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.
Dr. Ijuptil K. Joseph situates the controversial UK–Nigeria migration deal around deportation, debt and diplomacy discourse, raising serious concerns.
In this blockbuster piece, Advocatus Africa’s in-house data and annotation analyst, Dr. Ijuptil K Joseph, critically examines the £746 million agreement between Nigeria and the UK tied to infrastructure development and migration control within the wider context of Nigeria’s fiscal struggles and long-term economic independence.
In this epic piece, Advocatus Africa’s in-house data and annotation analysis, Dr. Ijuptil K. Joseph, presents a birds-eye analysis of President Bola Tinubu’s UK state house visit while Nigeria bleeds due to multiple blasts.
When I left the Nigeria on 8 October 2022 to Scotland where the then Fr. Andrew McKenzie (now Bishop of Dunkeld) and Fr. Chiedozie Ezeribe, whom Archbishop William Nolan had detailed to make me welcome at St. Andrew’s Metropolitan Cathedral House, Glasgow, the full picture of successfully defending a viva voce today at the University of Strathclyde, UK, was only in the mind of God.
Advocatus Africa’s in-house data and annotation analyst, Dr. Ijutil Joseph, interrogates Nigeria’s ambitious plan of deploying 1,350 mini solar grids and more than one million solar home systems across underserved communities. At a time when citizens struggle with inflation, unemployment, and insecurity, he asks, “Does this project reflect Nigeria’s most urgent needs?”
In this brilliant piece, Advocatus Africa’s in-house data and annotation analyst, Dr. Ijuptil K. Joseph, argues that “Despite advances in financial technology and digital payments, the remittance market in many African corridors remains highly concentrated and insufficiently competitive.”
Emmanuel Ogebe, a Human rights lawyer who heads the US-Nigeria Law Group, interrogates Nigeria’s pronouncements following the military action that took out Iran’s Supreme Leader and questions: “Why is our foreign policy so religiously driven?”
Recent reports and viral videos showing members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly identified as Shiite Muslims, protesting over the alleged killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have sparked intense debate across the country.
Fr. Daniel Magaji writes, “I am glad to share this rich history and connection between Edinburgh and Bauchi. I am proud to be part of the Edinburgh mission. I thank God for this connection and pray it lasts.”
