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Between Amnesty International and the Nigerian Army
Amnesty International, the global human rights watchdog, recently released its report on Nigeria in which it…
Agriculture and security
Farmers and investors in agriculture are increasingly getting nervous as rising insecurity in the country is…
What if there is another oil boom?
Two years ago, oil prices crashed. That plunge, from $100 per barrel down to less than $30, rattled the global…
Silence of the Nigerian academia
The loud silence of the Nigerian academia with regards to the raging debate on how best to rescue the economy from…
AMCON and the Arik takeover
It is always the joy of every government to see local businesses blossom. Policies are therefore enacted to…
As inflation figure continues to rise
Last week the National Bureau of Statistics released its Consumer Price Index January 2017 report. To be sure, the…
Mr Acting President, governance cannot wait!
Some things just never change in Nigeria. All of a sudden, we are back to the unfortunate scenario of 2009. The…
Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Since 122 countries signed the Rome Status on July 1, 2002, formally establishing the International Criminal Court…
Herdsmen killing: When silence is not golden
For Nigerians, these are perilous and uneasy times as their lot is made worse on daily basis by a myriad of issues…
NLNG: Trying to kill the goose that lay the golden egg
Our capacity to self-destruct in Nigeria is legendary. It is as if our national philosophy is: Why should anything…
As insecurity threatens farming and investment in…
Farmers and investors in farming are getting nervous as rising insecurity in the country is putting their…
What is stopping the confirmation of the Acting Chief…
On November 10, 2016, upon the retirement of the then Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, who…