Right-sizing the map of Africa
The United Nations General Assembly has, for the first time, formally endorsed a global shift away from the centuries-old Mercator map in favour of projections that show Africa—and other equatorial regions—in their true relative size. This “Correct the Map” resolution, spearheaded by Togo on behalf of the African Group and backed by the African Union, […]
Oronsaye Report: How far can Tinubu go?
The Steve Oronsaye Report is a hot-button document that every president since the past 12 years had wished but failed to implement. The political will has been spectacularly lacking. This prompts the question: how far is President Bola Tinubu willing to go in confronting it? Over a decade ago when our national debt stock was […]
Passage of South-East Commission Bill
For those untutored on Nigeria’s history, the passage of the South- East Development Commission, SEDC, last week was just one of the crummy activities of the Senate. In truth, it was a historic milestone of sorts, the breaking of a jinx. The effort has fared particularly badly in the House of Representatives, where it was […]
ECOWAS’s furtive back-track
THE Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, recently swallowed its pride and reversed its sanctions against member-states now under military juntas. Currently, five ECOWAS countries, all French-speaking, are under military rule. They are Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad. They form an unbroken arc across the Sahel. Mauritania, one of the few countries […]
Looting of food trucks in Niger State
About two weeks ago, protests erupted in some parts of the North, notably Minna, the capital of Niger State, over the wave of hunger, food hyperinflation and hardship. The police arrested and detained many of the protesters (among whom were women). The state’s Governor, Mohammed Bago, later got them released and issued a public apology. […]
Tinubu’s tripartite gambit
President Bola Tinubu has continued to show his pragmatic approach to governance instead of sticking to his own pet ideas even when they are not yielding the desired results. He has constituted a tripartite economic advisory committee to help him steer Nigeria out of its worsening difficulties. The president said his intention was to broaden […]
