The privatisation policy of the electricity sector in Nigeria is a highly controversial one. Indeed, the idea of privatising substantial part of the Nigerian electricity sector is about the worst mistakes of previous People Democratic Party (PDP)’s governments of the duo of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (1999 to 2007) and Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (2010 to…
Stop Neglect of Natural Gas Infrastructure Now
This twilight of Muhammadu Buhari’s All People’s Congress (APC) government appears a most convenient time to present the administration’s scorecard preferably in the form of reminding it of what it promised (and supposed to do as a people’s-oriented government which it claimed to be) but did not or has not done. This will be with…
How Free is the Nigerian Press?
Democracy is perceived as a structure which, ordinarily, should be strongly built for those sheltered by it. Consequently, it is sustained by certain pillars, so to speak, without which it cannot stand. One of such pillars…, is the press. Others are: the legislature, the constitution, political parties, impartial judiciary, independent electoral umpire, etcetera, but this…
Now that PVC Has Failed Us
Ordinarily, and in the spirit of development, one would have expected the country to build on the successes recorded in the 2015 elections conducted by Professor Atahiru Jega’s INEC. a silencer each time people grumble over government’s failures or excesses. Even common people who know next to nothing on the workings of modern politics, you hear…
When Experience Negates Development
It is commonplace to hear such cliché as, ‘he has no political experience,’ among political party contestants to political offices. In the majority of cases where this kind of statement is used, it’s when those making such condemnation are feeling threatened by the position and preparation of the one or the ones so described. It’s…
Why Emefiele Walked Alone
In its September 2021 edition of CBN Update, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) declared that, beyond its traditional role of ensuring monetary and price stability as well as promoting a sound financial system in Nigeria, it was poised to fulfill the pledge of the Governor to create a people-focused central bank by engendering initiatives…
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