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Beyond legal reform on power sector

Beyond legal reform on power sector

By Ani Nkemjika Nnenne FOLLOWING the recent constitutional amendment assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari, the power sector regulatory body – the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, now has powers to grant states licence to generate, transmit and distribute electricity. Prior to the review, the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Articles […]
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IGP, PSC and professionalism in the police force

IGP, PSC and professionalism in the police force

By Emeka Oraetoka It is not true that PSC has no power to recruit IGP because he, the IGP, was first recruited into the police force by PSC before he rose to the rank of IGP. What the Constitution did not assign to PSC is the power to appoint IGP within the rank of qualified […]

Nigeria 2023: The devil we may need

Nigeria 2023: The devil we may need

By AUGUSTA NNEKA NNADI The February 25, 2023 election was very interesting to observe. Nigerians came out en masse to exercise their right to vote. Although the period leading up to the election can be described as one of the most significant political awakenings of Nigerian youths, the election itself was marred by various cases […]

CBN’s cash swap scheme: An introspection

CBN’s cash swap scheme: An introspection

By ABDULLAHI DANJUMA In line with the global best practice, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Act 2007, among other extant laws, Nigeria’s apex bank in December 2022 announced the large scale implementation of the cashless policy effective February 2023. Announcing the policy, the […]

Pa Adekunle Taiwo’s teachings and memories

Pa Adekunle Taiwo’s teachings and memories

By Olusola Taiwo Daddy, it’s been exactly a year since you left this world. Since then nothing has and nothing will be able to fill in the void you left in our lives. This will always hurt but your memory will always be with me. I wish you were still here, daddy. Daddy, you made […]