Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology, Dr. Tunji Olaopa, has called for a change in the bureaucratic culture within the civil service to give a new logic of open government to the system.

On the face of it, public administration is usually taken to mean “the planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling of government operations.” This conception would very often direct and tend to limit attention to the institutions of public administration vis-à-vis their design, structure, managers and their capacity to do what they are designed to do. But a much more robust view of the concept would also involve the context, or what could be variously described as the ecology, within which those activities referred to as public administration

The centenary of the founding of the Nigerian state is something to be celebrated. But more than that, it calls for deep and profound reflection for the simple reason that a hundred years is a life time. Whatever may be the shades of opinions on the preparation for the celebration of this event, no one will doubt its momentous nature. There is therefore the urgent need to insert reflective thought into the celebrations. James Baldwin gives us a critical insight: ‘There is never a time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment, the time is always now.’

No where else is the challenge of transformation and modernization of the public sector more daunting than the sub-Saharan Africa where most of the countries are still grappling with the crisis of government and development. Largely colonial appendages who assured independence from the imperialis

National Assembly to pass 2016 budget today by John Ameh and Sunday Aborisade, Abuja – After weeks of delay, both chambers of the National Assembly received a report on the 2016 budget on Tuesday from the Senate and the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Appropriation

Tackling Africa’s Paradox of Growth Without Development

Nigeria’s embattled currency, the naira, has continued to slide on the back of low oil prices, closing at record intra-day lows against the dollar, even as the central bank intervenes.

Sun News Editorial, First Published on May 18th, 2015 – It is not in contention that high cost of gove rnance in the country is ca­pable of putting democracy, and indeed, the economy at grave risk. Undoubtedly, that is one of the big chal­lenges that the incoming administration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari will grapple with.

Nigeria’s President Mohammadu Buhari has a lot to do concerning his vow to deal with corruption. This news item spoke about the fact that one of hi biggest challenges will be to change mindsets

Not many Nigerians were stunned recently when revelations came to light that a cartel in the federal civil service made up of senior officers, as well as others from the ranks, tagged ‘budget mafia’ had smuggled items into the budget proposal submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari amounting to about N1.7 trillion.

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Speculators Get Their Fingers Burnt, Naira Strengthens to N310/$ – by Obinna Chima and Eromosele Abiodun Foreign currency speculators, who launched an unprecedented attack against the naira in the last two weeks, got their fingers burnt on Tuesday when the nation’s currency staged a major recovery, rising to N310 to a dollar at the close of business, compared to N375 at which it sold on Monday.