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Tussle for Attah of Igala – a Return to Sanity

By Ele Ifah Sunday 152 0
Time Tested Tradition. Notwithstanding the glory, reverence and extreme privilege bordering on deification that comes with ascending the throne of the Attah Igala, the contest for the stool has over time been devoid of the desperate, acrimonious, and cutthroat competition that is often associated with the tussle for royal stools in other lands. The reason […]Continue Reading
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New UN report details environmental impacts of export of used vehicles to developing world

By Ele Ifah Sunday 168 0
Nairobi, 26 October 2020 – Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report […]Continue Reading
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Nigeria’s population, economy and history: fact-checking Buhari’s independence day speech

By Ele Ifah Sunday 170 0
President Muhammadu Buhari’s independence day speech included claims about Nigeria’s historical and current population, the legacy of military rule, reduced government revenue, and oil prices in other countries. His claims about the country’s population at independence and today are correct, as is a claim about the years Nigeria has spent under military rule. But claims Continue Reading
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NOUN conducts virtual staff training on Quality Assurance

By Ele Ifah Sunday 149 0
In an effort aimed at improving academic quality, the academic staff of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) underwent virtual training for effective service delivery. The three-week training, which took place on the Zoom platform, was moderated by the Chairman of the NOUN Governing Council, Distinguished Prof. Peter A. Okebukola, who served as Continue Reading
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How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia compare for poverty and unemployment?

By Ele Ifah Sunday 206 0
After Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari controversially compared oil prices in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia as justification for repeated petrol price hikes since June 2020, some people in Nigeria have taken to social media with other comparisons between the two countries. A well-shared message posted on Facebook on 1 October makes a number of economic comparisons, […]Continue Reading
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Nigeria @60: Tafawa Balewa’s failed prophecy

By Ele Ifah Sunday 252 Post a comment
By Theophilus Abbah During a debate in 1959 at the threshold of Nigeria’s Independence, the late Tafawa Balewa had to respond to a question about the ominous ethnic division and rivalries that permeated the political space. The man who was to become Nigeria’s first prime minister, like a star-gazer, replied thus: “I’m confident that when […]Continue Reading
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Buhari’s speech as Nigeria clocked 60 years of Independence

By Ele Ifah Sunday 153 0
Below is the text of Buhari’s broadcast on October 1, 2020 INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians, I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion […]Continue Reading
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How to create new states for equity- Robert Audu

By Ele Ifah Sunday 189 Post a comment
As the National Assembly has called for position papers on constitution review, a former Federal Permanent Secretary, Chief Robert Audu, submitted the following proposal: STATE CREATION In June 2012, I responded to your predecessor’s call and submitted a Memorandum to then National Assembly Joint Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution on the subject […]Continue Reading
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CSOs make demands for the sustainable deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector

By Ele Ifah Sunday 162 0
A consortium of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has asked the federal government to entrench the deregulation drive of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry by enacting appropriate legislation or embedding it as part of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) expected to be submitted to the National Assembly soon. The consortium also demanded that the […]Continue Reading
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Historic perspective on the pardon of Alli and Enahoro

By Ele Ifah Sunday 177 0
By Eric Teniola The presidential pardon granted by President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, to former Nationalist and Minister, Chief Anthony Eromosele Enahoro (1923-2010), and also to Professor Ambrose Folorunsho Alli (1929-1989), former Governor of the defunct Bendel state and endorsed by the National Council of State is most welcome. I hope the pardon will be extended […]Continue Reading
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