Nigeria

FIVE US RESEARCHERS SEE NIGERIA AS A FAILED STATE IN 2030 A Group of Five United States of America academics have authored a research work on “failed State 2030 , Nigeria -a case study” and revealed that Nigeria as independent country can failed for a number of reasons. Col Christopher J Kinnan, Daniel B Gordon, Col Mark D Delong, Douglas …

NWODO, WABARA LEAD 20-MAN OHANAEZE COMMITTEE ON RESTRUCTURING The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has picked former Enugu State Governor, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, and former Senate President Adolphus Wabara to lead a 20-man committee which will articulate a position for Ndigbo in the proposed restructuring of Nigeria. Other notable members of the committee include: former Imo State governor, Ikedi …

WHY I WANT REGIONAL GOVT FOR NIGERIA – AKIN FAPOHUNDA The 36 states of the federation should be scrapped and Nigeria be returned to regional system, an activist, Dr Akin Fapohunda, has proposed. In a private framework he developed for speedy restructuring of Nigeria’s governance structure, Dr Fapohunda also suggested the scrapping of the presidential system of government, reintroduction of …

POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF RESTRUCTURING NIGERIA: WHICH REGION SUFFERS MOST? Nigeria, a country with a complex political and economic landscape, has been grappling with the idea of restructuring for several years. Proponents argue that it will promote economic growth, reduce inequality, and address grievances among the country’s diverse regions. However, there are concerns about the potential consequences of restructuring, particularly for …

NIGERIA HAS COLLAPSED UNDER TINUBU – BABACHIR LAWAL Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr Babachir Lawal, has said Nigeria collapsed after the swearing of President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023. Lawal said the shocking announcement of fuel subsidy removal by Tinubu on the day of inauguration plunged the country into economic malady, stating that the policy …

HIGHLIGHTS OF FEC MEETING HELD ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, MAY 13 & 14, 2024 After exhaustive deliberations, the council approved a number of policies and projects that will further boost the economy, facilitate investments and promote the ease of doing business in the country. The under-listed are the major highlights: 1. Council supported a series of initiatives set to be …

A COASTAL HIGHWAY OF MISPLACED PRIORITY & ABUSE OF DUE PROCESS – PREMIUM TIMES Construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway has begun amid a myriad of fiscal and due process concerns. But indifference is the response of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to the challenges. The 700-kilometre stretch of road infrastructure, which will span eight years to complete, will gulp a …

TINUBU IN FRANCE ‘FOR MEDICAL REASONS’, PRESIDENCY KEEPS MUTE ON WHEREABOUTS Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has gone to France, SaharaReporters has gathered. The President’s trip to France came a few days after his trip to Saudi Arabia officially ended following the conclusion of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh on Monday. Investigation by SaharaReporters showed that the President first went …

ONLY SIX NIGERIANS SIGNED 1914 AMALGAMATION DOCUMENT; IGBOS NOT REPRESENTED Many Nigerians have asked if there were parties from the southern and northern Protectorate that partook in the declaration of Nigeria, or did the British on their own sign the document in the absence of the people involved? Southern and Northern Protectorates were joined to form Nigeria in 1914. By …