Following the retirement of former Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola from the Supreme Court upon reaching the mandatory age of 70, the National Judicial Council has recommended Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo …
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Managing exodus, shortage of skilled health workers in Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts a 10 million shortage of health workers by 2030, mainly in low income countries like Nigeria. According to latest figures from the Federal Ministry …
Read More »Why can’t police and Shiites work together?
On Sunday, the police and the Shiite religious group had another violent encounter in Wuse district, the Federal Capital Territory. As is all too common to these their frequent confrontations, …
Read More »The scavengers of Abuja
No adjective would suffice in describing the spectacle of a daylight riot orchestrated by a horde of scavengers against a squad from the Nigeria police, in one of the highbrow …
Read More »The govt’s crude oil supply to local refineries policy
During their meeting in December 2023, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian Midstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), two of the most notable regulators of the upstream …
Read More »Catching them young: Financial strategies for enterprising families
Helping the next generation (‘nextgeners’) learn financial best practices early in life has always proven to be one of the most valuable skills that will help them navigate adulthood. The …
Read More »How my encounter with the government changed me
Between 2016 and 2017, I spent some time at the National Pension Commission of Nigeria (PenCom) as a Scholar in Residence. At PenCom, I primarily worked on mainstreaming sustainability thinking …
Read More »Arbitration, international law and pacta sunt servanda
Atbest, international law presupposes far-reaching interdependencies between sovereign nations. And, submission to a consensus, rules-based, jurisprudential orthodoxy, regulating global affairs across wide-rangingpolicy domains. The post Arbitration, international law and pacta …
Read More »From depth to drivel: The impact of short messaging
In the frenetic pace of modern life, the brevity of the text message has become the gold standard of communication. We tweet our thoughts, text our friends, and email our …
Read More »Tasks before new CJN Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
On Friday, August 23, 2024, history was made in Nigeria as the second female Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, was sworn in as the 23rd CJN by …
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