Protecting Nigerians From The Purveyors of Poverty – Feyi Fawehinmi
Thomas Sowell likes to say that you cannot know whether a policy is a success or failure without knowing what the person behind the policy set out to do in[…]
Category: Analysis
National Confab or National Theatre? – Salisu Suleiman
The golden age of Nigeria’s National Theatre was between the early 1970s and 80s, when Nigeria participated in cultural activities around the world and hosted cultural troupes from Africa, Asia,[…]
Measuring Bank Liquidity
In the last four years, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has tightened monetary conditions even as inflation moved into and seemed comfortable in the single digit range — an[…]
Rhetoric Matters – Lessons From Innoson and Bollywood
I’ve written about Innoson recently, so it was quite nice to see a long interview with Chief Innocent Chukwuma in The Vanguard this last weekend. It’s a very interesting interview that I think[…]
Removing the Fuel Subsidy
The queues are back at the filling stations; and our lived experience has taken a turn for the worse; a few fires have started. Yet, this is but a seasonal[…]
Leadership…from thought to action (3)
This is the final part of the leadership write-up. The history of Nigeria is painted, in most parts by our political leadership. From the time of our independence, the[…]
The Tragedy of Jonathan’s Pulpit Politics – Salisu Suleiman
That politicking for the 2015 presidential elections has started in earnest, despite the protestations of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is not news. That President Goodluck Jonathan and his[…]
Gay Rights Advocates Use Facebook Relationship Status as Form of Protest
Adding their voice to the outcry against the anti-gay bill, a group of anti-gay advocates took their Facebook statuses to stage a unique form of protest using one of Facebook’s[…]
On The Constitution And The President’s Powers
The recent spat between the newly appointed defence minister, General Aliyu Gusau (rtd.) and the military chiefs of staff over reporting lines has resonated in the most unlikely places. I[…]
Leadership…from thought to action (2)
Definitions aside, you might be wondering how easy it must be to sit down and write about the complexities in the country and suggest ways to chart them down, but how[…]