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Atiku’s Border Promise: Between political expediency and Nigeria’s national interest

Atiku’s Border Promise: Between political expediency and Nigeria’s national interest

By Okey IBEKE Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s promise to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027 may appeal to traders and border communities who depend on cross-border commerce. But the promise raises a more important question: what exactly does he intend to reopen? The Federal Government has challenged the premise of the […]
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Queen mother of the royal son and sibling rivalry

Queen mother of the royal son and sibling rivalry

The phenomenon of rivalry among sibling manifests itself in more forms than one. The failure to acknowledge Mary’s motherhood is one of the most evident manifestations of the sibling rivalries.

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo: The man, the media devourers, his triumph

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo: The man, the media devourers, his triumph

By Eniola Opeyemi I have read in recent times, the roar of media lions crying badly, so deadly in sound and it appears that they have devoured the whole city. But in reality, their calibers and set of other carnivorous animals, blood – thirsty are already in the zoo of immorality and out of contact. […]

Nigeria’s street food industry and its socio-economic dynamics

Nigeria’s street food industry and its socio-economic dynamics

By Chinaza Arinzechukwu Food safety is a concept that involves handling, preparing and storing foods in a way that protects the food from being contaminated. It’s a shared responsibility of everyone involved in the food chain (farmers, manufacturers, processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers). Foods can become unsafe when contaminated with illness-causing bacteria, viruses, parasites or […]

Legal and institutional restructuring for the next Nigeria

Legal and institutional restructuring for the next Nigeria

Introduction: President Mohammadu Buhari’s 2019 Independence Day address to the nation may have created an enabling platform to encourage new discussions on how to transform Nigeria’s economy. The President’ssetting up of an Economic Advisory Council, EAC, is an important tool in this regard.  At the Platform, a biannual televised conference organized by Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos, Prof Chukwuma Soludo and Bismarck Rewane laid out a strategy upon which economic transformation can work.  Prof. Soludo aptly likened Nigeria’s current reality to building a 100-storey building upon the foundation of an old bungalow. I agree entirely with Prof. Soludo that it is not feasible to build a 100-storey building on the foundation of an old bungalow.  Likewise, economic transformation can’t be built on Nigeria’s outmoded economic development model. It is crucial to design a comprehensive institutional development design, which is like an architectural plan to transform Nigeria. It is important that the design take into account development law as it is a vital element of any successful model. Some thoughts.