Three slaps in Aso Rock
BY MAHMUD JEGA In his eight years as Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was not known for making controversial, not to mention incendiary, remarks. That was understandable because he was a mainstream civil servant who rose to become a director in Federal service, before he ventured into politics. Imagine the surprise and […]
DSDP (Direct Sale Direct Purchase)- False Fuel Subsidy Claims
The NNPCL decided to wind down its Direct Sale Direct Purchase (DSDP) contracts after the recent 300% PMS price increase. All the fuel subsidy claimed from 2020-2023 had originated from PMS imported under DSDP contracts. Last year, the Abdulkadir Sa’ad Abdullahi ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives investigated the DSDP program. The NNPCL told […]
KADUNA STATE: THE BURDEN OF CONTINUITY AND DELIVERING RESULTS
Senator Uba Sani, the incumbent Governor of Kaduna State, campaigned on the rhetoric of continuity and consolidation as evident in his SUSTAIN blueprint. The reality of which must now be practicalized – as his performance will not be measured by just outputs, number of empowerment or infrastructure, but also outcomes, reduction in poverty and unemployment. […]
THE REAL SUBSIDIES ARE NOT FOR THE POOR, BUT THE RICH.
BY FEMI FALANA, SAN Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefit from them. In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily of the rich, by the rich and for the rich. I will highlight a few, how they are being manipulated and […]
ELRUFA’I, MURIC, AND THE ISLAMIZATION AGENDA: Response from a Christian
Everyone will always get what they deserve. When we fail to plan, therefore, we are planning to fail. The levity with which Christians treat matters of elections, politics, and governance is so appalling that it would seem their existence does not depend on them. This is the reason people like Elrufa’i or groups like the […]
AFRICA DAY
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent, as well as around the world. The organisation was transformed into the African Union on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa, but the holiday continues […]
WHY THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION SHOULD INVEST IN THE GROWTH OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES
By Yusuf Goje The BudgIT State of States Report for 2021 projected that Kaduna State needs to create 277,773 jobs annually over the next four years. This is in order to drastically reduce the unemployment and underemployment combined rate of 67%.
Building a Progressive United Front as a Third Force. – By Dr Izielen Agbon
The present ruling class in Nigeria have forfeited their right to rule as a result of their failure to produce the basic necessities of life for the Nigerian masses. It has failed to provide security of persons and properties to Nigerian citizens. It has failed to create jobs, build roads, bridges, hospitals, clinics, schools, universities […]
What could Joe Biden have done better in the evacuation of Afghanistan?
By Jimmy Gravitt, former Combat Engineer at US Army. …In case you were wondering how Afghanistan could have gone differently What could Biden have done differently in Afghanistan? Before I answer the question, I want to remind everyone of a VERY brief history of the conflict. In many articles I have read and videos I […]
Senator Uba Sani and the entrenchment of True Federalism
By Emmanuel Ado For three good years the National leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), deliberately and absolutely refused to lift a finger to get the Report of the Nasir El-Rufai True Federalism Committee, which addressed several fundamental challenges confronting Nigeria,with very far reaching recommendations,that would hopefully help birth a truly Federal Republic of Nigeria […]