Restructuring, Economy and History, By Femi Falana

Under the current political dispensation, the national economy is firmly controlled by the federal government. Apart from the management of the mineral resources owned by the Nigerian people, the federal government conducts domestic and foreign affairs on behalf of the country. Although the Constitution has been amended several times since 1999 by the nation’s legislative […]

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As economy worsens, pastors exploit it with fear-mongering teaching, By Azuka Onwuka

Over the weekend, while Nigerians were mourning actor and comedian John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, a Facebook post by a pastor trended and brought to the fore the growing distorted brand of Christianity being spread in Nigeria. Using the pictures of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, […]

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South-South Govs agree to launch regional security outfit, economy

South-South Governors Forum on Thursday March 5, announced the decision to launch a security outfit to check insecurity in the region. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa who disclosed this at the end of a meeting with other Governors from the South-South region, said they agreed that BRACED an acronym for (Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo […]

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Executive Order 5 And the Economy, By Femi Falana

The National Emergency Management Agency and the Rivers state government were busy last week evacuating not fewer than a hundred people who were trapped in the rumbles of a collapsed 7-storey building in Port Harcourt. While our sympathies go to the trapped victims of the collapsed building we should call on the government and the […]

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Labour as Watchdog for the Economy, By Femi Falana

Industrial unions in the oil sector can play a role in re-fuelling the Nigerian economy. However, we should realise that the Nigerian economy cannot be seriously re-fuelled as long as it is controlled by imperialism through the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. This is compounded by the refusal of successive Nigerian governments to recover […]

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