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As Nigeria’s external debt climbs to $42.12 billion and as 62.9 per cent of Nigerians are multidimensionally poor, Official Development Assistance (ODA) is now viewed as a low-risk source for government to raise the much needed revenue for priority projects. ODA is not about commercial financing nor it is foreign direct investment. ODA is aid […]
Continue ReadingNot a few defenders of neoliberalism have criticised the judgment of the Federal High Court which has mandated the Federal Government to fix the prices of essential commodities in the country. The criticism of the judgment is based on the fact that Nigeria is a capitalist country. It is surprising that such critics are not […]
Continue ReadingI have noted with deep concern and sadness, the past and recent developments unfolding in the West African sub-region, particularly the pronouncement by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger of their intention to exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). As one of the founders of our regional economic community, it is incumbent […]
Continue ReadingGuinea’s military junta, which seized power through a coup in September 2021, has officially dissolved the government, as announced through a presidential decree read on state TV by the presidency’s Secretary General, Brig Gen Amara Camara. Very sketchy was the announcement, as it was not followed by details regarding the rationale of this dissolution, or […]
Continue ReadingLong ago, in the 1980s, I lived with my mom in Aggrey Waterside, one of the most enigmatic informal settlements in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In those days, the first thing that came to your mind when you woke up in the morning was how to join the long queue leading to the communal toilet […]
Continue ReadingON THE ASSERTION THAT “NO GOVERNMENT HAS DONE WHAT I DID IN 6 YEARS, – PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI IS CORRECT. First of all, I wish to say Happy Independent day Nigeria! I listened to the Independent Day National Broadcast of President Buhari on 1st October, 2021 and to my mind, he is very right to […]
Continue ReadingSomething happened in Nigeria in 1999 that, perhaps, not many people would remember. In October of that year, the then Governor of Zamfara, Alhaji Ahmed Sani announced the adoption of Shari’a, the Muslim penal system, in his State, with effect from January 2000. Soon after, eleven other States in northern Nigeria followed suit. However, an […]
Continue ReadingWhen this administration’s record is compared to the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy contained in Chapter II of the 1999 Constitution, it is indisputable that they have not achieved the standards set therein, nor are they anywhere close, particularly failing woefully in their primary purpose to secure the lives and property of […]
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