Perspectives
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Atiku’s subsidy u-turn: The bankruptcy of desperate ambition — by Sunday Dare
In the architecture of modern political opportunism, few spectacles rival the breathtaking hypocrisy of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s recent policy pivot. To watch a self-styled statesman—who less than four years ago cast himself as an uncompromising apostle of market-driven reform—scramble to promise the reintroduction of petrol subsidies is nothing short of political apostasy. This isn’t merely a tactical policy disagreement; it…
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Apo-Karshi Road to open in December after 15-year delay, says Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured residents that the long-delayed Apo-Karshi Road will be completed by November and inaugurated in December. Wike gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja after inspecting the progress of work on the 13.5-kilometre Apo-Karshi Road and the 14-kilometre Bwari-Kubwa Road. He said the Apo-Karshi Road, originally awarded under a…
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Osun polls: The days after and implications for 2027 — by Tunde Rahman
Osun State woke up last Sunday with the same government it went to bed with: that of Governor Ademola Adeleke. With Adeleke’s victory in the August 15 election, the opposition may be having a new talking point for 2027. The governor ran on the Accord Party platform, polling 511,067 votes to defeat his main challenger, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji of…
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How Atiku Abubakar wants to bring back the ‘scam’ he promised to destroy! — by Dada Olusegun
Just days ago, former Vice President and the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar took to Facebook Live and dropped a bombshell where he promises to restore the petrol subsidy if he wins the 2027 presidency. On the surface, it sounds like he cares about the hardship of Nigerians. But if you look at his actual track…
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Steve Osuji: Let us debate the law, not attack my personality — by Monday Ubani
I have read Steve Osuji’s Expresso column titled, “Monday Ubani: Gani Fawehinmi Is Weeping In His Grave!” I am compelled to respond, not because criticism of me is forbidden, but because the column grossly misrepresents my legal argument and proceeds to attack a position I did not take. My position was simple, clear and founded on my understanding of the…
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Tinubu’s flourishing stats still not touching cost of living — by Yemi Adebowale
Last Wednesday in Abuja, the Finance Minister/Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, spent hours lecturing Nigerians on the positives from the over three years of sweeping economic reforms by the Tinubu government. It was during the presentation of President Tinubu’s “Reform Scorecard: The Benefits, Costs and Harm Prevented.” As usual, the flourish stats poured. The biggest was that the…
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Farooq Kperogi and the economics of Atiku’s subsidy dream — by Kayode Adebiyi
Farooq Kperogi is right about one thing: Atiku Abubakar’s obsession with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s old forfeiture controversy and the Chicago State University saga has yielded diminishing political returns. Nigerians have heard these arguments repeatedly, and neither controversy addresses the economic reality confronting households today. But Kperogi makes a serious analytical mistake when he moves from that legitimate observation to…
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Which is truly dodgy? Nigeria’s ports upgrade loan or Ezekwesili’s judgment call? — by Olabode Opeseitan
Public debate thrives on disagreement, but it falters when those who understand global development finance choose sentiment over process. Dr Obiageli Oby Ezekwesili, a former Vice President at the World Bank, knows precisely how sovereign credit facilities are structured, vetted and guaranteed. That is why her description of Nigeria’s £746 million ports upgrade as “dodgy” is so disheartening. The facility…
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Atiku’s Anti-Subsidy U-Turn: A joke taken too far – by Seye Oladejo
There is a point at which political criticism ceases to be constructive opposition and becomes a comedy of contradictions. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may have crossed that line with his latest position on fuel subsidy. Atiku has reportedly declared that if elected President, he would restore the petrol subsidy and ensure that whoever allegedly stole the money saved from…
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$40 trillion debt: Has America crossed the point of no easy return? — by Victor Oladokun
As a young student in 1981, I vividly recall the news announcement, during the early months of President #RonaldReagan’s first term, that US debt had hit $1 Trillion. It was an unheard of and mind-boggling number, in terms of any country’s national debt. Over the years, with successive US administrations, Republican and Democrat, the debt has ballooned. This week, the…
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