Four reasons why Nigeria must not revisit fuel subsidy
Four reasons why Nigeria must not revisit fuel subsidy
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To Japa or not to Japa: Between a Fairer Farther Land and a Hopeful Homeland (3)
More than the case was about two years ago, when we dived into Nigeria’s outbound migration, there is a greater urgency to escape now than then. The high cost of living, cases of killing, and the casualties from kidnapping fuel desperation to leave the country.
2024: When Pleasure Peaks and Pain Plateaus
Turn by turn, every 60 minutes, 24 times in the day, the people of all lands within each 15-degree longitude of the earth’s globe will celebrate the coming of a new year together.
Crisismax at Christmas
Jesus’ unknown birth-day would be marked worldwide amidst joy and fanfare except at his birthplace, Bethlehem.
Reduced Hope: Tinubu Presents a 36% less Annual Budget for 2024
The same shortfall in total revenue in 2022 occurred in 2021. Although an N8.4 trillion revenue was projected for that year, only N6.3 trillion was realised.
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COP 28: Middle Ease in the Middle East
Home to the Arab race and the three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Middle East is the world’s destination of holy tourists and a depot of holy terrorists.
COP 28: Partners, Participants and Parties at the Party
While the propriety of the Nigerian government’s sponsoring of officials’ relations to the Dubai Conference of Parties is debatable, the lack of transparency and full disclosure of these relationships is not sublime.
Russia’s Grim Gaze on Gaza (2)
Responding to his G20 colleague’s abhorrence of his country’s continued destruction of Ukraine in a meeting on Wednesday, President Putin verbally regretted the tragedy of the war he started.
Governance Traps: Tinubu in the Tale of Two Capitals
Six months into his government now from Abuja, some of those who believed in him are beginning to doubt his capacity to demonstrate his development craft at the national level.
Russia’s Grim Gaze on Gaza
Could it be that a third of countries in the United Nations are telling Russia to look at the man in the mirror?
Nigeria: Courting China in the AfCFTA Courtyard
This has led to Nigeria focusing on services trade under the AfCFTA, but to fully leverage it, Nigeria needs to invest in improving the business and export environment, attract foreign and domestic capital, and strengthen its manufacturing sector.
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On Legitimacy and Legacy: Tinubu’s head and Troubles ahead (3)
Besides the high food inflation rate, the high population growth rate could also be responsible for Nigeria’s food insecurity.
Life: Nasty, Brutish, and Short
The October 7 attack by Hamas took Israel by surprise and resulted in the death and injury of hundreds of soldiers and civilians, with dozens of hostages taken. Israel quickly mounted a retaliatory operation and declared war on Hamas. The two sides have since engaged in daily rocket fire, with Israel ordering over a million Palestinians to evacuate.
Tinubu’s Trail of Male-Male Tickets: An October Throwback
To perpetuate males and preclude females from private and public sector governance comes at a huge cost to companies and the country. The 2023 policy thrust of national and subnational governments needs to veer off this male-chauvinistic trajectory.
Naira, Naija, and Nigeria at 63
It is ironic now that the countries Nigerians now troop into for refuge from the Naira are those that still bow to the British Crown.