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The Federal Republic of Nigeria has often been described as a federation only by name, as the components that make up the country operate more like feeder-states instead of federating units. The national system is designed in such a manner that huge responsibilities are concentrated in the center (mostly through the large powers vested in…
When we mention Gross Domestic Product (GDP), we talk about the total market value of all goods and services produced in a country’s economy during a specified period (usually a year). It includes all final goods and services which are produced by the economic agents located in that country, regardless of their ownership, and can…
A day after the Taliban installed themselves in the presidential palace in Kabul, seizing control over Afghanistan two decades after being toppled from power by the U.S. military, fears intensified about a return to the Taliban’s brutal rule and the threat of reprisal killings. Kabul’s international airport was under the protection of foreign forces, including…
The phenomenon of digital currencies has assumed a wider dimension globally over the last decade with its attendant impact on commerce and the economy often dividing opinions on the subject. The growth in its adoption is partly attributed to massive expansions in the global Fintech industry and the unending search for newer digital investment frontiers,…
Nigeria’s healthcare system has over the years suffered from inadequate funding, neglected clinics and hospitals, and poorly paid and overworked healthcare workers who frequently move abroad for better employment. Nigeria’s medical brain drain issue has become an albatross. Resident doctors, under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), with over 16,000 members,…
For the past three and a half months, I fought day and night, nonstop, in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Province against an escalating and bloody Taliban offensive. Coming under frequent attack, we held the Taliban back and inflicted heavy casualties. Then I was called to Kabul to command Afghanistan’s special forces. But the Taliban already were…
The Senate has approved the deployment of 5G Network in Nigeria, following the consideration and adoption of the recommendations contained in the report of its Joint Committees on Communications; Science and Technology; ICT and Cyber Crimes; and Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases on ‘The Status of 5G Network in Nigeria and its Technological Impact…
The extended war against Boko Haram has drawn in various state reactions to end the bloodletting. Both counterterrorism and counterinsurgency measures utilized by Nigeria and her neighboring countries (Chad, Niger, and Cameroon especially) have not delivered the ultimate anticipated results and outcomes. One of the strategies deployed to end the war was to provide safe…
After more than two decades of endless national debates and stalemate, there is a new Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (PIA) in the country. The Act has provided a six-month transition period for the emergence of a fresh institutional framework for oil and gas operations in the country. Unsurprisingly, the newly promulgated PIA 2021 has continued…
The world just witnessed the takeover of Afghanistan’s political control by the Taliban and critical conversations have been emerging with regards to the future prospects of the new regime with regards to its governance philosophy within the volatile region and broader international relations. The Taliban which refers to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is an Islamist religious-political…
