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Grid Shift theory (III)

A clear baseline is thus established, making the institution of vectoral interventions that are based on material facts and figures on the ground an e

One last dance with poverty before the elections

In a democratic system, politicians promise the electorate what they will do in office. As a general rule, the electorate considers what has been achi

Interrogating Nigeria’s 63% Multidimensional Poverty Rate

Last week’s piece in this column, “Waiting for government’s poverty figures,” in a way received an immediate response.  The day after the piece was pu

Edo State Residency Card: Trampling on constitutional rights

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki recently unveiled his new pet project, an unheard of “State Residency Identity Card”. Speaking at the launch, he sai

Naira design: What CBN must urgently do (I)

The Central Bank of Nigeria has activated one of its core functions which is the management of the currency, after a 17 years inactivity on that front