Nepotism, the favouring of family members or close associates in appointments, presents a persistent challenge in Nigeria, with profound consequences for the nation’s socio-political landscape and economic development. This analysis delves into the heart of nepotism, its multifaceted implications, and recent developments that have brought this issue into sharper focus. At its core, nepotism entails Read More…
Tag: Muhammadu Buhari
The old order changeth…
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to Read More…
A nation where everyone is oppressed
Nigerians have the next 70 days to survive a regime that has chastised them with whips and is promising to further chastise them with scorpions. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, last week not only renewed the Buhari regime’s threat to increase Nigerians heavy burden by piling far higher fuel prices, Read More…
Buhari assents to constitutional changes giving states authority to generate, transmit and distribute power
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to key historic changes of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. This was announced on Friday in Abuja by Rep. Ahmed Wase, the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, who also serves as the Chairman of the Special Ad-Hoc Committee on the Revision of the 1999 Constitution. Congratulating the president for Read More…
The battles between young General Buhari and retired teacher, Ajasin
The battles I describe, took place four decades ago. They speak to character and governance; some of the problems we have today and why the country is in turmoil. They were between a then 42-year-old General Muhammadu Buhari and 76-year-old Michael Adekunle Ajasin who had retired after 54 years of teaching from July 1921 to Read More…
Buhari inaugurates 13-km Lagos Mass Transit Blue Line Rail
The Lagos Mass Transit Blue Line Rail Project’s first phase was officially launched on Tuesday by President Muhammadu Buhari. From Marina to Mile 2, the first phase is a 13-kilometer stretch with five stations: Marina Iconic, National Theatre, Orile-Iganmu, Suru-Alaba, and Mile 2. One of the six metro lines mentioned in the Lagos Rail Mass Read More…
Buhari inaugurates 32-metric-tonne-per-hour Lagos rice mill
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday opened a 32-metric tonne per hour Lagos Rice Mill in Imota, Ikorodu, a Lagos suburb, to boost Nigeria’s rice revolution. The Lagos Rice Mill, Imota is a two x 16 metric tonnes per hour mill on an 8.5-hectare piece of land. The project requires around 240,000 metric tonnes of paddy Read More…
Buhari unveils “game-changing” billion-dollar deep seaport
To assist alleviate port congestion and position Nigeria as a transhipment hub for Africa, the country unveiled a Chinese-built deep seaport in Lagos on Monday. The project cost $1 billion. President Muhammadu Buhari has made infrastructure development a cornerstone of his administration’s economic policy in the hopes that it will assist the governing party gain Read More…
Buhari mourns soccer legend Pele
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined international leaders in mourning the death of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, a Brazilian soccer great who died on Thursday. The world’s finest football player died after a long battle with cancer. He won three World Cups and scored over 1,281 goals over his long career, earning Read More…
Senate adopts 2023 supplementary budget but defers decision on loan-bonds swap
Following concerns from some legislators, the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday increased the country’s 2023 budget by 6.4% to ₦21.83 trillion ($49 billion) and postponed a decision on the president’s request to convert central bank overdrafts to long-term bonds. President Muhammadu Buhari had previously requested permission from the legislature in a letter dated December 20 to Read More…