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Official Sleaze and the Politics of Petroleum Subsidy

Posted By: adminon: June 10, 2023In: GovernanceTags: America, Asian Tigers, Europe, Fuel subsidy, NNPC, President Bola Ahmed TinubuNo CommentsViews:
Official Sleaze and the Politics of Petroleum Subsidy

By Mike Kebonkwu Esq Nigeria has four refineries. They are managed by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) which is a government subsidiary.  All four refineries are moribund. Nobod... Read more

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So, In Exactly Which Realm Has Nigeria Excelled @ 62?

Posted By: adminon: October 15, 2022In: FlashbackTags: 'Fantastically corrupt country', 'Unity in Diversity', Abuja-Kaduna train attack, NNPCNo CommentsViews:
So, In Exactly Which Realm Has Nigeria Excelled @ 62?

By Mike Kebonkwu Esq  A fortnight ago, precisely Saturday, the 1st day of October, 2022, Nigeria celebrated her 62nd Independence anniversary. It was without the usual pomp and pageantry ass... Read more

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Away With the Distraction of Impeaching President Buhari

Posted By: adminon: August 11, 2022In: GovernanceTags: ASUU, BBC, insecurity, National Assembly, Niger Republic, NNPC, Trust TelevisionNo CommentsViews:
Away With the Distraction of Impeaching President Buhari

By Mike Kebonkwu Esq General Muhammadu Buhari did not become a president by accident, having failed after several attempts in previous elections.  He was very well though deceitfully package... Read more

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Barkindo, The Face of the Late Energy Technocrat

Posted By: adminon: July 06, 2022In: People in ActionTags: NNPC, OPEC, TechnocatNo CommentsViews:
Barkindo, The Face of the Late Energy Technocrat

As Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries,  (OPEC), Dr. Muhammad Suleiman Barkindo must be one of the very few in the world with the most information about oi... Read more

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Imagining Atiku Abubakar’s Candidature in 2023

Posted By: adminon: May 01, 2022In: People in ActionTags: APC, BUK, Deng Xiaoping, Gorbachev, Mandela, MSS, NNPC, NPN, NPP, PDP, SDP, Super 5, SUs, ZikNo CommentsViews:
Imagining Atiku Abubakar's Candidature in 2023

The Clearing House of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) is done with the screening of presidential aspirants. Baring unforeseen circumstances, the list from the exercise is the list... Read more

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Might What Seems Another Round of ‘Shock Therapy’ Be Worse in Abuja Today?

Posted By: adminon: March 02, 2021In: SpectacleTags: Abuja-Bwari, NNPC, Shock therapy’No CommentsViews:
Might What Seems Another Round of 'Shock Therapy' Be Worse in Abuja Today?

The cover picture is how it was yesterday between 7 – 10 am at the Tipper Garage in Dutse on Abuja Bwari Road as caught by Intervention. The queue for fuel at the petrol station on the junct... Read more

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Stop Approving Further Requests for Loans by the Executive – CISLAC Tells NASS

Posted By: adminon: July 28, 2020In: GovernanceTags: FEC, FIRS, IMF, NDDC, NEDC, NEITI, NNPC, NSITFNo CommentsViews:
Stop Approving Further Requests for Loans by the Executive – CISLAC Tells NASS

A call has gone out to the leadership of the National Assembly in Nigeria to restrain itself from further approval of borrowing by the Executive arm. Rather, it should mandate that arm to re... Read more

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Isn’t Another Economic Crisis Looming in Nigeria Under Buhari?

Posted By: adminon: March 16, 2020In: GovernanceTags: Buharinomism, Coronavirus, ECA, NEITI, NNPC, TSANo CommentsViews:
Isn’t Another Economic Crisis Looming in Nigeria Under Buhari?

Bayero University, Kano Sociologist in training, Aminu Ali (aminuali@yahoo.com) wonders in this piece if there is really no cause for alarm about President Buhari and his team’s theory and p... Read more

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The Ruse Called Anti-Corruption in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: January 24, 2020In: SpectacleTags: AG Walla, FIRS, Governor Zullum of Bornu State, Grass Cutter, MTN, NNPC, PMB, Whistleblowers, ‘Integrity’No CommentsViews:
The Ruse Called Anti-Corruption in Nigeria

By Mallam Y. Z. Ya’u* Although ‘Mallam’ did not link this piece to Nigeria’s ranking in the 2019 Transparency International’s corruption perception index, it cannot be coincidence that... Read more

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Flashback to the ‘Oil in the North’ Question in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: October 12, 2019In: GovernanceTags: American Shale, Benue Through, Bida, Chad Basin, ECOMOG, ECOWAS, NNPC, Northern Nigeria, OIL, Petronas, SokotoNo CommentsViews:
Flashback to the 'Oil in the North' Question in Nigeria

In 2016 when the Buhari regime made search for oil in the Northern part of Nigeria a priority, Intervention asked selected experts whether Northern Nigeria need oil. In the two-part report t... Read more

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