By Adedayo Bakare | On his inauguration day on 29th May 2023, President Bola Tinubu declared Nigeria open for business.

The immediate priority of the then new government was the removal of petrol subsidies to repair government's finances, which had been damaged by a heavy debt burden.

By Adele Jinadu | The problem of corruption in Nigeria is fundamentally a problem of democratic political governance and has to be approached as such in view of its negative consequences for human development in the country, as outlined in Chapter II of the country’s constitutions since 1979. The political nature of the problem of corruption is clearly underscored in the principles of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC).^[1]

By Kabir Adamu | Nigeria’s governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has been prioritising the task of improving national security since it won federal elections for the first time in 2015. However, after almost nine years of steering the affairs of Nigeria, the party is yet to fully tame the scourge of insecurity, which remains a critical challenge to the country and its citizens.

By Bolaji Abdullahi | The students’ loan scheme is, arguably, the flagship education policy of President Bola Tinubu in his first year in office. However, by focusing only on the loans without bringing the entire issue of higher education funding into full focus, government has only paid attention to the branch, rather than the tree itself.

By Babajide Fowowe |  The implementation of Nigeria’s landmark petroleum law has translated to an odd situation: NNPCL is better off in terms of revenues while the Federation is significantly worse off. This needs to be urgently addressed.

By Remi Aiyede | The Supreme Court ruling of 11th July 2024 affirmed that democratic governance at the local level is a constitutional requirement for local government areas (LGAs) to access allocations from the Federation Account.