Issues/Policy

President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly declared in China, last Sunday, that he believes in the idea of free and fair elections, and that he is committed to this pillar of the democratic process. I don’t expect […]

It was two days before Christmas 2001. My family and I had just moved to Wisconsin from Minnesota. A Caucasian American woman I worked with broke the news. “Did you hear that your country’s Attorney […]

Kemi Adeosun was axed. She lost her job because she presented a fake NYSC certificate. She had worked with this certificate as Commissioner of Finance in Ogun State for four years and for three years […]

I had known Chief Olu Falae, former secretary to the government of the federation and minister of finance, only by reputation. When, on Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, he contested the presidential election […]

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has charged the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to resolve all feud with the incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode to allow him run […]

Last Friday, September 14, 2018, marked another sad turn in the history of Nigerian politics. A second minister of finance resigned on that day. Her resignation was most likely in fulfillment of a private directive […]

Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, reportedly failed to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Premium Times is reporting that the minister skipped the compulsory programme despite graduating from the University of Ife […]

It’s not yet clear what finally did it or who. But it was clear, almost from the start, that the country could not bluff its way through this flight. Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi […]

The Federal Government has assured the organised Labour that the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage would conclude its negotiation before the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum. Chairman, Tripartite Committee on the new National […]

Another minister serving in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet has been found to have skipped the mandatory national youth service scheme, an offence that may see him lose his position and earn him jail term. The […]

Just a few days ago, the global financial community woke up to the cheering news that the World Bank had launched the first bond instrument built on a blockchain with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari campaigned on a three-point agenda in the lead-up to the 2015 general election. He promised to fight insecurity, revamp the economy and tackle corruption. On these, while he may have recorded some […]

After a long silence, Kemi Adeosun resigned as the Minister of Finance last Friday. Many had expected that she would have provided forthright information to enable the fair-minded to determine her motive, or error of […]

Governors are always elected to serve the people. They are custodians of public funds on behalf of the people. They have immunity not because impunity is encouraged but because they need protection to give all […]

These are trying times for many states in the federation. While many of the state authorities are still battling with the payment of arrears of salaries and pension benefits to their public sector workers, the […]

Change is gradual but constant. Let those who serve in public office and private organisations be on notice that there is an evolving culture of public scrutiny in the polity and social media is leading […]