Voice of Reason with Abraham Amah The initial shock that hit the economy in the aftermath of the removal of the fuel subsidy had shaken it to its foundation and threw it into a turbulence that unnerved Nigerians and sent even the best of policymakers scampering for new ideas and …
Read More »“Legacy: A Tribute to Chief Obafemi Awolowo on His Posthumous Birthday”
Voice of Reason with Abraham Amah | In the hush of dawn, whispers softly stir, and a nation recalls memories that endure. On this day, a hundred and fifteen years hence, we honour a legacy, noble and immense. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a colossus of yore, in the annals of history, …
Read More »Opinion: Akpabio’s house is falling
Voice of Reason with Abraham Amah | When Abdul Ningi, Senator representing Bauchi Central in the Senate made a scoop of his discovery of alleged N2.7tn padding in the 2024 national budget to the Hausa Service of the BBC, little did he know that he was embarking on a one-man …
Read More »‘Transport fare terrible, garri no longer snacks’- Nigerians weep, lament economic hardship
As the nation’s economy bits unrelentingly, Nigerians are devising different ‘structural adjustment strategies’ to keep body and soul together, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. A cross-section of respondents, who spoke with NAN in Ibadan on Friday, said they had resorted to rationing their meagre resources amidst other coping mechanisms. …
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