Despite a high debt profile, Dr. Ijuptil argues that “Millions of Nigerians are struggling with rising food prices, expensive transportation, weak wages, deepening poverty, and insecurity, the debate over whether Nigeria has officially defaulted is beginning to sound detached from everyday reality.”
In this op-ed, Advocatus Africa’s in-house data analyst, Dr. Ijuptil K. Joseph, measures President Tinubu’s so-called economic reforms against the current reality on the ground. He argues that, “Until Nigerians feel those changes personally, the reforms will remain politically fragile and socially contested.”
In a wide-ranging interview in Philadelphia, presidential hopeful of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Gregory Obi, has argued that Nigeria must move away from identity-driven politics and focus instead on governance, economic development, and the welfare of ordinary citizens.
In this opinion piece, Dr. Ijutil K. Joseph critically examines the intersection between promise and failure in President Tinubu’s white-elephant ₦3.3 trillion electricity plan. The scholar argues that beyond mere announcements, what is required is a “clinical execution.”
In this Op-ed, Dr. Ijuptil K. Joseph critically examines Nigeria’s borrowing spree, arguing that “until transparency, discipline, and trust improve, every new loan approval may feel less like progress and more like déjà vu.”
This opinion piece argues that the success or failure of programmes aimed at reintegrating former terrorists “will depend on how effectively they address both security concerns and public trust, a key factor highlighted in global DDR research.”
In this opinion piece, Dr. Ijuptil Joseph critically examines the rising cost of education, persistent power failures, and visible display of wealth among officials against the backdrop of the craze for building luxury hotels and mansions beyond the reach of ordinary Nigerians, especially poor students.
Following a recent controversial statement by Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who stated that the situation of electricity in the oil-rich West African nation is partly “beyond our control,” Dr. Ijuptil K. Joseph’s op-ed critically interrogates Nigeria’s energy crisis, which often results in persistent blackouts amid rising energy costs.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday held a high-level meeting with Kaja Kallas in Lagos, reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic and economic relations with the European Union.
Residents of Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have been thrown into renewed panic following a deadly explosion in the early hours of Monday, which allegedly killed scores.
