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Militocracy: The return of Sole Administrators in Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

Militocracy: The return of Sole Administrators in Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, is a civilian. The “governor” of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral (rtd) Ibok-Ete Ibas, is a military officer who rules the state as its Sole Administrator. Last week, the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, said that Tinubu would “not hesitate” to declare a state of emergency in more states, remove …

Asset declaration: Tinubu must tell Nigerians the source of his wealth, by Olu Fasan

Asset declaration: Tinubu must tell Nigerians the source of his wealth, by Olu Fasan

Since he became president in May 2023, Bola Tinubu has enjoyed nothing more than hiring and firing people. A week hardly passes without Tinubu making one public appointment or another, which shows the enormous patronage power of the Nigerian president. But equally, Tinubu has fired more people on grounds of corruption in less than two years in …

Militocracy: The return of Sole Administrators in Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

IMF/WTO verdicts: Corruption, absence of rule of law harm Nigeria’s economy, by Olu Fasan

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, and the World Trade Organisation, WTO, both have a remit to monitor and review the economic developments and policies of their members. The aim, for the IMF, is to ensure that countries manage their economies and finances well to prevent financial instabilities both nationally and internationally. For the WTO, the aim is …

What Donald Trump’s second presidency means for Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

What Donald Trump’s second presidency means for Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

Earlier this week, on Monday, January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the US. Eight years ago, on January 20, 2017, Trump was inaugurated as America’s 45th president. His remarkable comeback, after a four-year interregnum, makes him the second US president, since Grover Cleveland in 1892, to return to office for …