All over the world, the demand for infrastructure is outstripping supply and new strategies are being devised to address the deficit. In Nigeria, the situation is pathetic. Decades of poor …
Uche Ohia
Uche Ohia
Uche Ohia is a lawyer, public policy analyst and syndicated columnist. His column, Silver Lining, is published in the POLITY section of ThisDay on Saturday.
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All over the world, the demand for infrastructure is outstripping supply and new strategies are being devised to address the deficit. In Nigeria, the situation is pathetic. Decades of poor …
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IBB is dogged by many irksome riddles: the murder of the late journalist, Dele Giwa, who was assassinated via a parcel bomb in 1986; the baffling case of $12.46b Gulf …
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Each time our legislators dominate national discourse, it is unlikely to be for their law making prowess or compassion for their hapless constituents who wallow in poverty from one end …
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Casalinda offers a serene environment where culture and excellence meet in an African ambience…
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Whoever they may be, Political Deities seem to me to be the greatest threats to the survival of democracy in Nigeria…
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At 48, uncertainty and corruption straddle Nigeria like a Frankenstein. The direction of government is unclear. Cases against public officials are lingering unendingly in various courts…
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With the support of the World Bank and other financial institutions, many African governments are adopting the concession option for the development of their basic infrastructure…
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Port Harcourt the capital of Rivers State was once dubbed the “Garden City” and the state prided itself as the “Treasure Base of the Nation”. That was until ethnic and …
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Port Harcourt the capital of Rivers State was once dubbed the “Garden City” and the state prided itself as the “Treasure Base of the Nation”. That was until ethnic and …
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Bayero’s successor as NNPC GMD, Gaius-Obaseki, became entangled in a controversy over a N500m hotel bill which he allegedly incurred at Abuja Hilton. In asserting how prudent he had been …
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One conclusion that can be drawn from the large turnouts and enthusiastic presentations at the public sittings of the Electoral Review Committee held across the federation over the last few …
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By it’s impractical provisions, the Electoral Act 2006 creates a lacuna, a window for electoral offenders to evade justice…
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Senator Turaki has hoisted another kite to add to his rising profile as a master of slapstick: he has made a highly bizarre call for tenure extension to enable the …
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In an era when the virtues of honesty and consistency have been sacrificed on the altar of political expediency, in a polity where mediocrity and sycophancy have become the best …
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What is it that causes the FRSC to spend weeks on end to process issuance and renewal of drivers’ licences?
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