President Bola Tinubu is a co-founder of the All Progressives Congress, APC, a political party which challenged for leadership on the mantra of “Change”. It was given the mandate to replace the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2015. A former Minister of State for Finance under the PDP rule, Bashir Yuguda, was tried along with […]

The urgent need for rapid decentralisation of governmental powers continues to stare Nigeria in the face, no matter the direction we look. Recently, the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, met with the National Council of Traditional Rulers, NCTR, to advocate the constitutional incorporation of traditional rulers and local communities towards arresting our security challenges. The incessant […]

Early last month, President Bola Tinubu sent four tax-related bills to the National Assembly for deliberation. These were: Nigerian Tax Bill 2024, the Tax Administration Bill, the Nigerian Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill. The bone of contention, however, is the Value Added Tax-related bill that seeks to place emphasis […]

Nigeria seems closer than ever towards bringing back the traditional institution into the machinery of government, this time with constitutional powers. The recent consensus agreed between the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, and the National Council of Traditional Rulers, NCTR, in Aso Villa was a strong pointer to this. That the meeting held in Aso Rock […]

Among the newly appointed ministers is Dr Nentawe Goshwe Yilwadta, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, who was the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate for the 2023 general election in Plateau State. In this appointment, President Bola Tinubu continued his political appeasement approach in setting up his government apparatus. Nentawe is a political […]

The Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, moved to restore dignity and discipline to the game of football in Africa with deserved sanctions imposed on the Libyan Football Federation, LFF, over its barbaric treatment of the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, when the latter visited for the second leg of the Maroc 2025 African Cup […]

At about midday on Thursday October 24, 2024, the name of Professor Humphrey Nwosu trended on many social media platforms. The highly-respected professor of political science had passed away at 83. Nwosu was a very passionate lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for most of his active working life […]

President Bola Tinubu last week moved further in his intention to reform the livestock agriculture sector by appointing a substantive Minister for Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar. Tinubu is already the Chairman of the livestock reform committee with Professor Attahiru Jega as his Co-Chairman. At a two-day consultative workshop at the State House Conference Centre, […]

A major highlight of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle last week was the scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and creation of Ministry of Regional Development. The president effected his anticipated government rejig, sacking six ministers, appointing seven new ones, reassigning ten and scrapping two, including the Ministry of Sports. Some Niger Delta […]

One of Nigeria’s living legends, General Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon(PhD, GCFR), celebrated his 90th birthday in style on Saturday, October 19, 2024, with deserved encomiums from a cross section of prominent Nigerians, including two-time Nigerian leader, General Olusegun Obasanjo. President Bola Tinubu was also among the plethora of leaders who felicitated with a man whose name […]