BAT 2023

Protocols: I warmly welcome and thank you for honouring our invitation to attend this National Democracy Day Anti-corruption Summit. I am deeply appreciative of my brother Presidents for your attendance. Your presence here today demonstrates enduring personal commitment towards collaborating with the Federal Republic of Nigeria in addressing issues of corruption at the regional and […]

Nigeria’s Currencyprofile has,notably, failed to serve the needs of our people and oureconomy. Evidently,lower denominations of primary kobo coins and low value noteshave been largelyrejected by the public because of their extremely negligiblepurchasing power. TheNaira Currency has lost significant value overtime, as thehighest existingcompact denomination of N20 (the celebrated Muri) in 1977 wasequivalent toover $20. […]

For Ndigbo, another chance beckons in 2019. Yes, in 2019, Nigeria will go through another election process. After the self-inflicted tragedy of 2015, the coming election should be an opportunity for Igbo to mend or further mar their chances in a Nigeria that is built on multi-ethnic chassis. Will it be a period for Igbo […]

Those who were young (men-about-town) in the 80s will remember the 1979 hit track by McFadden & Whitehead, titled Ain’t no stopping us now. The lyrics goes thus: Ain’t no stopping us now! We’re on the move! Ain’t no stopping us now! We’ve got the groove! And if you ponder and reflect on the political […]Read More

In line with its tradition of taking hard and difficult decisions with far-reaching implications on the Nigerian system, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari recently granted financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria. This license was contained in a release by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to the effect that from June 1st, 2019, […]

In April 2019, CBN made good it’s over a year old promise, to tackle the acute shortage of lower Naira denominations by flooding the market with fresh supplies of N50, N20, N10, N5 POLYMER denominations, to facilitate settlements and restrain compelled higher off-the-shelf prices in millions of retail outlets, nationwide. It is not clear, if […]

President Buhari’s recent call for ‘true federalism’ has left many people confused and wondering what his real intentions were. At an award ceremony organised by the All Progressives’ Governors’ Forum at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on May 10 2019, the President was quoted as saying: “We remain committed to improving the welfare of the Nigerian […]

A man, with bloodied “babariga” and with head cocked down, perched emotionlessly in the driver’s seat of a Land Cruiser jeep at Kurmin Kare village along Kaduna-Abuja express way in the searing afternoon of April 29. He was the driver of Mohammed Abubakar, chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). He was nameless, and […]

In a few weeks’ time, a new National Assembly will be inaugurated to steer the legislative ship of the nation for the next four years. With the inauguration will emerge a new NASS leadership that is expected to point the way the new National Assembly will chart especially in complementing the efforts of the Buhari […]

With the recent issuance of a certificate of return to billionaire politician,  Prince Ned Nwoko of Delta North Senatorial District  by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), despite a pending appeal before the Court of Appeal in Abuja, and having  been served a stay of execution on the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, […]

What is the newly reappointed Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele being blackmailed for? What information is available to his alleged blackmailer that is being used against him? Many questions are begging for answers in a recent report accusing one George Uboh of attempting to blackmail Emefiele whom President Buhari has […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, who came to office in a seismic political shift that swept out of office 16 years of continuous rule by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP recorded yet another resounding victory to win a second term in office, leading his closest rival by a record-setting four million votes.His party, the All Progressives Congress, […]