Tag: Nigerian Federalism

Ultimately, federalism succeeds not merely because power is decentralised, but because authority, incentives and capability are deliberately aligned to make ...

Yet, Nigeria’s federal competition has largely been administrative rather than economic. Political rivalry is intense, but genuine competition to build ...

President Bola Tinubu (PHOTO CREDIT: @nosasemota) For President Tinubu, the challenge is to transcend the political expediencies that have hindered ...

...to reset, reshape and reposition Nigeria for a stronger brand identity aimed at maximising its full potentials to achieve national ...

"I think to make any progress on this matter, we need to first have some consensus about what we mean ...

Given that several states have a litany of untapped natural resources, governors would better navigate the destinies of their individual ...

As it stands, what legacy will the ninth National Assembly, under the chairmanship of Ahmad Lawan, be leaving as the lawmakers ...

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state. Matawalle’s proposal is not such a call to anarchy, as it is a call ...

Anyone still in doubt about the need for state policing must have other motives other than security of lives and ...

Essentially, federalism is about which tier of government is doing or not doing what. Former Canadian Prime Minister, John Diefenbaker, ...

We must, therefore, continue to embrace the culture of dialogue as a civilised way to settle our differences in the ...

Nigeria’s federalism does not grow its constituent entities. It simply makes them perpetually dependent; it is therefore 'Fatherism’.