Political economy.

Policy Brief No.77-20| Between the Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian Visions of Nigeria’s Development

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo & Oseloka H. Obaze  The herders-farmers conflict Nigeria remains a thorny issue. The death, destruction and displacement arising from the conflict have been incremental, and have extended …

Policy  Brief 75-20 |Nigeria In the next 36 months

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo. & Oseloka H. Obaze   Ever before the first ballot in the 2019 presidential elections was cast, some members of Nigeria’s leadership elite, across the political spectrum, …

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 …

Selonnes Consult Policy Tidbits:  State Defaulting on PENCOM Contribution  Tantamount to administrative and governance crisis.

As thirty-five states are trying to renegotiate their N614bn debt obligation to FGN, the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) has disclosed that only seven (7)out of 36 states are current with …

Selonnes Consult Policy Tidbits:  Whither Emergent EAC?

From a policy perspective, the recent emergence of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC), hints at the Economic Management Team (EMT) and its advocated policies not being efficacious. Curiously, the EAC …

Policy Brief 51/18: Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed and Lessons for Nigeria

Chiagozie Udeh  & Oseloka H.  Obaze  Good governance exemplars in Africa continue to evolve, even if slowly. An African country, Ethiopia, has the youngest democratically elected Head of State on …

News Track: Prime Witness: We owe it to posterity to evaluate our leadership – Obaze

A PUBLIC policy expert, the former secretary to Anambra state government and the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s candidate in the November 18 2017 Anambra state governorship election, Mr. Oseloka Obaze, has …

We Owe it to Posterity to Evaluate Our Leadership Continuously – Obaze 

Remarks by Mr. Oseloka H. Obaze, at the Public Presentation of The Book Prime Witness – Change and Policy Challenges in Buhari’s Nigeria, At the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja …

Obaze at Arise TV. 

Policy Brief 48/18: Imperatives of Nigeria’s Leadership in The Gulf of Guinea

Chiagozie Udeh and Oseloka H. Obaze    ​Introduction The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is unarguably one of the most dangerous maritime spaces in the world as it now attracts war …