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The Last Days of Pompeii ~ Musings of a Political Mind
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Musings of a Political Mind. Politics • Policy • General Interest. Saturday, January 31, 2015. The Last Days of Pompeii. For people who live in these areas, issues like development. Is thriving. People are consumed by the present that cannot envision beyond today. Nigeria's estimated population in 15 years is 250 million and by 2050 she will be the 4th most populous country in the world with an estimated population of 440 million. With the current state of infrastructure and institutions especially i...
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May 2015 ~ Musings of a Political Mind
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Musings of a Political Mind. Politics • Policy • General Interest. Sunday, May 31, 2015. We Have an Opportunity.Let us Take It. Below is the full text of President’s Muhammadu Buhari’s speech at his inauguration. I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this day and this occasion. Today. Marks a triumph for Nigeria and an occasion to celebrate her freedom and cherish her democracy. Nigerians have shown their commitment to democracy and are determined to entrench its culture....Havin...
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On the postponement ~ Musings of a Political Mind
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Musings of a Political Mind. Politics • Policy • General Interest. Saturday, February 21, 2015. Had the presidential elections held on the 14 of February, Nigerians would have known the captain of her ship till 2019. To be clear, it is within INEC's right to postpone. Elections within set time frames (Part IV, Section 26). However, this postponement rankles because the Commission categorically stated that it was ready. To go ahead with the elections but the nation's security forces openly stated. As of t...
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Insanity is... ~ Musings of a Political Mind
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Musings of a Political Mind. Politics • Policy • General Interest. Thursday, June 25, 2015. Albert Einstein said: ". Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. Every year, Lagos and Lagosians are. Reminded that the city is a huge slum thanks to the. Was seen as the beginning of the end but the rains had not begun with Lagos. This also occurred in. And has begun in 2015. Immediate impact of the floods include:. Inability of businesses to operate. What can be done? 2) Provis...
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#Nigeriadecides, then what? ~ Musings of a Political Mind
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Musings of a Political Mind. Politics • Policy • General Interest. Saturday, April 11, 2015. Nigeriadecides, then what? Nigeria’s 2015 elections has been interesting and remarkable. Are proud that the elections were not marred by widespread violence. It shows that gradually,Nigeria’s democracy is maturing. He was also voted out in 2015 based on his non-performance especially in the areas of corruption and insecurity. T. Ed by the swing votes of the North Central and South West. In spite of this progress ...
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Counting the costs of government's inefficiencies: the enervation of the military ~ Musings of a Political Mind
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Musings of a Political Mind. Politics • Policy • General Interest. Friday, May 16, 2014. Counting the costs of government's inefficiencies: the enervation of the military. The foundation of Nigeria's military pre and post independence is deeply flawed. And rather than re-build a military that can defend and protect the nation's territorial integrity, Nigerian governments since 1966 further weakened her defence corp by delibrate actions and inactions. Second, there should be paper trail on the vehicle....
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Still on PHCN ~ Musings of a Political Mind
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Musings of a Political Mind. Politics • Policy • General Interest. Friday, March 07, 2014. Before I sign out on power issues, below is an infographic on Nigeria's power reforms. Friday, March 07, 2014. Larr; Newer Post. Older Post →. The Education of a British-Protected Child. Credit: www.writehouse.com.ng I recently read Chinua Achebe’s memoir; “the Education of a British Protected Child”. The book resonate. LET THERE BE LIGHT. The Last Days of Pompeii. We Have an Opportunity.Let us Take It. Below is t...
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The Criminalization of Survival. ~ Musings of a Political Mind
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Musings of a Political Mind. Politics • Policy • General Interest. Sunday, March 30, 2014. The Criminalization of Survival. KAI at work. Credit. yahoo.groups. Note: This article was first published in Youthspeak on the 10th of February 2014. Government inefficiencies, failure of leadership and negative effects of globalization birthed an unintended consequence that may be a solution to our development challenges. This unintended consequence is the informal economy. World Bank reports state that this econ...
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Counting the cost of government's inefficiencies: electricity ~ Musings of a Political Mind
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Musings of a Political Mind. Politics • Policy • General Interest. Friday, February 28, 2014. Counting the cost of government's inefficiencies: electricity. A significant expense incurred by households is the cost of fuel be it kerosene for the poor or petrol and diesel for the middle class and the wealthy. Informal research shows that households spend between N10,000 ($62) to N100,000 ( $620) on diesel and petrol weekly. This is separate from the cost of maintaining the generators. Families also...For b...
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LET THERE BE LIGHT ~ Musings of a Political Mind
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Musings of a Political Mind. Politics • Policy • General Interest. Wednesday, March 28, 2012. LET THERE BE LIGHT. They are natural gas, hydro, and coal. This begs the question of why we cannot have constant power. Anyways this post is semi- good news. Before I share the good news, some statistics:. Over 2 trillion naira was spent on “tackling” Nigeria’s power problem between 2000- 2007. In urban areas 40% of the population is connected to the national grid; in rural areas it is 15%. That said, I recommen...
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