Opinion

The gains, losses and grief of whistleblowing

When President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office on May 29, 2015, one of his cardinal focus was the fight against corruption, because of his belief that “if we do not kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria.” The fear of corruption became…

COVID-19: Assessing the Presidential Steering Committee

Established by President Muhammadu Buhari on March 9, 2020, the Presidential Task Force (PTF), which  later metamorphosed into the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, was mandated to provide overall policy direction, guidance and continuous support to the National Emergency Operations Center…

Takeaways from President Buhari’s epic visit to Turkey

By Garba Shehu The purpose of the President’s trip to Turkey, December 16th to 19th was to participate in the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, with an appealing theme: “Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity.” Our national strategy was laid out…

2023 Presidency and PDP soft spot for the North

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta The PDP Zoning Committee under the leadership of Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has said that 2023 presidential contest under the party is open to any of the six geo-political zones but the seat of the national…

Why the Water Resources Bill must be rejected

By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D There are strong indications that the National Water Resources Bill 2020 will soon be reintroduced at the National Assembly.  If passed into law, communities and people living along water fronts in the country, particularly Niger Delta…