Tag: Buhari

Skirting The Niger Delta Quagmire

In the fullness of time, Niger Delta will define the Buhari presidency, if not the fate of Nigeria. It’s a toss-up between fate and a foreboding hard choice! It behooves …

Ending Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy By Default

Fuel subsidy ranks very high on the list of policy albatross President Muhammadu Buhari inherited. Fuel subsidy, a recurring theme in Nigeria’s policy realm has been debated for over three decades. …

Challenges and Strictures of 2016 Budget.

An out-and-out constancy in Nigeria’s politics and governance is elite shifts and policy changes; a fact well- documented in Joe Garba’s 1995 seminal book, Fractured History.  Another outright constancy is …

Snares of Disparity Politics in Nigeria

Nigerians were astounded and unsure of how to react to the meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and former Senate President Ken Nnamani, on 25 April 2016, aimed at breaking the …

Regulatory Agencies Failing Nigerians

Nigeria’s much coveted political and governance change will be greatly enhanced; if the nation’s regulatory agencies can be pressed to carry out their mandates in unfettered ways. Carrying forward President …

Buhari’s Bucket List to Washington

One week away from President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Washington on 20 July, 2015, attentive Nigerians should be considering the visit’s import and possible outcomes. For the trip, the President …