G100: Let our politicians be, by Tonnie Iredia
The popular belief in Nigeria today is that it was the emergence of one strong opposition political party that gave victory to the All Progressives Congress APC in the 2015 presidential election. Of course, whereas the coming together of many groups may have played a role in the outcome of the election, there is no […]
Thinking Nigeria
A wise man is he who imbibes the wisdom of other people; Nigerian leaders need to imbibe the wisdom of other leaders and steer the country from the rough seas of insecurity, incompetence, parochialism and want, to the calm harbor of inclusive development
FG refinances debt and adds more loans
THE recent announcement by the Federal Minister of Finance of the government’s decision to refinance the country’s debt by borrowing dollars at seven per cent instead of locally at between 13 and 18.5 per cent would have been commendable if it was not just a mere paper exercise which would still not reduce the quantum of debt the country is owing. On paper it would reduce the cost of borrowing, but at maturity it would require the country to source for dollars to repay.
Will hate speech merchants really face trial?
People made hate speeches continuously and got away with the criminal behaviour. Those involved are known and are said to be walking the streets free. None of them was arrested, let alone to face the courts
Again we have transited from President to problem
It should be obvious to both the proponents of “Resume or Resign” and the pro-Buhari elements that we are back to where we were in 2010 in many respects – except now that the situation has become more serious
The phenomenon of Biafra (4)
Going back to constitutional matters, historians agree that the 1954 constitution established a serviceable federal structure by delineating spheres of activity in respect to which the regions exercised authority
