A coalition of civil society organisations, the National Society Protection Forum (NSPF) has told Nigerian governors to improve on the National Social Register (NSR) to serve in the best interest of Nigerians rather than calling for its outright rejection. Recall…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu | On 17 July 2012, Peter Obi, then governor of Anambra State, swore in five new commissioners. One of them was Chike Okoli, whom he assigned to the Ministry of Science and Technology where he would serve…
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery has disclosed that the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu would attract investors from the United Kingdom to Nigeria. Montgomery said this while speaking with State House correspondents after a closed-door…
Former President Buhari’s ascendancy to office of the President was partly attributed to electoral reforms introduced by Jega-led INEC between 2010 – 2015. These reforms include, a fairly credible voter register, Smart Card Reader for electronic voter accreditation and a…
Rivers State Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole, has said the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the remedy to the worsening food insecurity and poverty in Nigeria. According to him, the concept of stomach infrastructure popularised by…
By Mayowa Tijani | I hear you have questions. So do I. What does fuel subsidy removal really mean today? How much will a litre of petrol sell for? Does Dangote Refinery make any difference? How about inflation? These are the…
President Bola Tinubu has declared that there would no longer be a petroleum subsidy regime as the current 2023 budget he glimpsed does not contain it. He stated this on Monday in his inaugural address at the Eagle Square, Abuja.…
Expectations breed disappointment and in the case of Nigeria’s 2023 elections, this saying was brought to the fore, yet again. Nigerians — hopeful for a change and expectant of a new approach in the conduct of elections in their country…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to publish the information on its forex to the public which includes disbursed amounts under each scheme, sector-wise breakdowns, and beneficiary information related to the forex intervention…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has called on the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu expected to assume office on May 29, 2023, to work on fixing the Nigeria’s economy. CISLAC said the expected government should also address…
