Tag: Umar Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stands at the very heart of Nigeria’s enduring system of corruption. It is not ...

Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) INEC Headquarters Abuja, FCT, Nigeria Dear Prof, Strategic Agenda for ...

Drawing on the wisdom of Aristotle, "Whatever lies within our power to do lies also within our power not to ...

We are indeed losing precious lives, but we are losing them to terrorism, banditry, and communal conflicts fuelled by poor ...

Former EFCC Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu The narrative we must embrace is simple, clear, and unyielding: the final victory, cemented ...

The solution lies in building a robust framework through which public officials are held responsible for their actions, outcomes matter ...

Beyond the numbers, the most compelling argument for electronic voting lies in its potential to transform the political culture and ...

“We are aware that some people are reluctant to bid on properties formerly owned by criminal enterprises, especially in volatile ...

The fixation on military solutions, while sometimes necessary in the short term, risks treating the symptoms rather than the underlying ...

This tide of illicit wealth washing through Abuja's real estate demands that the relevant agencies resist the insidious embrace of ...

Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammed Badaru Abubakar To break the cycle of insecurity that plagues our nation, we must depoliticise ...

...how has President Tinubu’s nepotistic appointments stopped these governors from addressing issues of the Multidimensional Poverty Index of health, food ...

Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. ...simplifying bureaucratic procedures, and boosting operational efficiency could make a Nigerian adaptation of DOGE highly ...

...instead of those with capacity to form alliances, we want to join the wagon of vilifying some who have lived ...

Now, when it's a human being, and not just anyone, but our beloved brother - who became our father even ...

The ethical dilemma centres on the expectation of achieving quality education when public officers are relocating their children and families ...

...none of the states is performing well in terms of employment, industrialisation, education, healthcare, and other socio-economic indicators, primarily due ...

Emir Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. Despite the myriad security challenges facing Nigeria, data indicates that, aside from the high incidences in ...

Transparency Integrity Index report ranks selected public institutions based on their level of transparency in making relevant information available to ...

Now what should a responsible state do when it is threatened to this level? All the malevolent actors involved should ...

Until the impact of corruption outweighs concerns around national interest, countries are unlikely to take serious measures on it. So ...

The consolidation effort laid out should be actively pursued to bolster national security, but its execution must be efficient and ...

...a critical aspect that appears to elude the administration's grasp is the imperative of waste reduction and relentless battle against ...

On the day of the book launch, Seun Okinbaloye of Channels TV tried to ask some hard questions regarding the ...

...it is widely speculated in informed circles that all the people who were involved in the heist are known but ...