefiele CBN Governor, April 25th, 2017).
The economic consequences of Herdsmen/Farmer clashes – Dele Sobowale
SEVERAL mini-wars are raging in Nigeria at once and many more might erupt as news flashes of real and imagined Fulani herdsmen attacks on communities across the country reach us daily. On Monday, January 22, 2018, two reports from Adamawa and Ondo States were published. The killings in Benue and Taraba continue unabated. Farms are destroyed, crops lost and the incentive to plant anew dwindles with each attack. Yet, the Federal Government of Nigeria is not addressing the economic consequences of the widespread conflict.
Between Obasanjo and his friends
A bird in hand is worth millions in the bush; so, if the old chicken farmer decides to drop the bird in his hand in preference for the one in the bush (with all the possible risks to his interests), there must be something more than stark selfish interest involved
The difficulty and burden of governance
I was shocked when Governor Masari fired with immediate effect, the Education Commissioner, Professor Halimatu Sa’adiya Idris; how does a coach fire his deadliest striker and most prolific goal scorer?
Is Obasanjo qualified to be a prophet?
Nigerians are disappointed in the Buhari administration. No government in Nigerian history lost so much goodwill in a short period of time as the present one
