On Political Platforms & Carpet Crossing in Nigeria
By Bassey Ubong What makes one political party different from another – the name, logo, members, operators, structures, level of organisation and reach? All of the above in mature democracies,…
The Africa we want: A Roadmap out of poly crises for policymakers
By Antonio M.A Pedro The confluence of shocks – the cascading impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and severe natural disasters – have eroded Africa’s development gains,…
Nigeria’s Cashless Economy 4: Currency change on a slippery slope
By Bassey Ubong Should any human institution act or practice take pre-eminence over the welfare of a human group? Chris Eyininaya, I presume him to be a lawyer, Fellow of the…
Naira Redesign Implementation Failure & Its Consequences
By Kingsley Moghalu The terrible suffering and economic loss Nigerians and Nigeria have experienced as a result of the faulty implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Naira redesign policy,…
Cashless Economy 3: Between India & Nigeria
By Bassey Ubong Has it been all bad news in India following the ‘demonetization’ policy which had a cashless economy as a goal? A verdict of no can be returned…
Nigeria’s Cashless Economy 2: Lessons from India
By Bassey Ubong Would it have been possible to reduce or eliminate the pain of the 2023 currency redesign policy in Nigeria with the benefit of related experience? American philosopher,…
Nigeria’s Cashless Economy (1)
By Bassey Ubong Can any society in the 21st century engage in exchange of goods and services without the intermediation of cash? The answer appears to be negative, except if…
SUNDAY MUSINGS: Akwa Ibom 2023: The Avoided Compulsory Questions
By Innocent Okon The first attempt at political engineering to produce a successor by a sitting Governor in Akwa Ibom berthed in 2007 under Obong Victor Attah. From its planning…
SUNDAY MUSINGS: Before Judiciary becomes Alternate INEC
By Innocent Okon In my beloved Nigeria, you don’t need to be a hard boiled Political Scientist to draw up a budget for an elective office. If you have seen…
SUNDAY MUSINGS: Akwa Ibom 2023: Let’s Match Agenda in March
By Innocent Okon Even the select few that have had the privilege of benefiting from the dysfunctional Federalism which the Military foisted on us, would concede that Nigeria, to survive…