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‘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 […]
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Katsina APC Primaries: A case study of Mani and Bindawa local government

By Abduŕrazaq Abdullahi As preparations for the 2027 general elections gather momentum, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State is facing internal tension following the emergence of a candidate for the Mani/Bindawa Federal Constituency. Ahmed Saleh Junior, who is well-known in Mani and Bindawa Local Government Areas for his community support and political involvement, […]

Nigerians, Are we weaponizing our local culture against our socioeconomic development?

By Philip Obazee Cultural Density Is Not the Question Nigeria does not suffer from cultural emptiness. On the contrary, Nigeria is one of the most culturally dense societies in the world. Across its regions, languages, religions, ethnic communities, towns, villages, and urban neighborhoods, one finds a vast inheritance of meaning: respect for elders, communal obligation, […]

Restoring revenue integrity, correcting price distortions

By TANIMU YAKUBU The Illusion of Windfall Nigeria’s contemporary fiscal discourse has been captured by a convenient but fundamentally flawed proposition: that the removal of subsidy—particularly petrol subsidy—yields an immediate fiscal windfall. This claim is not merely inaccurate; it is analytically indefensible. Subsidy removal does not create liquidity. It eliminates a distortion. It corrects a mispricing. […]

APC, let other political parties breathe

By Oke Rotimi Michael It must be said that true democracy thrives not in uniformity but in diversity. There is no better way of nurturing and fostering democracy than creating an atmosphere in which dissents are allowed and even encouraged. Political opposition is not something that should be suppressed; rather, opposition parties ought to be […]

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