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Social & Political Issues Dec 21, 2003

Nigeria: Politics of Finance and Democracy

culled from THIS DAY of December 21, 2003The term 'political finance' can be defined as the use of money or the use of other material resources for po...

Social & Political Issues Nov 21, 2004

Nigeria: Silicon Valley Transplant

A recent Nigerian Newspaper article cited the Nigerian Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasir El-Rufai, as saying that the Nigerian Go...

Social & Political Issues Nov 14, 2003

"Nigeria is Poor, O!" says President Obasanjo

culled from The GuardianNovember 14, 2003Nigeria is poor, says ObasanjoFrom Madu Onuorah, AbujaPRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday painted a gloomy ...

Social & Political Issues Oct 01, 1998

Nigeria: The Palace Coup of November 17, 1993 Part 1

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

November 17th has had its fair share of palace coups in history.  It was the day in 1954 that General Gamal Abdel Nasser assumed full powers as E...

Social & Political Issues

Nigeria: The Palace Coup of November 17, 1993 - Part 2

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

BACKGROUND AND COUNT-DOWN TO THE NOVEMBER 17 COUPThe complex military intrigues associated with the Sani Abacha led Palace coup of November 17, 1993 a...

Social & Political Issues

NigeriaSat –1 launched

Nigeria’s first satellite was launched into the orbit at 0712 hours on 27 September, 2003. The device, which is christened NigeriaSat – 1 was laun...

Social & Political Issues Feb 14, 2005

Bolaji Akinyemi

By Bolaji Akinyemi

Text of the public lecture, Nigeria: The Blackman's Burden? delivered February 24, 2005 by former External Affairs Minister Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi at t...

Social & Political Issues Jul 11, 2003

Vanguard I didn’t Resign – NGIGE

By By Sufuyan Ojeifo

VanguardI didn’t Resign – NGIGEBy Sufuyan OjeifoFriday, July 11, 2003ABUJA — PEOPLE’S Democratic Party (PDP) reacted yesterday to the abductio...

Social & Political Issues May 26, 2006

South South And The Presidency

By Reuben Abati

culled from GUARDIAN, May 26, 2006The struggle for the post of the President of Nigeria by 2007, now effectively vacant, has begun with the North and ...

Resource Control Apr 17, 2001

Simplifying Our Revenue Allocation Formula Once and For All

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

 CONTENT1.       THE CONCERN ABOUT THE 2002 BUDGET2.       HISTORY OF NIGERIA’S PROBLEMATIC FISCAL FEDE...

Social & Political Issues Jun 03, 2024

Civil Society and Social Movements: The Role of Activism and Radical Politics in Deepening Democracy in Africa

By Otive Igbuzor, PhD

Civil Society and Social Movements: The Role of Activism and Radical Politics in Deepening Democracy in AfricaByOtive Igbuzor, PhDFounding Executive D...

Social & Political Issues Jun 02, 2024

Chimaroke Nnamani: Progenitor of Ebeano politics at 64

By Paul Mumeh

Chimaroke Nnamani: Progenitor of Ebeano politics at 64By Paul MumehChimaroke-Nnamani2.jpg 88.87 KBHate or love him, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani; fo...

From the Archives Mar 17, 1999

Background To The Recent Nigerian Elections

By Elizabeth Liagin, published and culled from https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/1999/03/nig-m17.html

Background To The Recent Nigerian ElectionsGeneral Obasanjo more than just a "friend" of the AmericansElizabeth Liagin is an independent journalist wh...

Social & Political Issues Jan 31, 2024

Sustainable Development And Mining Host Communities

Sustainable Development and Mining Host communities  ByOtive Igbuzor, PhD, FPSN, FSM, MIoL, UKAfrican Centre for Leadership, Strategy & ...

Social & Political Issues Nov 12, 2023

The Case For Civil Society Organization (CSO) Self-Regulation

THE CASE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS (CSO) SELF-REGULATIONByOtive Igbuzor, PhDFounding Executive Director,African Centre for Leadership, Strategy ...