The core reason for the substantive demands for restructuring Nigeria is linked, paradoxically, to widespread concerns about how far the military went in completely restructuring the Nigerian State. They dismantled […]
Governance
#EndSARS and Nigeria’s Hunger For Leadership, By Hamzat Lawal
I have never experienced a near-national annihilation, as we did after the #EndSARS protest turned bloody a fortnight ago. I have heard about the Civil War, but I was not […]
How To Restructure Nigeria, By Jibrin Ibrahim
On June 30, 2017, my column was entitled, “No Need to Fight: Restructuring is the basis of Happiness.” In it I urged the government to establish and accelerate a process […]
Authority and Incompetence, By Uddin Ifeanyi
At first glance, at the heart of the #EndSARS movement would seem to lie the process of reconfiguring the relationship between the individual and the state. How else do you […]
Constitutional Review and the Restructuring of the Nigerian Federation, By Friends of Democracy
Memorandum by Friends of Democracy to the National Assembly Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution 1.0 Introduction Since the 1994/95 Constitutional Conference, there have been loud and persistent […]
The Huge Prospects of Nigeria’s Data Protection Regulation 2019, By Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami
When I left the comfort and security of an academic environment to become a public servant in a sector that the president is so passionate about, I was never under […]
Data Protection: Nigeria’s Success Story, By Isiaku Ahmed
In 2018, the European Union (EU) began the implementation of the General Data Protection Rule (GDPR), which regulates the processing of data by an individual, a company or organisation relating […]
SARS and the Nigerian Youth: Odours From A Decaying System, By Toyin Falola
Nigeria is home to a thriving contradiction. Here is a country that celebrates its aspirations to greatness — economic success, food security, accountable governance, territorial integrity, internal security, and improved […]
Vision 2050: Not Yet Uhuru!, By Dakuku Peterside
Conceived by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2006, the blueprint of Vision 2020 was launched in September 2009 by late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s administration amidst fanfare. Vision 2020 was preceded […]
Why the Buhari Administration Has Lost Steam, By Justine John Dyikuk
The whirlwind of change that blew across the length and breadth of Nigeria and ushered in a federal government that came on the high horse of integrity to unseat the […]