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Tax reform law: Cracks in the code, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Dec. 30 -- A society does not collapse only when guns are louder than laws. It also weakens when citizens begin to suspect that the text meant to govern them can be quietly edited after the c... Read More


Bandits, states, and the dynamics of illicit economies, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- Some national tragedies do not happen all at once. They arrive quietly, until people start living in fear. Travelling becomes a risk. Farming feels uncertain. Going to school turns... Read More


Beyond boots on the ground, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- Not long ago, a well-worn phrase began to echo again in Nigeria's public conversation: "We need more boots on the ground." It is a phrase that sounds decisive, almost comforting. It... Read More


Cynicism and the 'impregnable wall': Can Nigerians rescue 2027?, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Nov. 17 -- After every election in Nigeria - especially the contentious ones - a familiar chorus rises: "They will rig it." "Nothing will change." Following the recent off-cycle governorship ... Read More


Reversal of pardon list as fruit of public activism, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Nov. 3 -- Public activism is often dismissed as noise - hashtags that flare and fade, marches that make the evening news and then dissolve. But when citizens stay with the work beyond the fir... Read More


Justice as a commodity, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- There are moments in a nation's life when its people hear their own voices with unusual clarity. This is one such moment. In the last week of August this year, a significant event ... Read More


Saving democracy: The urgency of electoral reforms,By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- Voter turnout is democracy's vital sign, and ours has been fading. Since 2007, participation has fallen from 57 per cent to 26.7 per cent in 2023 - our lowest since the return to ci... Read More