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Wednesday this week, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria screened and approved the nomination of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a Minister of the government of Nigeria. The screening was as thorough as the responses from the Minister- designate.

Read more: Why Ngozi?

> Why Ngozi?

Wednesday this week, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria screened and approved the nomination of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a Minister of the government of Nigeria. The screening was as thorough as the responses from the Minister- designate.

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The level of elite manipulation in this country is amazing! Nigerians have since been held captives by an unyielding and unwilling elite class that is desperate and prepared to go any length to ensure that the people are not left alone to manage their poverty and want which has characterized life in our society for a very long time now.

Read more: Islamic banking, so what?

> Islamic banking, so what?

The level of elite manipulation in this country is amazing! Nigerians have since been held captives by an unyielding and unwilling elite class that is desperate and prepared to go any length to ensure that the people are not left alone to manage their poverty and want which has characterized life in our society for a very long time now.

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On Friday this week, most Nigerian newspapers reported that former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, the father of modern anti-corruption war in the country, has said far away, outside Nigeria, that President Jonathan is incapable of fighting corruption in Nigeria. The former president may be talking out of the vantage position he found himself in government and now privileged outside of it. The fact of the matter is that since the Obasanjo days, it was clear that soon Nuhu Ribadu became the witch-hunter of the government. It was very clear that the war on corruption as laid by that government had crashed right at take-off.

Read more: That problematic ‘war’ on corruption

> That problematic ‘war’ on corruption

On Friday this week, most Nigerian newspapers reported that former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, the father of modern anti-corruption war in the country, has said far away, outside Nigeria, that President Jonathan is incapable of fighting corruption in Nigeria. The former president may be talking out of the vantage position he found himself in government and now privileged outside of it. The fact of the matter is that since the Obasanjo days, it was clear that soon Nuhu Ribadu became the witch-hunter of the government. It was very clear that the war on corruption as laid by that government had crashed right at take-off.

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Nearly a decade after the adoption of the Charter for the Public Service in Africa, the Member States of African Union (AU) which Nigeria is one of, adopted the Charter on the Values and Principles of Public Service and the Administration in Africa at the sixteenth ordinary session of the Assembly, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31st January 2011.

Read more: The charter for values and principles of public service and administration in Nigeria: a unique...

> The charter for values and principles of public service and administration in Nigeria: a unique tool to enhance service delivery

Nearly a decade after the adoption of the Charter for the Public Service in Africa, the Member States of African Union (AU) which Nigeria is one of, adopted the Charter on the Values and Principles of Public Service and the Administration in Africa at the sixteenth ordinary session of the Assembly, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31st January 2011.

Let me begin by apologizing to those who read this column for the long silence. For two weeks running, I was unable to put pen to paper. I appreciate the concern expressed through the editor, but I dare say that the failure to write was certainly due to reasons bordering on pressure. Thank God, I am back on the move.

Read more: Revisiting the Tambuwal Project

> Revisiting the Tambuwal Project

Let me begin by apologizing to those who read this column for the long silence. For two weeks running, I was unable to put pen to paper. I appreciate the concern expressed through the editor, but I dare say that the failure to write was certainly due to reasons bordering on pressure. Thank God, I am back on the move.

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Read more: Revisiting the Tambuwal Project

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