The greatest challenge facing North-East Nigeria today is not merely the destruction caused by years of insurgency, but the region’s limited human capacity to transform its vast natural and economic …
North-East Development and the Human Capital Challenge Read More
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Arbitration Centre (OIC-AC), Dr Umar A. Oseni, has said expanding Islamic finance is critical to reducing financial exclusion and unlocking economic growth …
Islamic finance key to ending Northern Nigeria’s financial exclusion – OIC Read More
For years, a university degree was seen as a major pathway to success in Nigeria, but rising unemployment and the high cost of education are now making many young people …
Degrees vs Tech Skills—What Really Matters In Today’s Nigeria? Read More
The first thing that comes to mind when anyone thinks about China is its scale; scale of ambition, scale of achievement and scale of influence. Few countries have transformed themselves …
China and global governance: An outsider’s perspectives Read More
It’s no longer news that some public institutions in Nigeria don’t work for the common man. Rather, they work for the elites. This is evident in nearly every public sector. …
Reimagining Nigerian media in an era of distrust Read More
In this interview, Dr Bala Zakka, a petroleum engineer, energy consultant, chartered accountant, tax expert and public affairs analyst spoke on how Nigeria is losing revenue from the delay in …
‘Why AKK project is being delayed’ Read More
The latest revelations on the abuse of constituency projects have exposed, in painful detail, how Nigeria’s budgeting process has been turned into a bazaar where public institutions are stripped of …
Rot in constituency projects Read More
Our instruments of operation were, the Development Control guidelines and Regulations manual, the Abuja Phase I and II Land Use Plans, and the Central Area District Phase I and II …
The challenges of protecting Abuja Plan Read More
A colleague of the late nurse, Mary Habila, has filed a sworn affidavit detailing the final moments of the nurse who was attached to the medical team of the Minister …
Colleague Reveals Final Moments of Umahi’s Nurse in Affidavit Read MoreIn July 2020, I watched the machinery of the Nigerian state turn upon its own chief corruption hunter. Ibrahim Magu, then acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, …
Magu’s travail and Malami’s forfeiture: The Wheel of accountability turns Read More