On Kachikwu’s memo
It is no longer news that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, wrote a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari, alleging contrac
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Why we should have six major ethnic groups
Nigeria ran the parliamentary system of government from 1960 to 1966, when it was terminated by a military coup. During that time, the country had the
Political reporting (II)
In the first part of this two-part series, I made the point that “despite the mutual interdependence between the politician and the reporter, bo
2018: October 2017 is here oh, BoF!
With October hitting the mid-month mark, not a few observers of the Nigerian economy are wondering if the 2018 budget estimates will be presented to t
Why national population policy is vital
The last national population policy, which was based on the 1999 census, has since outlived its usefulness and cannot tackle present day issues and de