Prof. Jinadu and the struggle against beaching electoral democracy
Last week, our mentor, friend and great advocate for electoral democracy, Prof. Adele Jinadu, celebrated his eightieth birthday (we share the same bir
Friday Column
Friday Column
Mustapha Gajibo and the dream of building the Nigerian electric vehicle
After some discussions on the encouraging story of a young entrepreneur in our Barewa Old Boys WhatsApp group, a couple of classmates and I decided to
Policy-making as make-believe
Nigerian policymakers and implementors love fiction, and we as citizens play along. I just remembered that our next census is going to be in April, im
Democracy: Its challenges and resilience
The West African Sahel has recently been rocked by military uprisings and coups. In the past three years, rogue soldiers have taken over power in Chad
Saving the Nigerian State
The managing director and chief executive officer of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Philip Mshelbila, has said Nigeria must be deliberate in its desire t