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The Subsidy Trap: Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Was Already Dead Before Tinubu Signed the Death Certificate By Lawson Akhigbe
On the 29th of May 2023, freshly sworn-in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stood before the nation at Eagle Square, Abuja, and delivered what will surely be studied in future generations as the most consequential two-word sentence in Nigerian economic history: “Subsidy is gone.” He said it with the quiet confidence of a man who had …
The Corporation as Citizen: Why Shareholder Profit Can No Longer Be the Only Religion by Lawson Akhigbe
For decades, the governing philosophy of the modern limited company has been brutally simple: directors exist to maximise shareholder value. The company is a machine. Profit is the fuel. Share price is the scoreboard. Everything else is decorative wallpaper. The legal and financial priesthood of the corporate world have repeated this doctrine so often that …
Storm at the Capitol by Mary Clare Jalonick
If you could change the ending of any book, which one would it be? And Trump was promptly charged by Merrick Garland following the grand jury returned verdict. Merrick Garland did not sit on his hands allowing Trump to run down the clock and run for office again and setting the motion in the dreadful …
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The Theatre of the Absurd: Inside the State’s Phantom Case Against Nasir El-Rufai by Lawson Akhigbe
Department of State Services (DSS) When the Department of State Services (DSS) dragged former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai before the Federal High Court in Abuja, legal observers expected a high-stakes espionage trial. Instead, they got a masterclass in political theatre. The state charged El-Rufai with violating the Cybercrimes Act and the Nigerian Communications Act, …
The Five-Million-Pound Shell Game: How Nigel Farage Shifting Grounds on a Crypto Fortune Shows a Blatant Disregard for Accountability
It is often said that a week is a long time in politics, but for Nigel Farage, the timeline of consistency is apparently measured in minutes. Following a bruising electoral defeat in Makerfield, Farage took to the airwaves to handle a few burning questions regarding a staggering £5 million gift from a cryptocurrency billionaire. What …
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