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Minister Wike Inspecting construction of judicial housing If there is one thing Nyesom Wike has demonstrated since arriving in Abuja as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, it is that power, when properly exercised, should come with good roads, prime land… and apparently, very comfortable judges. The latest chapter in this ongoing political theatre is …
Nigeria sits on limestone deposits vast enough to build half a continent. From Ogun to Kogi, from Sokoto to Cross River, the raw materials for cement are not merely available—they are abundant. Yet paradoxically, the price of cement in Nigeria remains among the highest globally. The orthodox explanation gestures vaguely at “market forces,” exchange rates, …
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. A needle in haystack, jotting the first thing that comes to mind. The vastness of my mind and multiple things that drops in that vastness can’t be captured for WordPress therapy sessions.
If politics were currency, then Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Donald Trump would be legal tender—widely circulated, frequently disputed, and of highly questionable backing. At first glance, they operate in different jurisdictions: one in the bustling, improvisational theatre of Nigerian politics, the other in the overproduced reality show that is American democracy. But scratch beneath the …
Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan SAN There is an old political maxim—vintage, durable, and minted in the scandal foundry of the Watergate scandal—that insists: “It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up.” The phrase gained immortality when Richard Nixon discovered that while a break-in could be explained away, a clumsy attempt to bury it could not. Fast-forward …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 