Monopolistic Oligarchies: The Tale of Dangote of Nigeria and Ambani of India By Yushau A Shuaib Weblink: https://yashuaib.com/2024/07/dangote-nigeria-ambani-india/ The politics of monopoly and oligarchy are familiar phenomena in Nigeria and beyond. During General Abacha's military rule in the 1990s, while working at the Federal Ministry of Finance,...

Dangote Refinery and the Monopoly Question By Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim The petro-chemical market in Nigeria has over the past few days been subjected to scrutiny regarding the market structure it will assume with the advent of the Dangote Refinery. The CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and...

Power currency: The conspiracy against Tinubu (1) By Jimoh Ibrahim What is Tinubu’s offence? The failure to use power as trading currency not leaning from Henry VIII of England (1491–1547), who imprisoned and executed those who would not sign his Act of Supremacy establishing the English...

Nigeria and the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement's Revival By Abdulsalam Mahmud The international treaties, conventions, and agreements to which Nigeria is a signatory are numerous. Some notable ones include the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, the Aburi Accord, the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights,...

Addressing Corruption in Nigeria’s Health Sector Chinedu Moghalu Early this month, the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) published the “Report on Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends,” being the third survey on corruption as experienced by...

Saint Academy Building Collapse: Tears and lamentations not enough  By Abdullahi M. Gulloma Friday, July 12, 2024, a day meant for learning and laughter at Saint Academy in Jos, Plateau state, turned into a nightmare that left the country reeling. On that fateful day, 22 young...