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The Heist in Aniebonam Nwamu’s Mind: A Rejoinder

In the sacred groves of academia, where the pursuit of truth is the highest calling, few acts are as pernicious as the deliberate propagation of falsehood. This sense of grave depravity is further reinforced in an age when misinformation travels faster than
October 23, 2025
Rice Palliatives: Does It Really Help The Poor?

Rice Palliatives: Does It Really Help The Poor?

The big news of the week is that the federal government is distributing 24,000 bags of rice to each state of the federation in a desperate move to stave off mass protests nationwide planned to begin next Thursday. On receiving its share,
July 27, 2024
Survey: 65.8% Respondents Want Interest Rate Cut As CBN Holds MPC Meeting

Reflections On CBN’s Remedial Policies

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, and his team assumed office at a critical time when there was a crisis of confidence in CBN and the economy at large, because of the failed naira re-design policy implemented by his
July 23, 2024
Nigerian Govt Welcomes Endless Fuel Importation
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Nigerian Govt Welcomes Endless Fuel Importation

On 19th July 2024, news emerged that the Federal Government said that Nigeria would continue to import refined petroleum products to ensure that Dangote Refinery did not have a monopoly that could affect the country in the long run. Farouk Ahmed, said
July 23, 2024
When Democracy Fumble and Tumble

Saving Our Dysfunctional Federation 

(Remarks to Diaspora group stylized from a chapter in forthcoming Book: How Politics Impoverished Nigeria) Starting out with faith in Federalism as the best form of political organisational structure for plural societies, to maintain unity in diversity, Nigeria’s post-colonial journey has
July 21, 2024
Dangote Refinery: Of Hopes, Drools And Jokes

Dangote Refinery: Of Hopes, Drools And Jokes

After Nigerians hoped and joked about a new June 2024 date for the Dangote Refinery to set sail with PMS production, the media called for optimism, because the man himself, Aliko Dangote, had weighed in, assuring that his refinery would gush fuel
July 20, 2024
Looming Danger of Docile Political Opposition

Fanatical Mindset

On Wednesday, 17 July 2024, Sen. Ali Ndume was removed as Chief Whip of the Senate and replaced with Sen. Tahir Monguno following a directive contained in a letter sent to APC Caucus in the Senate signed by Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
July 19, 2024
Akwa Ibom Economy And The Booming Construction Industry

Umo Eno’s 18-storey Lagos Building

I am not surprised that Gov. Umo Eno’s plans to invest in property development in Lagos and a hotel in Abuja has generated some controversy among his people. Few trust their governments in Nigeria; so, every action is taken with a high
July 19, 2024
What Soyinka Means To Me

What Soyinka Means To Me

A Tribute by Laolu Akande Among those who insist that truth-telling is an indispensable form of nation building, Prof. Wole Soyinka is the greatest. And I don’t mean this merely when he is often telling those in government the truth or
July 18, 2024
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