Letters of Reasoning

Why CBN’s New Guidelines Cast a Cloud on Nigerian Crypto Traders

The new guidelines, instead of paving a pathway for prosperity, seem to pose a potential peril to the pulsating crypto pulse. In the recent Human Freedom Index (HFI), co-published by the Cato Institute and Fraser Institute, Nigeria is placed at 118th, a rank too poor for Africa’s biggest economy. Most of the countries that rank highly in the Human Freedom Index invest in cryptocurrency.

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Betta Edu: Ministerial Suspension – A Signal of Reform or a Ripple of Regret?

…..blaming women for embezzlement based on their gender is unfounded and perpetuates harmful stereotypes. Embezzlement, like any crime, is an individual choice and cannot be attributed to gender.  For Betta Edu, her suspension does not only present a reformative system, but it also shows that the country is taking key strides in reconstructing the deteriorating democratic system. If the current administration continues with its reformative strides, the national image of the nation will improve, which will encourage foreign investments and in turn boost the economy.

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Justice

Betta Edu: Ministerial Suspension in Nigeria Points Towards Reformative Shifts

It was learnt that Betta Edu issued a memo to the Accountant General of the Federation in December 2023, ordering the amount in question to be paid into the civil servant’s private bank account… Since 1999, which was the emergence of civilian rule that marked the era of the Fourth Republic, there have been 17 suspended ministers.

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Economy

Why NBS’s Data on Labour, Poverty Must Reflect Nigeria’s Reality in 2024

Under the NBS’s new system, ’employed’ individuals are anyone in the working-age population who engage in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit… Government uses these types of metrics to determine what to tax and who to tax, and the data processing unit might just be laying a foundation for the government to trap the poor struggling working class into taxation.

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Justice

Balancing Gender Issues: Nigeria Needs a Robust Legislation to Combat Domestic Violence

…In October last year, 2023, it was reported that a woman bathed her husband with hot oil while asleep over an argument. In the same year sometimes in December, a woman was arrested for a disturbing incident—allegedly pouring scalding hot water on her husband. The Lagos State Government through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) revealed 1,108 men to have reportedly been subjected to domestic abuse in six years.

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Adamant Nigerian Police Officers Are Getting Dismissed. But Will That Change The Narratives?

The piece also hinged on why the  government should keep trying its best in investing in policing. This is because the welfare of “an average police operative is taken for granted by the same system that engaged their services. This may explain why they tend to vent their frustrations on members of the public”, and most times, resort to extortion…

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Feature

We Reached 100,000 Nigerians in 2023

Ideas are powerful, transformative forces that shape societies, and we are championing the idea that liberty, individual rights, and free markets are foundational to a thriving and just society. 

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