The NERC Tariff Tug-of-War The ongoing dispute between the House of Representatives and the Nigerian Electricity…
Month: July 2024
The Mambilla Arbitration: A Tangled Web of Corruption, Contracts, and Credibility
The Mambilla Arbitration The ongoing $2.3 billion Mambilla arbitration case against Nigeria at the International Chamber…
The NMDPRA-Dangote Saga: A Symptom of Nigeria’s Regulatory Dysfunction”
NMDPRA-Dangote Saga The recent call by the House of Representatives for the suspension of Farouk Ahmed,…
Tinubu’s Appeal to Youth: A Band-Aid for Nigeria’s Festering Wounds?
Tinubu’s Appeal to Youth President Bola Tinubu’s recent plea for Nigerian youth to shelve their planned…
The Senate’s Gender Problem: Women Group Knocks Senate President Akpabio
The Senate’s Gender Problem The recent controversy surrounding Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s comments towards female senators,…
The Dangote Refinery Saga: Lokpobiri meets with Aliko Dangote
Dangote Refinery Saga The recent meeting between Minister Heineken Lokpobiri, Aliko Dangote, and key figures in…
NATO vs voters: How the West’s warmongering threatens democracy and the Global Majority
Following the NATO summit in Washington, Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss how Western governments are…
EU admits it has hypocritical ‘double standards’ on Israel, Ukraine, Iraq, climate change
European Union foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell admitted the West has hypocritical “double standards” on international law,…
Nigeria’s Sunday Snapshot: Politics, Security, and Social Issues in Focus
Nigeria’s Sunday Snapshot: As Nigeria enters another Sunday, the nation finds itself at the crossroads of…
Rivers LGA Elections: When Politics Trumps Democratic Process
Rivers LGA Elections The recent court order restraining INEC from releasing the national voter register to…
Keyamo’s Ban on VIP International Flights at Local Airports: Necessary Security Measure or Overreach?
Keyamo’s Ban on VIP International Flights at Local Airports Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Festus Keyamo’s…
CBN’s New Dormant Account Guidelines: A Step Forward or Overreach?
CBN’s New Dormant Account Guidelines The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has recently issued new guidelines…
Nigeria’s Petrol Pricing Paradox: A Nation at the Mercy of the Pump
Nigeria’s Petrol Pricing Paradox The latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on petrol…
Bayelsa’s Political Saga: Democracy, Justice, and the Road Ahead
Bayelsa’s Political Saga The recent Court of Appeal decision affirming Douye Diri as the rightful governor…
Borno’s Bleeding Heart: The Hollow Victory Against Boko Haram
The recent statement by Mohammed Ali-Jajari, the 2023 PDP gubernatorial candidate for Borno State, has cast…
The N90 Billion Question: Examining NAHCON’s Hajj Subsidy Explanation
NAHCON’s Hajj Subsidy Explanation The recent clarification by Malam Jalal Arabi, Chairman of the National Hajj…
House of Representatives Salary Donation: A Noble Gesture or Political Theater?
House of Representatives Salary Donation In a surprising move on July 18, 2024, the Nigerian House…
Akwa Ibom’s Misplaced Priorities: Skyscrapers in Lagos While Citizens Hunger at Home
Akwa Ibom’s Misplaced Priorities In a move that can only be described as tone-deaf and grossly…
The Troubling Implications of Ali Ndume’s Removal from Senate Leadership
Ali Ndume’s Removal from Senate Leadership The recent decision by the Nigerian Senate to remove Ali…