Nigeria’s reform moment: Building strong institutions that deliver results
By OLAKUNLE ELATUYI Economic reforms may impress on paper, but citizens judge them at the market, in the workplace, and through public services. For the Tinubu administration, the test of subsidy removal, foreign exchange reforms, tax changes, and fiscal adjustments is whether they make life more affordable, create jobs, and improve services amid insecurity and cost-of-living […]
State police and effective policing in Nigeria (2)
NEITHER in India, United States, Australia, South Africa, etc, do you have one centralised police force as we do have today in Nigeria.
State police and effective policing in Nigeria (1)
THE first official recommendation for state police came up in the Constitutional/Law Review Report of the National Think-Tank early in 2009.
Jonathan’s impeachment: How far can the Reps go? (2)
AS a build-up, the original motion on the alleged non-implementation of the budget was moved by the Chairman, House Committee on Rules/Business, Albert Sam-Tsokwa, who sought an interface between Jonathan and the leadership of the House on why it had been difficult for Ministries Departments and Agencies, MDAs, to fully implement the budget.
Strong institutions not strong men
THE title of this piece was taken from the speech given by President Barack Obama in Ghana on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as US President.
A culture of disrespect(5)
THE code of conduct might have to be extended to all kinds of arena of Nigerian life. It might have to be a code of conduct on how to treat anything that resembles a human being.
Jonathan’s imperachment: How far can the Reps go?
HOW far will members of the House of Representatives go in their threat to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan, over his alleged non-implementation of this year’s fiscal budget? This is the knotty question milling on the people’s mind.
A culture of disrespect (4)
THE statement was bottomless: What was wrong with her maid getting a manicure? How demeaned is the role of a house maid? In comparison to that, how demeaned is that of a school teacher? How can one of the most important jobs in the world be even demeaned at all?
Between Nwakanma, Abia govt and Aba city
It was Franklin Benjamin who once said that those who are always disputing, contradicting and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs.
Ainofenokhai’s illogicalities on Osunbor
THE article by one John Ainofenokhai and published in the Vanguard newspaper of Wednesday October 26, 2011 was obviously written in appreciation of the sterling quality of Senator Oserheimen Osunbor who was an asset to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while he was governor of Edo State between May 29, 2007 and November 11, 2008.
No to compulsory posting of NYSC corps members to troubled states
THE Education Rights Campaign, ERC, condemns the insistence of the Federal Government that National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members must serve in the North Eastern states which for the past months have been enveloped by violence, bomb blast and killings.
