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The Federal and State governments of Nigeria have been engulfed by a twin-hybrid issue of value added tax (VAT) and open grazing and there appears to be no end in sight as both issues have snowballed into legal and legislative battles. Recall, that on August 9, 2021, a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt in…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Statements from certain individuals, cultural organisations, socio-economic groups, and other interest-based stakeholders in Nigeria appear to be strengthening and escalating separatist movements across the country. Some of these prominent persons and groups have criticised the government for pursuing these people, rather than focusing on more pressing issues in the country. Among such people is Nigeria’s Senate…
Foremost Ijaw Leader, former Federal Commissioner of Information and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, declared unequivocally that the South-South region of the country is not part of the current Biafra agitations. He postulated that while the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) might be pursuing a noble cause, the methodology…
In a landmark move, President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law after it was transmitted to him from the National Assembly for executive assent. Some of the key objectives of the PIA (Petroleum Industry Act) include safeguarding the long-term macroeconomic stability of the country, reforming the extractive industry institutional framework,…
