By March 1968, the story of the Igbos had become a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions. As hunger and thirst grew, so did despair, confusion and desperation. Nigerian fighter jets hovered over ancestral homes of Igbos as they conducted military air raids, bombing any standing or moving object. …

As a campaigner for open government and data revolution, I am ecstatic on the appointment of Mr Oluseun Onigbinde as a Technical Adviser to the Honourable Minister of State for Budget and National Planning. Primarily, this is for two reasons: Seun’s activism for fiscal responsibility and active citizenry is unsurpassed…

A modern state must be capable of providing socio-economic services; driving structural reforms and economic transformations; and mobilizing citizens for social change. Conversely, an underdeveloped state is characterized by (at least) the following dysfunctions: a hyper-centralization of authority and administrative decision-making; an over-dependent citizenry, powerless and incapable of serious engagements…

Running 21st century governments by the “old rules” is reinforcing information asymmetry, inefficiency in public service, inequality and ultimately poverty. In 2016, the eight richest people in the world had as much money as the bottom 50 per cent of humanity — that’s three-and-a-half billion people. And of those eight…

The Global Goals are built on the success of the Millennium Development Goals’ endeavour to exterminate all forms of poverty. The goals recognize that ending poverty must go hand in hand with strategies that build economic growth, and address a range of social needs including education, health, job opportunities and…

The twentieth century was the most remarkable in human history in terms of technological advancement such as the computer and the internet. …

The 8th National Assembly is believed to have passed more bills than any other since the return to democracy in 1999. It is known for pro-people legislation despite criticisms and frictious relationship with the executive. …

Your Excellency, as you know, the world didn’t start from order; it started from anarchy. The default state of human community is anarchic — survival of the fittest. It was a predatory world with fellow humans as the prey. Therefore, as a prerequisite for modern human organisations, some countries of…

Right from pre-colonial period, the West often blame Africa for their endemic poverty and deepening inequality dichotomy. “They’re lazy. They’re not working hard enough. Their cultures are retrogressive”, Western scholars often conclude. …