Running 21st century governments by the “old rules” is reinforcing information asymmetry, inefficiency in public service, inequality and ultimately poverty. In 2016, the eight richest people in the world had as much money as the bottom 50 per cent of humanity – that’s three-and-a-half billion people. And of those eight, six were infotech billionaires. The... Read More

Fighting Corruption, open data, Open Government

November 26, 2018

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Decades of corruption have held Nigeria back – it’s time for change

With the wisdom of hindsight, Nigeria has had a checkered political and economic history. And as put forward by Dr Okonjo-Iweala, like many other African countries, it won its independence in 1960, and went on to install a parliamentary democracy akin to Britain’s. This era, known as the first republic, lasted from 1960 to 1966... Read More

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corruption, Resilient Rural Communities

September 22, 2018

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#NotTooYoungToRun: The cacophony of youth inclusion in Nigerian politics

The Global Goals are built on the success of the Millennium Development Goals’ endeavour to exterminate all forms of poverty. The goals recognize that ending poverty must go hand in hand with strategies that build economic growth, and address a range of social needs including education, health, job opportunities and social inclusion. The SDGs envision... Read More

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Ani Nwachukkwu Agwu, APC, Nigerian politics, NotTooYoungToRun, Youth inclusion

September 6, 2018

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Nigeria as a Black Box: Who is afraid of Public Sector Reforms and Open Government?

by Nwachukwu Ani Agwu The twentieth century was the most remarkable in human history in terms of technological advancement such as the computer and the internet. While the airplane demystified transportation to the point that one could fly from New York to London in six hours or less; technology made governance particularly participatory or more interactive.... Read More

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#OpenData, #OpenGov, Ani Nwachukwu Agwu, Open Government, Public sector Reforms

August 18, 2018

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Opinion: Police restructuring – A letter to the president

Your Excellency, as you know, the world didn’t start from order; it started from anarchy. The default state of human community is anarchic — survival of the fittest. It was a predatory world with fellow humans as the prey. Therefore, as a prerequisite for modern human organisations, some countries of the world have gradually built up order.... Read More

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Buhari, police, restructuring

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Nigeria as a Black Box: Who is afraid of Public Sector Reforms and Open Government?

Opinion: Police restructuring – A letter to the president

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