Since the new democratic dispensation in Nigeria, the issue of the inclusion of ‘technocrats’ in the composition of cabinets at the federal and State levels have been a controversial one. Technocrats, as used and generally acceptable by the stakeholders in the political environment, are those with competencies in certain fields but [...]

Although the economic conditions of most Nigerians have been unenviable for some time, particularly prior to the inception of the current administration, the situation, however, got worsened with the removal of oil subsidy. The elimination of multiple exchange rate windows also significantly impacted the economy as the value of naira [...]

In Nigeria, beyond the superior courts of record recognized by the Constitution of Nigeria, there exist several other layers of courts, most of which exist by dint of the laws of the various states. In this class are the Magistrates Courts, the Area Courts, the Customary Courts, etc. In Lagos [...]

In this column last week, I discussed the issue of fatalities in the built environment and the consequential liability of the state actors. In summing up the discourse, I advocated the extension of the same principle of vicarious liability to all other spheres of public service operations. At the time of [...]

In recent times, there has been incessant incidence of building collapse across the country. The extent to which this menace has become a pattern tends to suggest that it is a new normal. The situation is so deplorable and despicable that the usual attendant uproar and expression of discontent that [...]