‘Ghost’ beneficiaries beneficiaries of N33/7bn cash transfer
• Doubts over whether billions in benefits reached poor Nigerians By Dele Sobowale The N33.75 billion transfer controversy, now rocking the nation, is neither new, nor did the massive fraud stop in 2026. The well-oiled and entrenched mechanisms for transferring public funds, meant for poverty alleviation, into the bottomless pockets of public servants, continues till today […]
Are we creating the future we desire?: An open letter to Nigerian content creators
Dear Nigerian content creators,
Greetings from one of you! It is in place to begin this letter with commendation on the discovery and development of a lucrative artistic venture
Political Reward System in Nigeria: From the perspective of an outside observer
By Ewere Okonta Nigeria’s political landscape, from the Federal to the local level, presents a reward system that appears to discourage loyalty, reward opposition figures, and weaken team spirit within political parties. Since the return to democracy in 1999, the country’s political system has consistently favored outspoken critics, disloyal party members, and opposition figures, leaving […]
Understanding Nigeria’s Financial Crises: A Study of Government Responses
By Prof. Mannixs E. Paul Introduction: The Faculty of Management Sciences, Niger Delta University, successfully hosted its 4th International Conference from September 3rd to 6th, 2024, with the Theme: Strategies for Resilience and Financial Integrity in Turbulent Times. The event attracted diverse participants, including government officials, academics, industry leaders, and international experts, all focused on […]
Afrocentric colonialism: The new face of African oppression(2)
By KINGSLEY AKAM In the 2023 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, Nigeria scored 25 on a scale from 0 (“highly corrupt”) to 100 (“very clean”). When ranked by score, Nigeria ranked 145th among the 180 countries in the Index. Inadequate infrastructure: Corruption and misallocation of resources have resulted in inadequate infrastructure. Many Nigerians lack access to […]
Bridging Nigeria’s electrification gap with evidence-based strategies
By ENYI UMUNNABUIKE Jr OLUFEMI Akinyelure, the Head of the Nigeria Electrification Programme, NEP, under the World Bank-assisted Rural Electrification Agency, REA, is driving a new wave of innovative strategies to bridge Nigeria’s rural electrification gap. Since his appointment in November 2023 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Akinyelure has introduced several evidence-based intellectual property ideas […]
Zacch Adedeji: One year of great strides at FIRS
By Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi One year can feel like a flash, but in the hands of a leader like Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), it becomes the foundation for lasting change. The Tax Boss has taken Nigeria’s tax administration from business as usual to record-breaking heights. The past […]
What has AI got to do with tax?
By SUNNY IKHIOYA A KEY focus of the Tinubu administration is to generate wealth by raising the tax to GDP ratio to not less than 18 percent, which means people will pay more taxes. It is therefore incumbent on all of us to pay attention to the language of our tax masters, so that we do […]
Hidden Health Crisis: How period poverty impacts wellbeing of women, girls
Period poverty is an issue that has, for far too long, gone unnoticed. In a world where conversations about health and wellness dominate our lives, the basic reality of menstruation, an experience shared by half the world’s population, is still shrouded in stigma
Deployment of US military base in Côte d’Ivoire: Why it won’t benefit country or region
The potential establishment of a U.S. military base in Côte d’Ivoire raises growing concerns. At first glance, this decision might seem like a step towards strengthening security in the country and the West African region, which face threats of terrorism and instability
President Tinubu: Boosting Nigeria’s Economy Through the National Single Window Project
By leveraging digital technology, Nigeria is setting the stage for a future where trade processes are not just streamlined but also transformed.
A geopolitical brotherhood and restructuring politics in Nigeria
By AMINU JAHUN THE recent appeal by the Patriots to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to convene a constitutional conference; the move by Dr Umar Ardo and like minds to set up a democratic league to politically and economically reinvent the North; and the reactive moves by the Middle Belt Forum against the league are deft […]
Delta APC and the Crab Mentality
By Annabel Ogheneganre Crab mentality, also known as crab theory, that is crabs in a bucket mentality, or the crab-bucket effect, is a mentality of which people will try and prevent others from gaining a favourable position in something, even if it has no effect on those trying to stop them. It is a way […]
Food Security: Ministers, APC youth leader launch young farmers network, cooperative society
As part of efforts to address challenges facing Nigeria’s farmers including limited access to funding, technology, and markets and achieve food security, the Federal Government has launched the Young Farmers Network and Cooperative Society.
How Dangote Refinery, Globacom, and Airpeace can be made global brands
By Magnus Onyibe “I am ready to let go, let the NNPC buy me out, run the refinery. They have labeled me a monopolist. That’s an incorrect and unfair allegation, but it’s okay. If they buy me out, at least their so-called monopolist would be out of the way.” The statement of defiance above was […]
MJGA, BBMK are possible!
By NICK DAZANG WHEN things go awry or fall apart, we rue the present. We long for an idyllic past. We become nostalgic and we beckon unto the past, in which things seemed to have worked in harmony, to succour and comfort ourselves. Such previous tranquility contrasts sharply with the raucous dysfunction of the present. This […]
