President Muhammadu Buhari, the 15th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, will be coasting back home to Daura in the next couple of days, after eight years in office. While his supporters and especially his appointees argue that he has given his best to...
Abubakar Malami has to be one of the most controversial Ministers of Justice Nigeria has had since the beginning of the current democratic dispensation, judging by the degree of criticisms, accusations and counter-accusations he endured as the country’s Attorney General. Appointed in 2015, he was...
Out of 419 candidates who contested for the position of governor in the just concluded governorship election, only 25 were female, which amounted to just 5.9 per cent; 94.1 per cent were male. Females make up about 49 per cent of Nigeria’s population; and according to...
The 2023 general elections, unlike previous elections, witnessed improved participation of young people, who make up the largest share of the country’s population. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, there were 93,469,008 registered voters in the 2023 general election; 37,060,399 or 39.65 per cent of...
Various adjectives have been used to qualify and describe Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. It was an unprecedented three-horse race, at least in the current democratic dispensation; it has the lowest turnout in the history of elections in Nigeria; and it was one fraught with irregularities...
The Presidential Election Presidential Court (PEPC) began sitting in Abuja on Monday, May 8, even as plans for the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, continue. Upon resuming sitting, the Court of Appeal unveiled the list of judges who would be presiding over the various...
Elections in Nigeria are never devoid of theatrics, controversies, allegations and counter-allegations. We are in an election season again and the post-election ritual of challenging the winners at tribunals has begun. The recently concluded general elections, like previous elections, were characterized by irregularities, violence, manipulations,...
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, launched ‘Nigeria Agenda 2050’; an ambitious plan aimed at increasing the growth of Gross Domestic Product by seven per cent, creating 165 million new jobs, and reducing the number of Nigerians living in poverty from 83 million estimated in 2020...
As our democracy matures, Nigerian females continue to take the back seat in political participation and representation in the country. In the just concluded 2023 general elections, female politicians performed poorly, even more than in previous elections. Orodata published an article highlighting the performance of...
It’s May 1st, christened Labour Day in many countries to mark workers' contributions and accomplishments. Labour is a major driving force of a country’s economy and responsible countries prioritise their workers as a top asset. However, Labour in Nigeria is characterised by hardship, frustration, poor...