Two interesting developing stories in the past week have thrown up the issues of legality and due process. Both involve high-ranking government officials. Senate President, Bukola Saraki, suddenly found himself struggling to extricate from...
Obviously, the anti-corruption stance of President Muhammadu Buhari is catching some fire among many citizens. Suddenly, many Nigerians are getting interested in an all-out war against corruption and are offering their open support and suggestions...
So now it is 100 days of the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency, and there is so much ado about it, almost like it is the time to carry out the first in a series of continuous assessment tests. The man has all of 1,461 days of his four-year term. So what...
It is not for nothing that the Code of Conduct for Public Officers under the Nigerian Constitution restricted certain officers of state from maintaining and operating a bank account outside Nigeria. It was apparently meant to curtail any effort to...
It is not for nothing that the Code of Conduct for Public Officers under the Nigerian Constitution restricted certain officers of state from maintaining and operating a bank account outside Nigeria. It was apparently meant to curtail any effort to...
Nigeria’s problem is not so much about the lack of rules but more with the breach thereof and impunity. Take for instance the provisions of the ‘Code of Conduct for Public Officers’, which forms part of the Nigerian Constitution, in the Fifth...
Is anyone out there taking notes of what is happening to our universities? The pathetic news coming out of Ondo State last week was the closure of the Wesley University of Science and Technology following the failure of the school to pay salaries...
A few weeks ago, I received my tax clearance certificate from the tax authorities. It showed details of the personal income taxes I have paid in the last three years. Rather than excite me that I got a certificate for my contribution to financing...
Our courts were on overdrive this past week, churning out interesting rulings and judgments. In Kano, the court ordered the former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, and two of his sons to be remanded in prison custody until the next hearing of...
It is no longer in doubt that our country is broke. Not just the federal government, but the component units (states and local governments). Why not, if they have no money to pay salaries of public servants? Why not if, if we believe Governor Adams...
