Analysis

Controversial Finance Bill and Budget 2023 0
- Analysis, Features, News
- January 7, 2023
Until last week, very few Nigerians knew there are words called “Finance Bill”. For some, the only word in their lexicon relating to the budget was “appropriation bill”. The Finance Bill contains provisions about financing the government’s expenditure and it gives effect to the financial proposals made by the government for the upcoming financial year.
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How Obasanjo’s Letter Ruffled Political Waters and Its Attendant Brickbats 0
- Analysis, Features, News
- January 3, 2023
Before putting his pen to paper to write his now famous letter to the youth of Nigeria, former President Olusegun Obasanjo knew he was stirring the hornet’s nest. But, as a courageous soldier, a retired General in the Nigerian Army, he is not one to shy away from a good fight. All his previous letters
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2023: Double Down Efforts at Protecting INEC Facilities in South East 0
- Analysis, Features, News
- December 25, 2022
For security agencies, the saying that a critical challenge, demands a critical solution is more apt, particularly with regards to the attack on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) facilities in the country, and indeed, in the South East. Between 2019 and 2022, there have been 51 incidents of attacks on INEC Offices in 15 states.
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Electoral Act 2022 and Additional Pressure on the Judiciary 0
- Analysis, News
- December 13, 2022
The passage of the Electoral Act 2022 and its signing into law in February this year by President Buhari was hailed across the land as a good development for our democratic advancement. The Electoral Act has several innovations and stipulates time-frames for almost all the activities pertaining to the elections; from publication of notices of
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Stability, Peace Required for Democracy to Thrive in Ekiti State 0
- Analysis, Columns, Features
- November 30, 2022
The parliament is the best symbol of democracy. It is made up of the representatives of the people acting together, to control and guide the government. Under the parliamentary system of government, the leader of the government and the Ministers are all members of the parliament. There has been an argument for Nigeria to return
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Adeleke Takes Historic Oath as Osun Governor Tomorrow 0
- Analysis, News
- November 26, 2022
History will be made in Osun State tomorrow as Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke takes his oath of office as governor, the second member of the same family to be sworn into office since the creation of the state in 1991. His elder brother Senator Isiaka Adeleke was the first civilian governor of the state
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