New Electricity Tariffs: Questions, By Reuben Abati
The Buhari administration has given Nigerians a most unusual and disturbing New Year Gift, in the form of a proposed increase in electricity tariffs, enforceable […]
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Nigeria, US and the Question of Religious Freedom, By Reuben Abati
On December 20, the United States government issued a statement, speaking through the US Department of State and US Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, […]
Of Constituency Offices and Projects, By Reuben Abati
Members of the Nigerian National Assembly, and by extension lawmakers across the country, have been under scrutiny lately with regard to their engagements with citizen-voters […]
Philanthropy: Femi Otedola’s Example, by Reuben Abati
“God has been so kind, the only way I can show my gratitude to Him is to use my resources to support those who are […]
Supreme Court and the Atiku Election Petition, By Reuben Abati
Last week, The Supreme Court of Nigeria announced its verdict in the matter between Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and President Muhammadu Buhari, the Peoples Democratic Party […]
The constitutional crisis in Kogi, By Reuben Abati
Since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999, Deputy Governors have always tended to have issues with their bosses, that is the Governors, and the […]
Oct 1: The Journey So Far, By Reuben Abati
Today marks the 59th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule. On Saturday, October 1, 1960, Nigerians gathered at the Race Course (now Tafawa […]
Presidential Powers and the VP, By Reuben Abati
President Muhammadu Buhari recently set up an Economic Advisory Council, to replace the country’s Economic Management Team. He also moved some departments and agencies of […]
Nigeria, Xenophobia and Ramaphosa’s apology, by Reuben Abati
We are told that South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa apologised on Saturday for the xenophobic attacks against foreigners living in South Africa, particularly persons involved […]
Mohammed Adoke Writes Back…By Reuben Abati
The Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Administration in Nigeria (2010 – 2015) has generated quite a number of post-tenure publications which significantly, in varying degrees of articulation, […]
Peter Drucker And The Things That Changed, By Reuben Abati
My favorite passage from the many essays by the 20th Century management theorist, prophet of customer-centricism, and dialectician, Peter F. Drucker, on the subject […]
P&ID vs. Nigeria: A Review, By Reuben Abati
The report that a commercial court in the UK has ruled that Nigeria must pay a UK firm, Process and Industrial Development Limited (P & […]
When Soldiers Do Police Work: Disaster, By Reuben Abati
If anyone is looking for a perfect illustration and confirmation of the “coming anarchy” in Nigeria, that person needs not look farther than the on-going […]
Rape and the Senior Pastor of COZA, by Reuben Abati
COZA is the acronym of a church in Abuja, Nigeria, known as the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly. It is one of those Pentecostal churches that […]
On June 12 we stand, by Reuben Abati
#TrackNigeria – It is ironic that it had to take a member of the military establishment now turned democrat, that is General, now President Muhammadu […]
The Speech Buhari Didn’t Make, By Reuben Abati
Nigerians were left speechless on May 29 when after taking the oaths of office and allegiance, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo left […]
Nigeria and the Misery Index: Not a miserable country,By Reuben Abati
In a Report titled The Misery Index 2018 authored by Dr. Steve Hanke of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, Nigerians have been labelled […]
Nigeria 2019: Eshu Laalu as polling agent, By Reuben Abati
Here is yet another account of what I saw in the politics of Ogun State and Nigeria. One of my early teachable moments was the […]
Nigeria 2019: Notes from the field, By Reuben Abati
Whoever came up with the wise saying that Nigerian politics is dirty deserves an award for perspicacity. I have just returned from that dirtied, muddled […]
Ogun politics: My encounter with violence, By Reuben Abati
I once had a taste of political violence during the 2015 Presidential campaigns. In Bauchi, our convoy was stoned. In Katsina, restless youths wielding stones […]
Iya Kabiru and Other Stories, By Reuben Abati
“Iya Kabiru must be the luckiest woman in Nigeria today” “Who is that? I don’t know anybody so-called” “You don’t know Iya Kabiru? But you […]
Anthony Anenih: A personal and political portrait, By Reuben Abati
Anthony Anenih, the political leader, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party who has died aged 85, was one of the most important figures in the […]
Soyinka condemns spate of killings, kidnappings in Nigeria
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday condemned the spate of killings and kidnappings in several parts of the country. Soyinka made the condemnation in […]
Africa: A continent without democrats
By Reuben Abati The second wave of democratization in Africa, beginning in the 80s, and the gradual establishment of democracy as the new normal in […]
Of drowning men and national security, By Reuben Abati
Jimoh Moshood, the current Police Public Relations officer in Abuja is probably the most unprofessional occupier of that office since 1999. His lack of professionalism […]