Opinions

As Nigeria battles to reduce the incidence of medical tourism, the decision by President Buhari to travel to London for a 10-day rest during which he will seek medical attention for a recurring ear-infection, is lamentable and most embarrassing to Mr. President and the country. What is even more worrisome is the indecorous manner the […]

An inconvenient truth about Nigeria’s democratic experience since civilian rule returned in 1999 is that every new administration springs forth a new uprising from disenchanted groups. Such is the case of the Buhari administration with the recent attacks by militants; the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). No one is sure yet about the depth and extent […]

Muhammad Ali, who died late Friday evening aged 74, was one of the greatest icons of the 20th century, one of the world’s greatest boxers of all time, and certainly in his time, and during the era that he dominated the ring, the greatest among his contemporaries, the inimitable master of his game. The polyvalent nature […]

No one should be surprised by the loud and widespread support that has attended the latest call by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that Nigeria needs to be restructured. In his words, “our current structure and the practices it has encouraged have been a major impediment to the economic and political development of our country. […]

When former Vice President Atiku Abubakar spoke on the need to restructure Nigeria, saying the structure of the country is heavily defective as it does not provide the enabling environment for growth and progress among the 36 component states of the federation, he was right. “Our current structure and the practices it has encouraged have […]

One year after he was sworn into office, President Muhammad Buhari remains a leader of great expectations and great contradictions. Perhaps the measure of public expectations is the magnitude of the President’s own contradictions as he seems to be a man in a hurry to deliver the badly needed change he and his party promised […]

Since the return to democracy in 1999, no election of has been celebrated like the one that brought General Muhammadu Buhari to power in 2015. His victory saw a lot of Nigerians throng to the streets in jubilation for the victory of a man they feel would wipe away their tears and bring an end […]

Nigerians may have resigned themselves to the removal of fuel subsidy with stoicism and equanimity, if only to end the corruption and profligacy that characterized the fuel subsidy regime, but let President Buhari be under no illusion that the people will allow themselves to be taken on a merry go-round. If, as government apologists argue, […]

President Buhari’s pledge that Nigeria would soon begin the full implementation of the principles of Open Contracting Data Standards (OCDS), in furtherance of his administration’s ongoing anti-graft war, is another step in the right direction. In Nigeria’s country statement unveiled last Thursday at the Anti-Corruption summit hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron at the […]

Niger Delta Avengers is the name of a new group of militants in the Niger Delta who claim to be different from the former agitators and militants who operated between 2006 and 2009, largely under the umbrella of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). The title of this group may well […]

In debating the merits of fuel subsidy it is important to understand who benefits the most from the program. Contrary to popular belief, it is the rich not the poor who disproportionally benefit from fuel subsidy. With the government subsidizing the market to keep domestic fuel prices artificially low, it is those who consume the […]

Just when it seems the Buhari administration has run out of ideas in governance capacity, it manages to find a further depth in ignominy. The unexpected decision to abruptly end the fuel subsidy regime, jerking up the pump price of petrol from N86.50 per liter to N145 is one example of that inherent predilection for […]