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When the state turns the law against dissent under Tinubu’s watch

By KOLAWOLE OLANIYAN  It is happening again. Under President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians are facing an increasingly repressive political and legal environment. Like the Muhammadu Buhari government before it, the Tinubu administration is making an utter mockery of Nigeria’s constitutional and international obligations to respect human rights and uphold the rule of law. There is something […]
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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 […]

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