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Zaria conversations on improving security and national unity, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, April 19 -- I spent the week in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, making two presentations and engaging the academic community in broad debates on the crises facing Nigeria and West Africa. My ... Read More


Are people losing hope in democracy?, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, April 12 -- PREMIUM TIMES carried a report yesterday posing the question of whether people are losing hope in democracy. It outlines the findings of an International IDEA survey, which shows ... Read More


Electricity tariff increase and the big lie, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, April 5 -- Without warning, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has raised the electricity tariff for most urban households by 300 per cent, on the basis of a big lie. Accor... Read More


Political tsunami in Senegal, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, March 29 -- I have been in Senegal as part of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission led by Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the story of the 2024 polls is a pleasing one. The Senegalese people... Read More


Galvanising elite consensus in Nigeria, ByJibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, March 8 -- Yesterday, the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies convened a methodology workshop on how to galvanise the Nigerian elite for national unity and development. T... Read More


The dangers of introducing state police today, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- The Federal Government, alongside the governments of the 36 states, are considering the creation of state police. This followed an emergency meeting between President Bola Tinubu a... Read More


Religion for peace (1), By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- The book, Religion for Peace, was presented yesterday as part of the ceremonies for the 80th birthday of John Cardinal Onaiyekan. I am an Ahmadu Bello University brought up, which m... Read More


Imperative of a return to policing Nigeria, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- Nigeria has not been policed for decades and the evidence to prove it is everywhere. Rural Nigeria and increasingly, urban Nigeria, are not governed spaces but are continuously ram... Read More