Let’s Talk Governance 8.0
Join us and our amazing lineup of speakers at this year’s #SMWLagos. Our session will shed light on diverse perspectives on the regulation of social media & hate speech and share international best practices. We look forward to interacting with you on Thursday, February 27th
How To Engage Your Local Government
We had an insightful session on “#MyLG101: How to engage your local government!” at our monthly conversation #ThursdayTalks. The chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area, Kayode Omiyale and his Vice-Chairman, Bolanle Aileru paid a surprise visit to the event and engaged the audience. Missed it? Catch up here. Do join us next month!
The Second Quadrannium of Gambrach: Armoured Tekuns & Angry Yetis
In the ninth month of the second quadrannium of Gambrach, the spirit of rubberstampia descended with great heaviness upon the wardens of senatii and junior senatii – Sers Nar Wal and Jar-Jar Beer Miller – and in unison they proclaimed, “We are nothing but inkpads in the hands of rubberstampia. Our constituents did not send […]
#OOTC on Radio
On #OOTCLagos, Editor, YNaija, Edwin Okolo discussed implementing an inclusive transport policy. Catch up on the conversation. You can follow the conversations on the #OfficeOfTheCitizen radio programs. Never forget, the Office of the Citizen is the highest office in the land! Tweet at @EiENigeria using #OfficeOfTheCitizen to be a part of the conversation.
Tenure of Service Chiefs: Long Overdue?
The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Wednesday, January 29th directing the service chiefs to resign over their failure to curb the rising insecurity in Nigeria. Share your view with us on the tenure of the service chiefs. #CitizensSpeak
What Makes A Country Developed?
Written by Oluseun Onigbinde and was published on BusinessDay on Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 In the past one year, I have lived in the US and also hopped around 27 countries, from Guinea to Finland. These travels have left me with questions around development: what does it mean for a country to be developed? What […]
Naija Matters
Naija Matters, a conversation on the state of the nation with Nigerians in the diaspora. The first edition was held on Tuesday, January 28th in Maryland, USA. One of the major highlights is diaspora voting during elections. Stay tuned for the next edition.
What does your driving say about your leadership style? – Adun Okupe
I was trying to hold a conversation with my new driver just the other day, trying to move a little bit beyond the usual instructions of we need to go here, we need to go there, drive carefully, drive slowly, make sure you indicate with the trafficator where you want to, make sure you give […]
Unlikely Partners: The Nigerian Edition
I made a promise to read Unlikely Partners, Julian Gewirtz’s book on Chinese reformers, and the role of Western economists in China’s rapid development, before the end of 2019. This is part of my current fixation on China and India, two countries that have delivered serious body blows to global poverty. If you haven’t read […]
Is Nigeria a nation that CAN work with her current formation?
Over 400 Ethnic groups who don’t all love and trust one another. There’s a lot of HISTORY in the mistrust. Religious people who don’t really know their foreign gods. So, they mix religion and their own culture. Foreign education without domestication. We had our own ways of passing on trade and business that ensured there […]