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Fact Friday: Is The Open Grazing Ban By Southern Governors Constitutional?

  Rightfully so, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), is being criticized for saying in an interview that banning open grazing is like banning the sale of spare parts. Read more about Politics

ThrowBack Thursday: Democracy Day 1999

  On what was the occasion of the return to democratic rule in the now fourth Republic, the first Democracy Day was marked when President Olusegun Obasanjo, and his vice, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, took the mantle of office as President

The Importance Of Southern Governors’ Call For National Reforms (2)

  In view of the recent stand taken by a forum of Southern Nigeria governors, the APC south-west caucus has joined voices with the southern governors on open grazing ban, among others. Read more about Politics More of the points

Fact Friday: Financial Access In The 6 Geo-Political Zones

  One of the factors loosely connected to the quality of life of a population is how financially inclusive the people are. The political and educational peculiarities of each of the 6 geo-political zones become evident in how financially savvy

ThrowBack Thursday: Presidential Election 1993

  Ten years after the 1983 elections which ushered in the 2nd Republic, presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 12 June 1993. Read more about Throwback Thursday The intention to hold the 1993 elections was the outcome of a

NCC’s Device Management System For Phone Users Raises Privacy Concerns

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is in the process of deploying a Device Management System (DMS) that is said to curtail the counterfeiting of mobile devices, prevent mobile theft, kidnapping, and enhance national security. Read more about Tech This

ThrowBack Thursday: Alvan Ikoku: Educationist, Activist And Statesman (1900-1971)

  Alvan Azinna Ikoku was born on August 1, 1900 in Amanagwu, Arochukwu in Abia State. Read more about Throwback Thursday Between 1911 and 1914, Alvan attended the Arochukwu Government Primary School. From there, he moved to Hope Waddell College,

The Importance Of Southern Nigeria’s Governors Call For National Reforms (1)

  On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, the Southern Nigeria’s Governors Forum in a meeting in Asaba, Delta state deliberated on the state of the nation and issued a communique on topics such as insecurity, restructuring, inter-state collaboration/partnerships, COVID-19 related lockdowns.

Fact Friday: The 6 Geo-Political Zones In Brief (2)

  As a continuation from the previous articles, a total of 434 (23%) candidates contested for the Senate in North West in 2019. For North Central, 334 (18%) candidates contested for Senate seats. A surprisingly higher number of candidates contested

Why The NIN-SIM Linkage Is A Bad Policy Decision

  MTN’s 2021 1st quarter results showed only 35 million subscribers on its network had linked their mobile numbers to their National Identification Number (NIN). This also means that despite the May 6 deadline, only half of MTN’s subscribers have

Fact Friday: The 6 Geo-Political Zones In Brief (1)

  Amidst all the talk about devolution of powers going on of late, thought of Nigeria’s six geo-political zones come to mind again. With devolved powers at the federal level, more power will be concentrated in the 36 states &

#ThePlatform: Will Devolution Of Powers Solve Nigeria’s Problem?

  On Workers Day, May 1st, not only are workers across the world celebrated for their contributions to the world, but another important initiative, #ThePlatform, which periodically tries to set a minimum standard of what governance should be like takes

Does Outsourcing To Security Contractors Solve Insecurity?

  The new U.S administration’s foreign policy position took an interesting dimension when the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, requested a virtual meeting with Nigeria’s president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). Read more about Politics At the virtual meetup held

INEC Announces Date For 2023 General Elections

  Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the date for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Read more about Politics During a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, held

US Secretary Of State Blinken To Meet With Buhari Over Security And Economy

  In a move that signifies the first major diplomatic engagement with the United States since President Joe Biden‘s inauguration in January 2021, the US Secretary of State (SoS), Antony Blinken, is meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Read more about

On Governance: How Not To Lose Political Promise

Events of the past few weeks in Nigeria’s governance structure can be used as a case study for classes in how political leaders mismanagement political promise. Read more about Politics Instances ranging from bad monetary policies, inadequate provisions for security,

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