South Africa, you&#8217;re next: Will change come to Mandela&#8217;s country?

YNaija Analysis: Has the CBN broken the law?

On Friday December 2nd, former CBN governor Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi gave a presentation at the Savannah Center for Diplomacy,Democracy and Development in Abuja, in which he outlined a plan to restore Nigeria to economic growth. That presentation is well worth reading in its entirety (download it here) but one data point he highlighted was... Read More

CBN, Emefiele, sanusi, sticky

December 8, 2016

The establishment is crumbling: How Nana Akufo-Addo is the latest beneficiary of a global movement

In the end, it wasn’t even close. Elections in Ghana are usually closely contested affairs, but the margin of victory for Nana Akufo-Addo leaves no one in any doubt about the direction the country wants to go in. For all Mahama’s likeability and late media blitz, commissioning projects left and right, voters had clearly made... Read More

Nana Akufo-Addo, NDC, NPP, sticky

December 7, 2016

#GhanaDecides: The significance of Ghana’s elections to Africa

Today, Ghanaians go to the polls in the 7th general elections since the return of democracy and civilian rule in 1992. Since then, Ghana have entrenched a system of a peaceful transfer of power between two parties: the NDC and the NPP. The NDC are the party of Jerry Rawlings, the former military ruler who... Read More

Attahiru Jega, Charlotte Osei, democracy, Ghana, ghanadecides, rigging

December 7, 2016

#GhanaDecides: Will the anti-establishment wave sweep away Mahama?

It is a bad time to be an incumbent, or at least a member of the political establishment, anywhere in the world. Last year, on his fourth attempt, Muhammadu Buhari beat Goodluck Jonathan to unseat an incumbent president for the first time in Nigerian history. This year, there has been the shock vote to leave... Read More

Ghana, John Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, NDC, NPP, sticky

December 5, 2016

YNaija Editorial: The case against the NYSC

Societies must regularly examine their practices and determine if those practices should be continued, modified or scrapped. Many of these practices are a product of the times in which they were established, and may have become obsolete. One example is the monthly environmental sanitation that has been in existence for decades. Every last Saturday of... Read More

Elechi Chiyerom, Ifedolapo Oladepo, nysc, Reform, sticky, Ukeme Monday

December 4, 2016

#NYSCAbuse: This is what justice will mean for Ifedolapo’s family

Imagine the anxiety of Oyeyode Abimbola Inioluwa, who sent her child off to NYSC camp in faraway Kano with best wishes and prayers. Imagine her panic at receiving her a distress call from her daughter, saying she was sick. Once. Twice. Three times. Her worst fears confirmed. Imagine her pleading with the authorities to do... Read More

Ifedolapo Oladepo, nysc

December 4, 2016

#NYSCAbuse: It is time for President Buhari to answer the NYSC question

The current wave of discontent against the NYSC began in the aftermath of the 2011 elections, when Buhari was on the losing side for the third time. As a result of the post-election violence in several Northern states, at least 800 people died per Human Rights Watch. Some of the dead were members of the... Read More

Buhari, nysc, sticky

December 3, 2016

Move over GEJ, Yahaya Jammeh is the real hero

When Yahya Jammeh came to power in a coup in 1994, more than half of the Gambians currently alive today, were not even born yet. In a continent not exactly known for incumbents allowing elections that will end up unseating them, news that Jammeh may have accepted the results has caused considerable surprise. Rightly so... Read More

Adama Barrow, Gambia, Goodluck Jonathan, Yahaya Jammeh

December 2, 2016

SPECIAL EDITORIAL: The NYSC must pay for this wickedness

It is rare to see one story capture so much of what is wrong with Nigeria. A young girl, far from home in an NYSC camp in the North, falls ill. She is assumed to be faking illness to dodge parade, and then is wrongly diagnosed and treated. By the time her mother can get... Read More

Elechi Chiyerom, Ifedolapo Oladepo, Inioluwa Oyeyode, negligence, nysc, Ukeme Monday, Zamfara

December 2, 2016

Dear NCC, we apologise. It is you AND the telcos that are mad

The first clue was when the NCC statement said that the initial directive was taken after due consultation with all stakeholders. It should have been clear then, but it was the statement from the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) which settled the matter: “ALTON wishes to emphasise that while it is imperative... Read More

Airtel, etisalat, Glo, MTN, ncc, Telcos

November 30, 2016

YNaija Analysis: This is the worst thing about the Senate’s entrepreneurship bill

Earlier today, a bill to establish the Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs of Nigeria, charged with ‘the Responsibility of Advancing the Study, Training and Practice of Entrepreneurship and Determining the Standards of Knowledge and Skill to be attained by Persons Seeking to Become Registered Members of the Institute and for Other Matters Connected Therewith’ passed its... Read More

entrepreneurship, ganiyu solomon, senate, yayi adeola

November 30, 2016

YNaija Says: President Buhari, you are making it hard for people to believe in Nigeria

Back in 2015, a lot of people who were fed up with the direction of the country – the wanton corruption, the insecurity, etc – thought that you represented the change that would improve things. You talked a good game. You spoke about fighting corruption and insecurity, and you spoke about making Nigeria a country... Read More

Buhari, jonathan, nigeria, sticky

November 30, 2016

Here are all the ways Buhari’s government is making our lives harder

Times are hard. Really hard. The economy is in recession, and inflation is creeping higher and higher. And yet, it seems the Buhari administration keeps suggesting new ways to tax citizens. Inflation is already a tax to begin with, so it is no surprise that all these measures – some suggested, others implemented – are... Read More

Buhari, Emefiele, sticky, Tunde Fowler

November 29, 2016

Dear NCC, you have gone mad and we’re here to tell you

From December 1st, data prices are expected to rise because of a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission raising the floor price for data services. So, after a very welcome period of data prices crashing, enabling more people to become connected and to benefit from the opportunities on the internet, the NCC is mandating that... Read More

data, ncc

November 28, 2016

4 winners and 4 losers from the Ondo elections

by Joachim Mac-Ebong As the dust settles from the Ondo elections, it is time to pick the winners and losers! The winners APC: Now, the ruling party has added Ondo to its kitty, bringing the number of governorships it controls to 23 out of 36 states. They also have 5 of 6 South-West states, and... Read More

#OndoDecides, APC, Ondo Elections, PDP, Tinubu

November 28, 2016

YNaija Editorial: The Nigerian Army is incapable of self-cleansing

The Nigerian Army is probably sick and tired of the activities of Amnesty International by now. Perhaps more than any other civil society group, Amnesty has constantly drawn attention to the human rights violations committed by the Nigerian military across the country, especially in the war against Boko Haram. The latest example of this is... Read More

Amnesty International, biafra, Nigerian Army, sticky

November 26, 2016

YNaija Analysis: Fidel Castro’s influence on Nigeria and Africa

Fidel Castro’s life and legacy is one that defies all simplification. He remains a hero to some, and a monster to others. One of the defining parts of his legacy, however, was his defiance of the United States and his support for revolutionary efforts throughout Latin America and Africa. Castro himself came to power through... Read More

africa, Fidel Castro, nigeria, sticky

November 25, 2016

YNaija Analysis: Can Olusola Oke take advantage of disarray in the PDP and APC?

The Ondo governorship campaign has amplified the divisions in the PDP and APC, and Olusola Oke could be the direct beneficiary of this. Oke himself defected from the APC, after a primary process he called ‘corrupt’. That primary saw the emergence of Rotimi Akeredolu who narrowly defeat Olusegun Abraham, said to be the choice of... Read More

APC, Olusola Oke, PDP

November 21, 2016

#OndoDecides: 3 things we learnt from the Ondo governorship debate

Earlier this evening, the only governorship debate for the Ondo elections on Saturday, November 26, took place. Here are three takeaways. Aketi conspicuously absent: in Nigerian politics, the pattern is increasingly that it is those who dodge debates who are in the lead. Muhammadu Buhari didn’t debate anyone in 2015, and Goodluck Jonathan did not... Read More

akeredolu, Aketi, jimoh ibrahim, Olusola Oke, Ondo, sticky

November 21, 2016

Oando’s latest intern takes everyone on a brief ride

The internet never forgets. About 6 weeks ago, Olayinka Fajemite tweeted at Oando asking how many retweets he needs to get an internship. @Oando_PLC How many RTs to get an employment with Oando? 🙂 — The Yinka Faj (@lordfaj) October 5, 2016 He was told 2,000 retweets, and got nearly 3,100. Unfortunately, we don't do... Read More

oando

November 18, 2016

TECHnically: Andela holds a special place in my heart – Celestine Omin

Celestine Omin is a name that will always be associated with Nigerian technology ecosystem. He was one of the first hires at e-commerce pioneers Konga, and has since left to continue growing that ecosystem with Andela. He spoke to TECHnically about the Konga years and his new direction. Good afternoon Celestine, and thank you... Read More

Andela, Konga, sim shagaya

November 15, 2016

YNaija Analysis: Nigeria’s Shiites could be the next Boko Haram

Kano was the venue of the latest run-in between the members of the Shiite group Islamic Movement of Nigeria and police officers. This time, another eight IMN members died. It also indicates no lessons have been learned. The Nigerian state is still battling against Boko Haram in the North East, and Niger Delta militants in... Read More

boko haram, Shiite, sticky

November 14, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Jigawa’s mosques and misplaced priorities

The recent announcement by the Jigawa state government that it has opened bidding for the construction of ninety mosques in the state, is the latest example of the wasteful spending that goes on at state level. Jigawa is one of Nigeria’s many beggar states. It depends on handouts from Abuja for 84% of its monthly... Read More

Budgit, Jigawa, MOSQUES, nigeria, Religion, Sokoto, sticky, YNaija Editorial

November 12, 2016

YNaija Analysis: What can INEC learn from the US elections?

The US is such a big country. It is 10 times the size of Nigeria, spread over 9 time zones, with over 130 million people voting in the general elections. Yet, their election process every four years is conducted seamlessly and the results begin to trickle out mere hours after most polls across the country... Read More

.US, enfranchisement, INEC, sticky, US elections

November 9, 2016

YNaija Analysis: 2016 – The year of the anti-establishment

It is tempting to draw grand narratives from events that happen in different countries and continents, because no two events are ever exactly the same. There are always little things that come together to produce the stunning electoral outcomes that 2016 has brought, from Nigeria, to Britain, and now to the United States, but the... Read More

Brexit, Buhari, sticky, Theresa May, trump

November 9, 2016

This interview about the fight against Boko Haram should get you worried

The death of Muhammed Abu-Ali along with six other soldiers on Friday night threw the nation into mourning. Abu-Ali, who until his death was one of the most effective commanders in the Nigerian Army, was buried on Monday along with his comrades. There has been an increase in the number of soldiers killed by the... Read More

army, artillery, boko haram, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari, Muhammed Abu-Ali, nigeria, north-east, sticky

November 8, 2016

YNaija Says: Mr. President, you should have attended Abu-Ali’s funeral

Dear President Buhari, You came into power in part on a pledge to turn around the fight against Boko Haram, one that had been led to fester for far too long. You invoked the memories of your own fight against the Maitatsine when you were head of state, a fight you personally led, to shatter... Read More

Abu Ali, funeral, President Muhammadu Buhari, state burial, sticky

November 4, 2016

YNaija Analysis: Is this the start of Linda Ikeji’s empire?

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, Linda Ikeji has done it. She really has. A few months ago, she launched Linda Ikeji Studios, but said a bigger announcement was coming on November 1st. That announcement was the launch of a social network, called Linda Ikeji Social. It is a monstrous announcement... Read More

blogging, fanbase, Linda Ikeji, LIS, media empire, Nairaland, nigeria, social media

November 3, 2016