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Opinion: Project Monitoring Needs Public Data, Deadlines, and Escalation
2026-08-23
Opinion. Citizen project-monitoring committees can improve public accountability, but only when they can compare promises with evidence. NAN reported that the Niger Delta Youth Network created a monitoring and accountability committee and urged contractors to …
Opinion: Digital-ID Growth Must Be Matched by Privacy and Accountability
2026-08-23
Opinion. Ethiopia’s reported Fayda digital-ID expansion illustrates both the promise and the risk of building public services around a single identity layer. NAN reported that nearly 50 million people had registered and that the system was integrated into more…
Opinion: State Police Needs Guardrails Before It Gains More Powers
2026-08-23
Opinion. The debate on state police should not be reduced to a choice between centralisation and decentralisation. The more important question is whether any new structure can be insulated from political capture and made accountable to the people it serves. NA…
Editorial: Peace Accords Need Institutional Enforcement, Not Only Political Signatures
2026-08-21
Opinion. Nigeria’s 2027 election peace accord is a useful public commitment, but its value will be measured by what institutions and political actors do after the signing ceremony. The State House reported that the accord commits parties and candidates to peac…
UMAR SANUSI GARBA (COMRADE KALAMBAINA): A Rising Force in Legal Technology, Innovation, and Civic Education
2026-01-12
UMAR SANUSI GARBA (COMRADE KALAMBAINA): A Rising Force in Legal Technology, Innovation, and Civic Education Umar Sanusi Garba, widely known as Comrade Kalambaina , is a Nigerian law student, paralegal officer, software engineer, digital forensics analyst, auth…
