Gov Peter Obi and record of public debt in Anambra
By Law Mefor Our attention has been drawn to a viral post by a former Governor of Anambra, HE Mr. Peter Obi, CON, on what he described as “Phantom Debts and Ecological Loan Fallacy”, which presumably was in response to some statements in a podcast by the Anambra State Commissioner for Finance. We understand that […]
If Nigeria borrows for development, let Nigerians see why
By Philip Obazee “Public debt is incurred in the name of the people. Public debt is serviced from resources that belong to the people. Public debt constrains future policy choices available to the people. Therefore, public debt must be explained to the people.” The Demand for Intelligibility Perhaps the most useful thing the Nigerian government […]
FG, Mutfwang set to reclaim Plateau as Nigeria’s tourism pride
In a bold push to rewrite Nigeria’s tourism story, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has teamed up with Minister of Tourism, Hannatu Musa Musawa to project Plateau State as the undeniable face of Nigeria’s beauty on the global stage.The renewed drive followed the signing of a high-impact Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, […]
Insecurity: Need for emergency intervention fund for Nigeria Police
By MATTHEW IBADIN This is an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I will start by thanking him for appointing one of Nigeria’s finest police officers, Tunji Disu, as the new Inspector General of Police. In one respect, this open letter is to help the new IGP to carry out a radical transformation of the […]
What JAMB candidates’ abduction says about Nigeria
By EBUKA UKOH A nation does not prove its strength in speeches. But the safety it guarantees to its children speaks volumes. As I struggled to come to terms with the news of the abduction of students travelling to sit the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination in Benue State, I watched interviews of survivors, […]
Between law and life: The grey realities of abortion in Nigeria
By ALU AZEGE In Nigeria today, a woman’s uterus is both a site of life and a battleground of law. The recent debate in the Senate over a bill proposing harsher penalties for abortion re-ignited a familiar national anxiety. Yet, in the midst of the tension, something important happened: the Senate demonstrated courage by stepping back […]
