Nigeria’s New Health Law, and the Right to a Responsive Healthcare System Amidst a Dysfunctional One

  Uchechukwu Ngwaba. On 9 December 2014, President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law Nigeria’s…


Would Direct Dividend Transfers To The Poor In Resource-Rich Countries Act As Antidote To The Natural Resource Curse?

  The Oil-to-Cash policy initiative by the Center for Global Development to help the lot of…


An Islamic Caliphate Within A Sovereign Nation Is A Threat To Controlling International Norms

  The idea of a Caliphate within the territorial competence of a sovereign nation is a…


Yet Another Round Of Sustainable Development Goals For The Poor

Alan Gelb and Mariana Dahan. The post-2015 development agenda is being shaped as we speak. The…


Fear Of The Unknown: Governments Use Fear To Rule, Misrule And Suppress

[S]ince love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to…


Regional Military Pressure Tightens the Noose on Boko Haram

  Following years of its evil war on Nigeria and its immediate neighbors, events in the last…


Evaluating Public Programs in the Context of Politics and Public Policy

  All governments face the same problem: how can they know whether the actions they take to…


Fighting Terrorism With An Economic Model of Duopoly

  Mudiaga Erhueh. The aftermath of the terrorist attacks in France during the first week of 2015,…


Economic And Other Human Rights Remain Hostages Of Oil Companies

Jake Effoduh. The Niger Delta is one of the ten most important wetland and coastal marine…


Another Effort at Socialized Sustainable Development Goals; African Leaders to Prioritize Water, Toilets for Ten Million Fellow Africans

Godwin Haruna. The African Union has officially launched the Kigali Action Plan, which translates…