An Upright Man? The Unexpected Fall of Buhari's Reputation
Despite the current economic conditions, it remains that Nigeria was one of the poster nations of the ‘Africa Rising’ narrative. The Africa Rising paradigm was ... Read More...
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April/May 2017
Beating the Corruption Enterprise A Policy Approach to Criminal Justice in Nigeria
Perpetrators of criminal acts routinely defeat the machinery of justice, enabled by their understanding of the limited capacity of state agents, borders and ins... Read More...
Tyrants: Why We Love Them Nigeria's Politics of Obedience
Out of a population of about 180 million, Nigeria has 360 members of the House of Representatives, 109 senators, 36 governors and one president. How is it possi... Read More...
Human Rights in Buhari’s Nigeria Contextualizing Human Rights in Buhari’s Nigeria
There is no modern political history of Africa without a history of struggle—for the recognition of racial equality; for political emancipation; for the affirma... Read More...
Naira Struggles Nigeria's Response to the Crude Oil Price Shock of 2014
The monetary and exchange rate policy, here on referred to as ‘monetary policy’, are significant tools for economic growth and development. Although monetary po... Read More...
Fighting Crime President Buhari’s Criminal Justice Burden
To be certain, the ills afflicting the Nigerian criminal justice system predate the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. However, the current administratio... Read More...
Between Fulani Herdsmen and Farmers National Security under Buhari
Nigeria is currently going through a very challenging phase in its history. Economically, challenges like acute unemployment, an exchange rate crisis and the at... Read More...
Giving Voice to One People’s Grief Derek Walcott and the Life-Giving Force of Poetry
On the 17th of March 2017, the Nobel prize-winning poet and playwright, Derek Walcott, passed away on his native island of St. Lucia. He was 87. I fir... Read More...
The Buhari Administration at Two Nigeria under the APC
May 2017 will officially mark two years since President Muhammadu Buhari’s government came into office. At this juncture, many observers—not all—would likely ag... Read More...
Buhari’s Security Challenges The President's Lasting War on Insurgency
Muhammadu Buhari began his presidency in 2015 promising to make Nigeria a safer place but, as he quickly found out, fixing Nigeria’s numerous security issues is... Read More...