Features/Analysis

Downstream Deregulation: Between Obasanjo’s half-measures and Tinubu’s bold leadership by Temitope Ajayi

A video of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s interview with News Central Television has been trending on social media platforms for the past week. In the interview, the former President, in…

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Key takeaways in Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle by Tunde Rahman

Months after the rumours of imminent cabinet reshuffle had filled the air with newshounds speculating which of the ministers would be dropped or retained, President Bola Tinubu eventually took the…

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Tinubu writes on relevance of Commonwealth today

….than it has been in decades By Bola Tinubu The Commonwealth is more relevant today than it has been in decades. If there wasn’t this global alliance of mostly English-speaking…

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Global Ranking of Universities: A national shame

By Moses Oludele Idowu I am not happy this morning. That is to put it mildly. I should have said that I am sad.I am sad about Nigeria and about…

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Why Nigeria Deserves UN Security Council Permanent Seat By Tunde Rahman

Nigeria has significantly contributed troops and police officers to the United Nations peacekeeping operations worldwide since 1960. That year, the Nigeria Police deployed the first-ever contingent of individual police officers…

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EXPLAINER: President Tinubu’s drive for Foreign Direct Investments by Temitope Ajayi

In his independence anniversary broadcast on October 1st, President Bola Tinubu enumerated his administration’s efforts to drive foreign direct investments into the country. He noted that within the first 16…

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Joe Ajaero, DSS and Fuel Price Hike By Tunde Rahman

By the time the Department of State Services released Nigeria Labour Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, last Monday evening September 9, he had become contrite, remorseful and perhaps ashamed of…

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Banire’s wrong assumptions, NNPC and challenges in the oil sector by Olufemi Soneye

In the face of the challenges in the oil sector, particularly the current tightness in the supply of petrol, it has become fashionable to blame the national oil company, the…

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NNPC, Oando and Atiku Abubakar’s attacks by Temitope Ajayi

By his advanced age and eminent status as a former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is by no means qualified to be an elder statesman. Statesmen are highly…

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EFCC’s bid for whistle-blowers’ protection by Tunde Rahman

Delivering a paper on the “Impact of the whistleblowing policy on public sector accountability and transparency” on Thursday July 11, 2024 at the Inter-agency Task Team (IATT) conference in Abuja,…

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