Category: Analysis
Local Government autonomy: More Centralism, less Federalism
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The Supreme Court decision that federally-allocated funds be paid directly to the local governments (LGs) has...
Let the Third Tier Breathe: Implications of the Supreme Court Verdict
By Bayo Onanuga Photo Caption:Bayo Onanuga The Supreme Court judgement on July 11, granting financial autonomy to the 774 local councils and recognising them as...
LG Autonomy and Federalism: The Missing links
One issue that has gained traction and attract both commendation and criticism since the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on assumption of...
Critical assessment of Security situation in Nigeria
By Dr Kenny Odugbeni Photo Caption:Nuhu Ribadu,National Security Adviser “The security situation in Nigeria is dire, with various non-state actors...
Powerless: Nigeria’s unending struggle with electricity
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Available records show that the first public electricity generation took place at Pearl Street Station in New York in 1882 and that...
Oyebamiji, NIWA and Blue Economy
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Photo Caption:Minirudeen Bola Oyebamiji,MD,CEO,NIWA From the track records of Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, his appointment into the hitherto...
Presidential Or Parliamentary System of Government: Where is the convergence ?
When my noble and learned friend and indeed a most respectable senior at bar, Yusuf Olaoluwa Ali, SAN requested that I give this speech to commemorate the 30th...
Tinubu’s economic reforms and prospects for prosperous future
By Adebanjo Mokuolu When President Bola Tinubu took office at the helm of Africa’s largest democracy, he said in my inaugural address that Nigeria is “too...
And Trump’s cookie will continue to crumble
Caption:Hassan Gimba This write-up is not new. It was first published on January 18, 2021. Considering his recent court case, I find it relevant to republish it today....
Nigeria: Federalism, unitarism, hybrid or what?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE 0705 263 1058 turnpot@gmail.com It is a puzzle that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has dragged the 36 state governments to...
