Saturday, May 18, 2013

Soludo’s Solution of Anger and Innuendo, By Nasir El Rufai

May 10, 2013

Nasir El-Rufai Long before the publication of The Accidental Public Servant, I had decided to resist joining issues with whatever commentators wrote in response to... read more

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Young Voices – Introducing ‘Dada Olusegun

May 3, 2013

“You cannot be passive when people in thousands die daily due to negligence of government.” The rising popularity of social media among young people has... read more

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The Cost of Governance: The PPPRA and a regime of corruption, By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

April 26, 2013

Nasir Ahmad ElRufai In December last year, the National Assembly Joint Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) asked the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to... read more

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Hunger In The Midst Of Plenty, By Nasir Ahmad Elrufai

April 12, 2013

Nasir El-Rufai A good proportion of young people today were taught from primary school that agriculture is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy. Agricultural Science... read more

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Counting the Cost of Nigeria’s Water, By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

April 5, 2013

Nasir El-Rufai Not many Nigerians may know Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and fewer still would have any reason to. Born in 1772, he was an English... read more

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Budget 2013: Motion without Movement, By Nasir El-Rufai

March 29, 2013

Nasir El-Rufai The first quarter of the fiscal year has practically ended, yet Nigeria and Nigerians are yet to know how the approximately $140 million... read more

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Nigeria’s Budget and the Dance of the Masquerade, By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

March 24, 2013

Nasir Ahmad ElRufai Traditional masquerades have one enduring commonality: they run backwards and forwards; jump up and down and generality create an atmosphere of chaos.... read more

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Taxation: Ignored second fiddle to ‘easy’ oil money, By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

February 15, 2013

Nasir El-Rufai The Federal Government earned N2.2trillion as opposed to N1.9trillion it targeted in 2009; N2.9trillion as against N2.5trillion in 2010; N4.7trillion in 2011 as... read more

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In Search of Leadership (2): Restoring Hope by Avoiding Breakdown By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

January 25, 2013

Nasir El Rufai In the light of the historic challenges that have been become part of our polity, is it easy to restore hope once... read more

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Pension Reforms: To be, or not to be? By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

January 11, 2013

Former FCT Minister, Nasir El-Rufai A few years ago, it was common sight to see aged pensioners struggling – and often dying – in the... read more

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Nasir El-rufai on Friday – Crime: Nigeria’s only thriving industry? Introducing Young Voices – Ayobami Oyalowo

January 4, 2013

Ayobami Oyalowo writes about the death of Governor Yakowa and co. in a plane crash warning the Nigerian elite, “if the roads aren’t safe for... read more

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El-Rufai on Friday: Introducing >>> The Opportunity Cost Of Corruption, By Chinedu Ekeke

December 28, 2012

Nasir El-Rufai  Apart from being young – with their ages ranging from 20 to early 30s, all our young voices have a few qualities in... read more

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Why Nigeria Must Revisit Land Reforms, By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

December 21, 2012

Nasir El-Rufai: Once land reforms are in place, Nigerians will begin to define ‘home’ not as their states of origin, but where they live and... read more

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El-Rufai on Friday: Introducing Oluwafunmilayo Oyatogun — Green, White, Hoax

December 14, 2012

Nasir El-Rufai introduces Oluwafunmilayo Oyatogun, who writes about a Nigeria that sadly models its fundamentals around more developed nations, but is not mindful of the... read more

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EL-RUFAI ON FRIDAY: Introducing Jude Egbas – Letter to my Unborn Child

December 7, 2012

Jude Egbas is one of those young Nigerians who is very passionate about galvanizing the minds of other young Nigerians to action through his timely,... read more

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