Buhari’s Ministers: The Rules of Engagement – Japheth Omojuwa
We will meet our new ministers later this week. Do not expect new names, that would be expecting too much and stretching idealism beyond commonsense. As much as Buhari himself would love to deliver a depoliticized list, politics will always feature in these things. It is the reality of governance in Nigeria and it is […]
Sovereign Wealth Fund Kicks Off As Board Is Unveiled
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500 days of Chibok girls’ abduction – ‘Yemi Adamolekun
On April 14, 2014, 279 girls were abducted from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State. Chibok is a small farming community and Borno is in the northeastern part of Nigeria, the region most affected by the ongoing insurgency. 500 days later, a lot of Nigerians still think the abduction was a hoax; that those […]
Nigeria and The Battle of Ideas – Japheth Omojuwa
The battle for the soul of Nigeria is a battle between the status quo and reforms. The status quo has been winning the battle for over half a century, the reformists have a battle in their hands and the odds are very much against them. The realities of the prevailing victory of the status quo […]
The Different Types of Nigerian Politicians – Japheth Omojuwa
There are essentially two types of politicians in Nigeria today; those who genuinely care about the people and would do everything within their powers to see that democracy works for the betterment of the people. The other politicians are those that pretend to care about the people and do everything to make the people believe […]
N9 billion in Allowances, RMAFC and the National Assembly
“Of all the institutions of a democratic society, there’s none as formidable as an awakened and conscious citizenry.” – Shehu Sani Earlier this week, Nigerians responded fast and furious to reports that members of the 8th National Assembly would receive N9 billion as wardrobe allowance. At bus stops, bars, offices, university campuses, homes and on […]
Ondo Decides 2012
On October 20th, Ondo residents will go to the polls to vote for their next governor. If you would like to join EiE’s team of citizen observers armed to report happenings around the state, fill the online volunteers’ form. Election results summary ACN: 143,512 LP: 260,199 PDP: 155,961 Total no. of votes cast = 624,659 […]
Change Agents In The Drive for Change In Nigeria – Japheth Omojuwa
It is such a great time to be a Nigerian! The positivity in the atmosphere is so real one could almost touch it. Our people are excited that they for once in their history were able to vote a person who truly wanted to lead them rather than one handpicked by a godfather. That is […]
The Argument Against Soft Landing for Corrupt Public Officers – Japheth Omojuwa
The incoming Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo recently said that Nigeria was indebted by as much as $60 billion. To put it in stark perspective, we have never owed this much as a country. When you put this fact against our depleted foreign reserve – the lowest in a decade – and the Excess Crude Account […]
The Office of the Citizen and the Long Road Ahead – ‘Yemi Adamolekun
From the initially scheduled date of February 14th, we hope to finally have all results from the 2015 General elections this week of April 26th. 2 months is a long time to keep the business of governance hanging for a nation; then again, even without a postponement, India’s elections ran in 9 phases over a […]