Chinedu Vincent Akuta

Less than a month ago we were talking about the Niger Delta crisis, the militants, and the federal government amnesty. Then the Boko Haram crisis erupted. As the Boko Haram troubles were about to die down, the Nigerian banking crisis arose...

I will suggest that Nigerians buy digital cameras and mobile phones with camera as part of our preparation for the 2011 general election. The whole idea will be for people to record every event that happens around each polling booth...

Less than a year ago, I found myself writing about a crisis in Northern Nigeria. This time around its the Bauchi 'Boko Haram' religious crisis. While I am not trying to be a prophet of doom, I know that I might find myself again writing about another Northern Nigerian crisis after this...

Efforts should be geared towards encouraging the entire population to buy made in Nigeria. I watched former president Jerry Rawlings of Ghana in an interview when he said that his constant wearing of Ghana made cloths increased the sales of those materials...

Nigerians owe the country and our rulers the duty to tell them the truth. This is because truth is like a shining sun which will prevail over darkness. Honesty brings transparency which is a vital instrument in nation building...

Africa cannot develop by relying on western aid. Also the Western countries cannot continue giving aid to Africa. The present global economic down turn is a pointer that financial aid from the G8 might not be sustainable...

Policy continuation is something that is lacking in Nigeria . Once a new government takes over power, they usually abandon previous governmental policies or programs...

Nigeria and Iran have come to have one thing in common and that is, both countries have held controversial presidential election on the same date June 12. A closer examination of these two countries will bring out more similarities...