Austyn Ogannah

As the controversy surrounding the naira redesign and the strict implementation of the new cashless policy of the present administration continues to cause anxiety and the February 25, 2023 date for the beginning of the general elections draws near,...

Justice appears to be for sale in Nigeria to anyone with a deep pocket. This is our current reality and the earlier we acknowledge this problem, the quicker the fix. Is it not ironic that the judiciary, which should...

According to a 2021 study, “The Burden of Drug Abuse in Nigeria: A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies and Drug Laws”, Nigeria is one of the countries in the world that have been significantly impacted by drug abuse and...

Last October, there was a warning that went unheeded. Nigerians were facing an acute fuel crisis which signposted a bleak Christmas, New Year and uncertain 2023. This was because shipowners were threatening to stop rendering services to the Nigerian...

Despite the efforts of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make the process of collecting Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as smooth as possible, many eligible voters in Nigeria are still facing difficulties in obtaining their cards. There have...

With the general elections due to begin just about six weeks from now, there is a consensus amongst political watchers and analysts that voters between the ages of 18 and 34, who are about 37 million in number out...

In Nigeria, there is a widespread problem of pensioners not receiving their entitled retirement benefits. This has led to a number of protests across the country, as retired government employees demand to be paid the pensions and gratuities they...

Godwin Ifeanyichukwu Emefiele has battled many controversies since his appointment as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2014 just like his predecessor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi did during his own tenure. No doubt with the power and...

In my column last month, I took a peek into the feelings of the average football fan in Nigeria ahead of the commencement of hostilities in the Qatar 2022 World Cup with the glaring absence of the country's senior...

The internal divisions that are threatening to shred the threads holding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) together present an ominous foreboding for the chances of the party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, heading into next year's general election. The...