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Policy Brief 68/19: At 59: Economic Policies Adversely Affect Poor Nigerians

Chinelo Ofoche  & Izuchukwu J. Okoye ||   As Nigeria celebrates its 59th independence anniversary, it becomes imperative to assess how the average citizen is faring economically. The Federal Government …

Obaze participates in UNIZIK’s 50th Innugural Lecture

 Mr Oseloka H. Obaze,  MD/CEO of Selonnes Consult, was among the dignitaries who attended the 50th Inaugural Lecture at Ñnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik) delivered by Rev. Fr. Prof. Bona Uchenna …

Selonnes Consult Policy Tidbits: Public Policies Should Be on Balance

There is nothing wrong with adopting a cashless policy. However, any public policy, which by its spirit or methods of implementation place undue burden on some States, even if temporarily, …

Selonnes Consult Policy Tidbits: On Nigeria’s leadership challenges

When Chinua Achebe said that “being a Nigerian is abysmally frustrating and unbelievably exciting”(1967), and that the “the trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely the failure of leadership” (1984), …

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 64/19:  Is Nigeria Still a Regional Hegemon?

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo & Oseloka H. Obaze*  “Nigeria’s status as a regional hegemon risks further regression, absent the restructuring of its governance arrangements, creatively tackling its myriad security challenges, promoting …

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief  63/19: Folly and Falsities of Ruga Settlements

Oseloka H. Obaze*   The Ruga policy is fraught with folly and falsities. It has unquestionable ethnic coloration; and its processes are bereft of full disclosure. Indubitably, Ruga is not …

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 57/18: Vanquishing Gender Imbalance in Nigerian Politics

https://www.academia.edu/39893657/Vanquishing_Gender_Imbalance_in_Nigerian_Politics 

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 62/19:  Receding, Emerging and Resurging Issues and Trends in the Security Sector

Paper Presented by Mr. Oseloka H. Obaze, MD/CEO of Selonnes Consult, Awka, Nigeria  At the CISLAC-FES Multi-Stakeholders Forum on Peace and Security Challenges in Nigeria, At the Consort Luxury Suite …

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 61/19: Is Nigeria Bedeviled By The “Ungoverned Space” Syndrome?

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo and Oseloka H. Obaze  Ungoverned space is a new concept applied to an old problem, namely the lack of effective government presence in parts or places within …

Policy Brief 54/18:   Chinese Silk Road; Debt Peonage for Nigeria?

Ken Chendo & Oseloka H. Obaze  Introduction China is out to conquer the world, and many countries have fallen victim to its geopolitical game. Yet there is an emergent corollary; …