ELECTRICITY PRIVATIZATION: OPTIMISM

Coal, oil, gas and hydro power are abundant in Nigeria to which Nigeria owns the world’s ninth largest gas reserves; much of it is flared off or left underground. Nigerian government is duty bound to provide basin social amenities inclusive of electricity. The importance of electricity to Nigerians cannot be overemphasized as 95% of economic activities are done with electricity and Electric power supply is the most important commodity...

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Politics, Neglect, and the Heaviest Penalty

by Muh'd Dahiru Aminu The Classical Greek philosopher, Plato, in his famous Republic, noted that the heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to you. It doesn’t matter if one is charmed by philosophy or not, but, in today’s Nigeria, Plato’s statement does not only inscribe the basis for Nigeria’s character defect, it equally awakens the subject of inept leadership that has served as a classic peculiarity of our country. Starting from 1999, when Nigeria transitioned to democratic rule, the most troubling...

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