But We Are A Corrupt People
No one word divides camp in Nigeria today more than “corruption”. Such is the extent of the division that I doubt if both sides imagine the same processes, events, or[…]
Tagged: Government
Infrastructure development: Now that individuals are richer than government – Salisu Suleiman
By government admission, some of the 150 private jets in Nigeria are used to ferry more than passengers; they are being used to fly huge sums of money out of[…]
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Should there be constitutional roles for traditional rulers? – Mark Amaza
Between 1951 and 1966, when Nigeria practiced a parliamentary system of government, there were two houses of parliaments in the three – later four – regions. These were the Houses[…]
Driving Investment and Growth in Nigeria: Handcuffs or Reforms? – Abimbola Agboluaje
Issues is a new NT series in which academics and policy experts write on their areas of expertise. If you would like to contribute to the series send an email to Olumide (his[…]
Nigeria: What Does The Future Hold?
As the news filter through the media spaces one always hopes to hear good news but the reverse has been the case in my country, Nigeria, in the last couple[…]
Nigeria and Infrastructure Regulation
I have often wondered what the world was like before social media. The ease with which user-generated content is created and exchanged on the web has rendered timelines the new[…]
Fuel Subsidy: A plan after the protests.
I have been one of those in favour of the removal of fuel subsidies. However for most Nigerians the problem is not that they don’t understand the logic of spending[…]
Nigeria: Government Dishonesty About Fuel Subsidy
When you look at the issue of fuel subsidy in Nigeria against the indeterminate cost and the proliferation of refineries everywhere but in Nigeria where the petroleum is produced, it raises a number of pertinent questions about the honest brokerage of our government.
Economy · General · Nigeria@50
Education as an instrument for change in Africa?
I recently attended an event at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) on Change and Governance in Africa. One thing is clear: Africa is changing. The landscape of[…]
General · Nigeria@50 · Politics
Nigeria at 50: Looking to the Future
Through the aspirations of the day of independence in 1960 we look beyond 2010 for a new Nigeria.