One Year After Lekki Massacre: What Has Changed?
20 October 2020 remains fresh on the minds of Nigerians and the world at large. It was one of the darkest moments in Nigeria’s history. On the night of this day, at about 6:50 pm, members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on peaceful protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos State, Nigeria. […]
20th October 2020: One Year Later
Today, 20th of October 2021 is the one year anniversary of the infamous event of 20th of October 2020, otherwise known as the #LekkiMassacre. Read more about Politics The month of October 2020 will forever be a memorable month in the socio-political history of Nigeria. A month in which Nigerians from all extractions came together, […]
What You Should Know About RiseONigeria
Many young Nigerians shy away from politics and demonstrate a high level of political apathy due to the negative connotations that have followed politics for a long time. RiseONigeria, an engaging platform for political enthusiasts, has emerged to solve this problem by enacting steps to ensure transparent elections through the use of technology. How […]
Nigeria @ 61: For A People’s Independence
Naturally, today is a public holiday in Nigeria. States and the Federal Government traditionally line up activities to celebrate and mark the day Nigeria became free of British rule on October 1, 1960. Read more about Politics In the past, we do also see independent bodies organise street parades – with people donned in […]
The Politics Of VAT And Stamp Duty
The ongoing drama between the Federal Government and some States on the VAT Court Order in Rivers State Federal High Court has generated both good and bad ripples within a very short timeframe. Read more about Politics There are so many inconsistencies that have been going on in the administration of VAT for years. […]
ThrowBack Thursday: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa – Pioneer Prime Minister Of Nigeria (1)
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born to Yakubu Dan Zala of Gere ethnicity and Fatima Inna of Gere and Fulani descent in Bauchi (Northern Nigeria Protectorate) in December 1912. Read more about Throwback Thursday Balewa began to study at a Koranic School in Bauchi from where he proceeded to Bauchi Provincial School. Balewa furthered his […]
An Open Grazing Ban Via The Back Door In The North-East
Consistency of government policy is one thing tiers of government across the world find difficult to achieve. But the experience with Nigeria is different as the government at the Federal level is often found to be walking a path separate from that at the State and Local government levels. Read more about Politics The […]
A Look At Government Clamp-Down On FinTech Companies
Nigerian businesses have had it tough for decades. Braving away the storm in the middle of over-regulation policies has been the norm for businesses that must survive against all odds. Read more about FinTech Wherever infrastructure such as good access roads, stable power supply, etc are inadequate, businesses and enterprises are known to resolve […]
INEC: 430,363 New Nigerian Voters Complete PVC Registration
As the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise continues, Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that a total of 430,363 new Nigerian voters have completed registration for their permanent voter card (PVC) as preparations for the 2023 general elections continues. Read more about Politics It will be recalled that INEC […]
Can PDP’s e-Registration Encourage Youth Participation In Partisan Politics?
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) kicked off the pilot scheme of the much-touted e-Registration on Monday, August 9 starting with Anambra, Osun, Ekiti, Edo, Adamawa and Sokoto States, among others. Read more about Politics The first of its kind by any political party of National importance. It comes at a time the National Assembly […]
What 2023 Elections May Look Like
The ruling party at the national level, the All Progressives Congress (APC) began to show signs of internal scuffles this year when they embarked on their party member registration at the ward level. Inconclusive registration, accusations, counter-accusations, violence among party bigwigs and their loyalists became the order of the day. Read more about Politics […]
Continuous Voter Registration Positive As Registration Hits 1.6 Million
About 84 million people registered to vote in 2019; with a total of 26.45 million people voting at the elections. As the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has begun afresh about 7 weeks ago, positive numbers are being recorded with the online version of the CVR nationwide drive. Read more about […]
Aminu Kano’s Talakawa Philosophy
Aminu Kano was born in Kano on August 9, 1920, to the family of an Islamic scholar, Mallam Yusufu, a lineage known for producing judicial scholars, and Rakiya, a Fulata Borno family of Mamman Zara. Despite his near upper-class background, Mallam Aminu Kano lived an exemplary stoic life which toed the line of his […]
ThrowBack Thursday: Revisiting The Oputa Panel (2)
The report of the Oputa Panel was never officially published by the Federal Government. However, the report became publicly accessible in some media as far back as 2005 when a Washington-based NGO, Nigerian Democratic Movement(NDM) & Nigeria-based Civil Society Forum(CSF), unofficially published a copy of the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission online – two […]
South West Governors Making An Important Call For Restructuring
For decades, there has been a lot of dust being kicked up on the matter of restructuring and devolution of powers in Nigeria for decades. Most of the agitations and demands in this line have not been so realistic enough. Read more about Politics But at the last forum held by the South West […]
INEC 2023: Over One Million Continuous Voter Registration In Four Weeks
After four weeks into the commencement of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Nigerian ruling electoral body has disclosed that over one million Nigerians have done the registration. Read more about Politics This information was disclosed by Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter […]