Perspectives
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OPINION: Fuel subsidy removal; key success factor for Tinubu administration, by Kola Amzat
Contained in the 2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) of the immediate past administration of President Buhari is N3.3 trillion proposed to be committed on petroleum subsidy between January and June 2023. Meanwhile, it’s already in the public domain that the immediate past regime expended a whopping N11 trillion on subsidy from 2015 to May 2023 when it exited. Instructively,…
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Learning from our failed prophecies, By Victor Adeyemi
I am very curious about the future and so are most human beings. My first expression of this interest was to read daily horoscope columns in newspapers as a child. I remember our dad taking it further by occasionally buying whole published books covering his star for the year. I later got to understand he had patronized a UK based…
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Disobedient by nature? By Odi Ikpeazu
I think some of us probably have a natural aversion to running with the crowd. One reason is that you will not be able to see your way clear for the stampede. And man, how noisy they can get. Plus, I am sympathetic to the theory that the larger a crowd, the lesser its collective IQ. That being the case,…
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Fuel subsidy: Time to decide whether to empower tiny few or all Nigerians, By Ismail Omipidan
Over the years, one thing has been very clear about Nigeria and its leaders: we do not lack good ideas and initiatives. What is lacking is courage and political will to do the right thing at the right time. This is why I commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for having the courage to confront this fuel subsidy palaver headlong. Courage…
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Fuel subsidy removal: Between economy of choice and economy of no choice, By Kunle Awosiyan
My worst subject in secondary school is Economics. It had no meaning to me at all, perhaps because the idea of my teacher was too advanced for me. I got F9. However, my involvement in practical economics as an adult and a few lessons from experts in the field give me the basic knowledge of the subject. Let us talk…
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May 29 and Onward: Towards Nigeria’s Rebirth and Transformation, By Tunji Olaopa
Preface Six concerns will constitute the focus of my discussion today. First, I will like to place May 29 within the context of Nigeria’s political history, and why it is crucial at this juncture. Second, I will be situating this 2023 transition within the context of the critical crises the new administration will be inheriting. Third, I will be highlighting…
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Adebutu: A frank diagnosis of political neurosis
By Olufemi Ezekiel Let me start by congratulating the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on his successful swearing-in ceremony for his second term. It’s a well-deserved victory. And it calls for celebration because since the outcome of the March 18, 2023 governorship election, the opposition especially the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oladipupo Adebutu and his cohorts,…
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FULL TEXT: Inaugural Address By President Bola Tinubu
THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral strength and clarity of purpose in those instances when we…
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Hurray! Dapo Abiodun is 63! By Kayode Akinmade
If the streets of Ogun State blare forth music and ecstatic crowds dance to their hearts’ content today, the celebrations would have been fully deserved. There have been hard times—it is the nature of life—but there is also a time for merriment, for song and dance, and for sheer delight; a time to count our blessings, name them one by…
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Opinion: The Economic Legacy of the Buhari Administration by BudgIT
The Buhari Years: What We Ordered vs What We Got – BudgIT reflects on the Buhari Administration and its achievements, shortcomings, and regressive steps. This article focuses on the economic legacy of President Buhari. The outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will be assessed semi-chronologically, tracing the high and low points of his dual term under the following subheadings: The…
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