By SKC Ogbonnia An Igbo proverb goes that, Ijiji ne nweghi onye ndumodu n’eso ozu ana. (The fly that ignores wise counsel always ends up at the grave with the corpse). That is where Nigeria finds itself today with President Muhammadu Buhari. Rather than embrace simple dialogue, a... Read more
UNICEF report says Early Childhood Development is key to achieving Sustainable Development Goals ABUJA, 26 September 2017 – A global UNICEF report, launched in Abuja this morning, shows that Nigeria is putting its children at risk of under-development, both physically and mentall... Read more
By Godwin Onyeacholem Much as both labour to put up gestures suggesting cordiality, truth is there is no love lost between them. And interestingly, the one thing that came between them is corruption, which is also supposed to be the only thing that should see them ba... Read more
Preamble: The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has been registered in the US as a 501(c)3, and has officially launched its global office on the 22nd of September, 2017. This coincided with the UN World Peace Day and the launch of its Shadow Report on SDG 16. The... Read more
Below is a response by Prof Chidi Odinkalu to Hon. Umar Jibril, Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Reps and the architect of the obnoxious anti-NGO bill in Nigeria. Hon. Umar Jibril, Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Reps in Abuja, now claims in a release yesterday that... Read more
By Jibrin Ibrahim Cordial civil military relations is the base on which the modern state is constructed. Military might in the modern state is conceived as a tool for protecting members of the society from external aggression. In this context, the military are seen and appreciate... Read more
By NADECO The National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, a platform constructed by distinguished Nigerians, former Nigerian Public Office Holders, Leaders of Ethnic Nationalities, Civil Society Organisations, Labour Unions, Professional and Business Leaders, Youth and Women, etc. is... Read more
By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai Introduction When I concluded plans to visit London this week, it was for the purpose of making a presentation on primary health care at Chatham House. But about a week ago, I received a request to also speak here about the restructuring debate in Nigeria.... Read more
Press Release The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), a platform of distinguished Nigerians committed to securing and PROTECTING Democracy in Nigeria believes it is time once again to rise and defend democracy in our dear country. We are very troubled by recent national devel... Read more
By Emmanuel Onwubiko With mouths aghast, millions of Nigerians and friends of Nigeria from around the globe watched as President Muhammadu Buhari granted his first most important international media interview and made a frightening disclosure. This was barely weeks after he was i... Read more
By Odoh Michael During a recent facility tour of the new ultra-modern Yaliam Press Limited in Jabi area of Abuja, former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, in response to allegations of corruption, said some Nigerians believed that he was corrupt because they “always assu... Read more
By Ephraim Adiele DISCLAIMER: The story you are about to read is a work of fiction. Any resemblance between the characters in this story and any persons, living or dead, is either coincidental, a miracle or probably a figment of your imagination. Once upon a time, 16 years after... Read more
