Joel Nwokeoma

I am a researcher, journalist, budget and public policy analyst, working with one of the most widely circulated newspapers in Nigeria. A Masters degree holder in Political Science from University, I was the immediate past executive director, Concerned Professionals Ltd/Gte, an NGO based in Lagos. My articles, comments and opinions are widely published in newspapers, online journals, magazines both within and outside Nigeria.
Nigeria Matters

A Two Party System by Legislation?

Joel Nwokeoma -
Nigeria’s House of Representatives recently attempted  another of its legislative misadventure, when it sought to decree into existence a two party system for the country through a legislative fiat...
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Onovo and Rising Insecurity in the South East

Joel Nwokeoma -
It obviously calls for serious concern that  two states could be so easily over-run by hoodlums without a whimper of resistance from the police...
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Jobs for the youths or fraud by another name?

Joel Nwokeoma -
This appears to be the first time, in any part of the world, where a government, at whatever level, would require candidates applying for its jobs in the public service to part with some money for its jobs...
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Benin-Ore Expressway: Beyond Daggash’s lame lamentation

Joel Nwokeoma -
Given the difficulty in repairing and maintaining the country’s roads, it would be apposite  to encourage the Federal Government to fast-track, without further delay, the concessioning of the federal highways to the private sector under a Public Private Partnership arrangement....
Lifestyle & Fashion

ABSU and its absurd dress code

Joel Nwokeoma -
Prof Mkpa, who for many years was the university’s orator, shocked the new and old students the other day when he reeled out a set of dress code, reminiscent of the famed Babylonian king, Hammurabi....
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Who will tame the state of insecurity in Imo State?

Joel Nwokeoma -
Obviously worried by the disturbing state of insecurity in Igboland in recent times, governors of the South East zone hurried, or as some accounts said, were “summoned”, to Aso Rock, penultimate week...
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Just how okay is Mr. President?

Joel Nwokeoma -
Nigeria was last week gripped with the confusing puzzle over the state of health of President Umaru Musa Yar' Adua. The palpable confusion over the Mr. President's health was widely reported by the media...
Education

Nigerian teachers for South African schools?

Joel Nwokeoma -
It is incomprehensible how Nigerian policy makers contemplate and implement evidently wrong-headed initiatives and decisions that leave not a few of us wondering and stupefied...
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