policy

Adesina; still winning awards for doing well under Jonathan

Former Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina under the administration of Goodluck Jonathan has again been honored for the giant strides achieved during his stint as minister. The former minister who is now the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) was awarded the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) award for leadership and innovation... Read More

Adesina, agriculture, FARA, Goodluck Jonathan, policy, progress

Ezekwesili, Abati, Timi Dakolo join LEPAN to demand reduction in Age of Candidacy to contest Political Offices in Nigeria

Former Vice president of the World Bank, Obiageli Ezekwesili; former presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati; and soul singer Timi Dakolo were among hundreds of Nigerians who threw their weight on Wednesday behind a pledge to reduce the age of eligibility to run for public offices in Nigeria. The signing of the pledge was the high point... Read More

advocay, Ezekwesili, government, LEPAN, mobilization, policy, Timi Dakolo

Feyi Fawehinmi: The horror movie that is Nigeria’s GDP numbers

Written by Fawehinmi Feyi Nigeria’s GDP figures were released yesterday. For people who like to watch horror movies, the numbers were like a dream come true. There was blood everywhere. The infographic below gives a breakdown by sector You can see that those moving backward are stronger than those moving forward. The overall effect is... Read More

@Doubleeph, Buhari, economy, GDP, government, Medium, nigeria, opinion, policy

‘I did not protest against subsidy removal in 2012’ | Pastor Tunde Bakare has a story to tell you

The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has fautted the Federal Government for not consulting extensively before removing the subsidy on petrol which skyrocketed the price. Addressing pressmen over the hike in the price of petrol on Sunday, the pastor said the Save Nigeria... Read More

2012, bakare, Economics, government, jonathan, policy, strike, subsidy

N145: Senate supports new fuel price

The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday expressed its support the N145 proposed by th federal government as the new pump price of fuel. According to Premium Times, the senate came to the conclusion following the disclosure of the decision reached executive by an executive session. While announcing the decisions of the executive session, the deputy senate... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Deputy Senate President, Fuel Price, nigeria, policy, senate, subsidy

‘I will support any policy of the federal government…’ – Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has expressed his readiness to support the policies of President Muhammadu Buhari, provided it will positively impact the people of Rivers state. Speaking on Monday, at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Wike said his primary objective is to improve the welfare of the people of Rivers. The governor... Read More

FG, Nyesom Wike, policy

December 1, 2015

Begrudginly, Senate passes supplementary budget, allows Buhari to borrow

The Senate has approved the supplementary budget President Muhammadu Buhari submitted before the Red Chamber. While presenting the supplementary appropriation bill on Tuesday, Senator Danjuma Goje explained that the initial amount slated for the settlement of subsidy claims only covered January to September, therefore there was a need to include the months of October to... Read More

2015 supplementary budget, budget, Buhari, economy, policy, Saraki, senate

January 2, 2014

Feyi Fawehinmi writes an open letter to “Dear Chief Dr. (Dr.) Olusegun Aganga, the Golden man of Goldman Sachs”

by Feyi Fawehinmi So please, dear God, don’t get Mr. President to issue a directive to all government ministries and departments to only purchase Innoson vehicles. It will be very counter productive. Ignore Nigerians, trust me they are not worth the stress. I know I know. Yoruba people say you shouldnt go back to say... Read More

Aba, Feyin fawehinmi, goldman sachs, innoson, Nnewi, Olusegun Aganga, Open Letter, opinion, policy, President Goodluck Jonathan, publicist, ynaija

December 31, 2013

Theophilus Ilevbare: Making sense (and nonsense) out of the new Automobile Policy

by Theophilus Ilevbare Therefore, it is inappropriate for government to begin the pursuit for a self-reliant automobile sector with the imposition of high import tariff on vehicles when there are fundamental supply side issues to resolve as well as low local value addition and capacity for backward integration in the sector. On January 1, Nigeria... Read More

automobile, cars, opinin, Peugeot, plant, policy, tarrif, theophilus ilevbare, Volkswagen, ynaija

December 8, 2013

Opinion: Those criticizing Aregbesola’s education policy just don’t get it

by Ayo Bankole Akintujoye Such writers and speakers are quick to condemn the so called merger of same-sex schools with mixed ones, and termed the merger as “islamization of Osun schools”. Really, how ridiculous can this be?? How can schools that belong to the government, and therefore secular, be referred to as Christian or Islamic... Read More

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November 4, 2013

8 modern dating rules every single should know

by Stephanie Castillo Sometimes your friends get a bad rap when it comes to dating, but 50 percent of men and 35 percent of women will introduce their dates to their friends within the first month of dating, regardless of how old they are. 1. He asks, she pays. The one traditional dating “do” that still... Read More

asks, bill, dating, honesty, manners, modern, night, pays, policy, politely, rules, single, time out

September 24, 2013

CSR-in-Action promotes transparency and effective policy implementation within the Nigerian Extractive Industries

by Akintomiwa Agbaje In a bid to sustainably promote unity through collaborative action, accountability and transparency within the extractive industries, CSR-in-Action in partnership with Business Day Newspapers, is pleased to announce dates for its annual seminar – Sustainability in the Extractive Industries™. This seminar with the sub-theme – Policy, Affirmative Action and Sustained Growth... Read More

September 5, 2013

Adanna Chukwuma: An evening with Marshall Ganz – Advancing health equity from the ground up (Y! Policy Hub)

by Adanna Chukwuma Successful movements to reverse health inequity will not be built by one leader but by a movement of leaders, each a champion in their own right at varying levels. Growing up in a country run by the military deeply influenced my notion about leading change: national political leadership seemed inherently superior and... Read More

Adanna Chukwuma, health alliance, health equity, Marshall Ganz, nigeria, Obamacare, policy, Y! Policy Hub

August 16, 2013

Opinion: What Jargons- Common sense Economics and sensible Politics

by Adisa Adeleye If we can manage the domestic economy properly and efficiently, the external sector will gradually assume less importance and the Naira will find its level in the floating basket of currencies”. This is commonsense economics, leading to a lively and fully employed economy – with all hands available for producing enough goods... Read More

Adisa Adeleye, Economics, foreign exchange, jargos, leader, Ngozi Oknojo-Iweala, nigeria, oil revenue, opinion, policy, politcs, President Goodluck Jonathan, ynaija

Olusegun Adeniyi: Just send them away

by Olusegun Adeniyi It is rather unfortunate that many otherwise respected people would always see ethnicity in every problem and that is why I hesitate to comment on this issue until the madness that is going on subsides. When last year the Lagos State Government put some people considered destitute in a bus and dumped... Read More

africa, Anambra State, APC, Deportation, destitutes, Fashola, government, Lagos Syaye, Olusegun Adeniyi, opinion, policy, president, SAN, ynaija

Opinion: Jonathan-Amaechi face-off and a vote for British re-colonization of Nigeria

by Obinna Akukwe Goodluck Jonathan and his wife do not have any constitutional or moral right to limit the wide range of choices Nigerians has come 2015. President Jonathan and Governor Amechi have been dancing shamelessly on Nigeria’s political space that a vote for David Cameron and British Re-colonization of Nigeria is very expedient if... Read More

African Giant, Amaechi, Babangida Aliyu, colonization, david cameron, Governor, militia, NGF, nigeria, policy, President Jonathan, Rivers State, state

Feyi Fawehinmi: Fiscal policy consequences of ‘Ogas at the Top’

by Feyi Fawehinmi Here we were in a crisis and the Finance Minister, after looking through the books, decided that all she could muster was no more than 1% a year in nominal cuts to the recurrent expenditure. Cast your mind back to September 2011. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was just settling in to her second stint... Read More

Feyi Fawehinmi, fiscal, oga at the top, policy

December 4, 2012

Stop exaggerating, we’re not that corrupt – Tony Elumelu

Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings Ltd., on Monday stressed the need for investors to report positive issues that would encourage doing business in the country. Mr. Elumelu made the appeal at the Presidential Policy Dialogue at the 18th National Economic Summit in Abuja. He said that though corruption should be tackled in the system, it should not be the major... Read More

corruption, jonathan, nesg, policy, Tony Elumelu

October 12, 2012

Opinion: The intellectual vacuum in our policy-making

by Ayo Olukotun Concern and apprehension continue to be raised regarding the quality and character of policymaking in the context especially of such misadventures as the proposed, mercifully aborted, change in our currency denomination, the abrupt renaming of the University of Lagos and the still elusive arithmetic of alleged petrol subsidy removal. Recently too, consternation... Read More

jonathan, policy, Transparency International

September 27, 2012

Patrick Utomi: Remembering yesterday (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Our current state has come to be because, in the mad dash for cash, in the adrenaline rush of the igbotic huzzle, we have forgotten – We have forgotten that the policies of yesterday will pave the roads to our future. Nigeria is a jungle. And we have grown accustomed to thinking like jungle residents – like wild... Read More

Evolution, nigeria, Patrick Utomi, policy, society

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