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The Benue Fruit Abundance Scandal

Posted By: adminon: May 28, 2025In: Policy & GovernanceTags: 'Food Basket of the Nation', Agrarian transformation, Aper Aku, Fruits, George Akume, Hyacinth Alia, J. S Tarka, Stephen LawaniNo CommentsViews:
The Benue Fruit Abundance Scandal

By Adagbo Onoja It is simply impossible to be in Benue State for a whole week as I was recently without feeling embarrassed that a state awash with diverse quality fruits on that scale ever... Read more

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OTUWA Grooms Information Management Warriors Ahead of a West Africa Wide Offensive Against Medical Tourism

Posted By: adminon: May 27, 2025In: Policy & GovernanceTags: ECOWAS, Global Health Governance, Information management, Media toolkit, Medical tourism, OTUWA, Public goods principle, Public healthcare delivery, Strategic Communication, West Africa, Workers and citizensNo CommentsViews:
OTUWA Grooms Information Management Warriors Ahead of a West Africa Wide Offensive Against Medical Tourism

The information management dimension of the impending offensive against medical tourism is now in place. This follows the end of a virtual high-impact regional training session on ‘Strategic... Read more

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What Makes 2027 Potentially Dangerous!

Posted By: adminon: May 25, 2025In: Policy & GovernanceTags: 2027, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Atiku Abubakar, Chief Awolowo, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Dele Farotimi, Dr. Umaru Dikko, Informationalised capitalism, Peter Obi, Radical contingency, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Social CharterNo CommentsViews:
What Makes 2027 Potentially Dangerous!

By Adagbo Onoja In a country such as Nigeria where politics, authority and leadership are not moderated by any set of elders; a Left establishment; a media with mystique; a judicial aristocr... Read more

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Massive Civil Society Campaign Against Medical Tourism Underway in West Africa

Posted By: adminon: May 11, 2025In: Policy & GovernanceTags: Elite, Medical tourism, OTUWA, Public Goods, Solidarity Centre, West AfricaNo CommentsViews:
Massive Civil Society Campaign Against Medical Tourism Underway in West Africa

The spectre of political leaders spending huge chunk of public resources on their own healthcare abroad while leaving the ordinary people with Second World War equipment and dilapidated, dys... Read more

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In Memoriam of Prof. Sonni Gwale Tyoden, Scholar-Politician and Mentor, 1951-2025

Posted By: adminon: May 11, 2025In: Policy & GovernanceTags: Lancaster University, NCIRs, NIPSS, NPSA, Prof Jonah Elaigwu, The Kaduna Mafia, UNIJOSNo CommentsViews:
In Memoriam of Prof. Sonni Gwale Tyoden, Scholar-Politician and Mentor, 1951-2025

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu The discourse surrounding the role of scholars in politics persists in Nigeria, precipitating a dichotomy between two distinct perspectives. The first posits that aca... Read more

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The Role of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nation-Building in Nigeria: Looking Back, Looking Around, and Confronting the Future

Posted By: adminon: May 11, 2025In: Policy & GovernanceTags: ASUU, Dr. Dipo Fashina, Dr. Mahmud Modibbo Tukur, IMF/World Bank, NAUT, Nigerian university system, NLC, Oil wealth, Popular struggles for nation-building, Prof Asisi Asobie, Prof Biodun Jeyifo, Prof Festus Iyayi, SAP, Udoji Award, “Agreement of Imperfect Obligation”No CommentsViews:
The Role of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nation-Building in Nigeria: Looking Back, Looking Around, and Confronting the Future

By Attahiru Muhammadu Jega (OFR) Outline of Presentation: Introduction                                                                          2 Looking Back…                               ... Read more

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The Collapse of Power in Nigeria: Bring Back ECN

Posted By: adminon: May 05, 2025In: Policy & GovernanceTags: ACE-SOAS study of the Nigerian power sector, Chief Bola Ige, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, DISCOs, Egypt, Electricity Corporation of Nigeria, Mallam Muhammadu Buhari, Mode of privatisation of the Nigerian electricity sector, National Integrated Power Project, NEPA, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Vladimir LeninNo CommentsViews:
The Collapse of Power in Nigeria: Bring Back ECN

By Jibrin Ibrahim Earlier today, our neighbourhood, estates around Sun City, organised a protest at the AECD office that serves our area. It was good being on the stomp again. Due to advanci... Read more

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Dismissing the Social Sciences: How Not to Talk as Education Minister!

Posted By: adminon: May 05, 2025In: Policy & GovernanceTags: Anthropology, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, DEMOCRACY, Development, leaders, Mallam Muhammadu Buhari, Nation building, Philosophy, Political Science, Social sciences, SociologyNo CommentsViews:
Dismissing the Social Sciences: How Not to Talk as Education Minister!

Ordinarily, Intervention does not publish what is not original to it. That is how this place was set up and the unwritten law is not about to be changed but to be followed even more rigidly.... Read more

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Why Scrapping the BEA Foreign Scholarship is Regressive, Unjustified Betrayal of Nigeria’s National Vision and Global Future

Posted By: adminon: May 01, 2025In: Policy & GovernanceTags: BEA, Canada’s Vanier, Germany’s DAAD, Global competitiveness, India’s National Overseas Scholarships, UK’s Chevening, USA’s FulbrightNo CommentsViews:
Why Scrapping the BEA Foreign Scholarship is Regressive, Unjustified Betrayal of Nigeria’s National Vision and Global Future

By Sanusi A. S. Maikudi The Federal Government’s decision to cancel the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship scheme—announced by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa—... Read more

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The Weight of Leadership: Beyond Election Victories

Posted By: adminon: April 15, 2025In: Policy & GovernanceTags: Accountability, ACLED, DEMOCRACY, Election victory, Leadership, WinnersNo CommentsViews:
The Weight of Leadership: Beyond Election Victories

By Saleh Bature One major problem of our leaders is their inability to take difficult decision at the right time, balance the diverse needs of the people, and accept criticism and pressure f... Read more

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