For many years, discussions about Nigeria’s development have focused largely on the federal and state governments. Yet, one of the major reasons many communities remain underdeveloped is the weakening of local governments, the tier of government closest to the people. Local governments were created to address the everyday needs of citizens through the provision of…
I have read Mr. Sola Abegunde’s latest response and it is clear that he still prefers to argue against what Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin did not say rather than what he actually said. First, the Speaker never said rescue efforts should stop. He never said government should abandon the victims. He never ruled out every…
By Oluwaseun Moses Salawu There is a difficult question we must ask ourselves as a nation, and it goes beyond education. It touches the intellectual mindfulness of our youths and what we have quietly begun to accept as “good enough” for Nigeria’s future. Recently, the announcement that the minimum JAMB score for university admission is…
By Oluwaseun Moses Salawu TAX reforms rarely attract applause anywhere in the world, and Nigeria is no exception. When citizens hear the word “tax,” what often follows is suspicion, rooted not in ignorance, but in lived experience. For decades, Nigerians have paid taxes without seeing any form of returns in terms of adequate infrastructure, healthcare,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
