2 days agoOn fuel scarcitiesOn 18 January 2015, Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke announced a fuel price reduction that took the retail cost from ₦97 to ₦87 and explained that the price drop was occasioned by the drop in crude oil prices in the international market. An incensed Nigerian public that had…Nigeria4 min readNigeria4 min read
Jan 16Quick one on 16 JanuaryTwo quick ones to talk about following today’s Freshly Pressed. First, the story in ThisDay: The Presidential Candidate of G-5 Governors. I don’t think this is a news story, so I berated the producer for including it for us. It is an opinion piece, and we shouldn’t be analysing opinions…Nigeria3 min readNigeria3 min read
Jan 6Quick one on the real electionThere has been a lot of recrimination on Twitter due to the musician, Brymo’s misguided tweets. I won’t join issues with Mr Brymo except to mention that as a Tinubu supporter, he is simply doing what I have said, so many times, would be done by Tinubu supporters, which is…Nigeria2 min readNigeria2 min read
Dec 30, 2022The coming year“And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’ And he replied: ‘Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.’” — Minnie Louise Haskins We could say…20234 min read20234 min read
Dec 22, 2022Rebuilding the security architectureMy latest column in Financial Nigeria concerns the complex and changing security challenges afflicting our continent. You can read it in full here. Using Nigeria as an example, the police are meant to address internal security concerns, while the military is responsible for protecting our territory, citizens, and interests from…Nigeria2 min readNigeria2 min read
Dec 15, 2022Quick one on 15 DecemberI was back on the radio today with Shopsy, and two stood out among the stories we talked about. The first one, from Guardian Nigeria, talked about the scale of oil theft. The first question here is, “what is Nigeria’s elite”? Because that question is what determines responsibility. If we…Nigeria3 min readNigeria3 min read
Dec 8, 2022Quick one on 8 DecemberThis morning on Freshly Pressed with Shopsy, we talked about the Reuters investigation on the forced abortions by the Nigerian Army. I found the reaction of pretty much all the listeners to the show this morning instructive: unalloyed support for the army’s actions, and that speaks to how socially conservative…Nigeria3 min readNigeria3 min read
Dec 7, 2022Quick on one contemptI’m sat in traffic, setting fire to petrol that I bought at the black market. Makes me angry, and set me thinking. I might add links to this later, or better still, expand it for one of my paid columns. At least make I use am take buy fuel… Something…Nigeria2 min readNigeria2 min read
Dec 5, 2022Quick one on 5 DecemberI was on Freshly Pressed with Shopsy this morning and as always we talked about a few topics, starting from the fact that I bought petrol at black market rates in a petrol station yesterday. To be honest there is nothing irrational about buying black market fuel in a petrol…Nigeria3 min readNigeria3 min read
Nov 27, 2022Quick one, still on japaI had a discussion with someone yesterday that brings to my mind the nature, to some extent, of the damage that the current Japa wave is doing. …Nigeria3 min readNigeria3 min read
