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How the World Bank’s Rethink on Industrial Policy Could Affect Energy Sector Support for Developing Countries – Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP %
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy. — Read on http://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/how-the-world-banks-rethink-on-industrial-policy-could-affect-energy-sector-support-for-developing-countries/
Air Force One or Air Force Shame? Trump’s Qatari Jet and the Collapse of American Standards by Lawson Akhigbe
For 250 years, the United States cultivated an image of itself as a republic different from the monarchies, oligarchies and patronage systems that dominated much of human history. Its institutions were designed around a simple principle: public office should not be a route to personal enrichment or the receipt of favours from foreign powers. That …
The Republic of Impunity: How Nigeria Rewards Rule-Breakers and Punishes Accountability By Lawson Akhigbe
Nigeria's culture of impunity, where laws are treated as optional and accountability is viewed as unnecessary, is a significant obstacle to its development. Despite a conviction by the Supreme Court in 1997 for a serious criminal offence, Bello Magaji was never imprisoned. He was instead pardoned by President Goodluck Jonathan and later appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Law at the American University of Nigeria. This case highlights the arbitrary nature of the legal system in Nigeria, where convictions are often disregarded and individuals with criminal records can rise to high positions.
Scent Of A Woman
What’s a book, movie, or TV show that you wish you could experience again for the first time? The force of the defence by Al Pacino of an underdog student against the establishment of an elite school and rogue students. "Outta order? I'll show you outta order! You don't know what outta order is, Mr. …
Wike and the Nigerian Judiciary: Patronage, Success Rates, Family Elevations, and Institutional Implications by Lawson Akhigbe
Nyesom Wike’s interactions with Nigeria’s judiciary represent a complex interplay of infrastructural support, political strategy, personal networks, and perceptions of influence. His record features unusually high court success rates, generous “welfare” gestures toward judges, and notable family advancements in the legal hierarchy. These elements fuel debates about merit, patronage, judicial independence, and elite capture in …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 