RipplesMetrics…2025 budget: Greater chunk of N1.53tn for regional commissions will go for personnel costs

A total of N1.52 trillion has been approved by the government for the six newly created regional commissions as budget for 2025. The Budget was just recently passed by the president and was initially proposed at N49.7 trillion. However, upon the request of the president, the National Assembly approved an upward review to N54.99 trillion…

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Let Us All Not Praise Infamous Men

Jack Welch. Photograph Source: Hamilton83 – CC BY-SA 3.0 We’ve become accustomed, here in the 2020s, to an endless stream of headlines that herald massive new windfalls for America’s top corporate and financial execs. Back a century ago, in the 1920s, our nation’s executive elites lived through a similarly rewarding era. But that era would…

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Presidency tightens rules on citizen engagement, demands real-time public feedback from ministers

The Nigerian Presidency has rolled out new, stricter guidelines for its quarterly Stakeholder and Citizens Engagement Meetings. The announcement, was made on Wednesday through the Central Delivery Coordination Unit (CDCU) under the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination. At the heart of this initiative is a clear mandate: every…

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Trump 2.0: The View from China

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Donald Trump’s second term may not be all bad for all nations, especially China. According to many Chinese internet users, Trump’s policies have unwittingly strengthened their country. This is why he has earned the popular nickname “Chuan Jianguo,” which means “Make China Great.” Trump’s first term made at least three…

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