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Poverty, Reform And The Problem Of Causation

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:23:04 +0000

Poverty, Reform And The Problem Of Causation Why Hardship Cannot Be Made To Testify Against The Reforms That Seek To Dismantle The Conditions That Produced It By Tanimu Yakubu The seduction of the wrong conclusion An increasingly familiar claim in Nigeria is that widespread poverty, nearly three years into the reform programme, is itself proof […]

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Tech Improves Polls But Can’t End Electoral Flaws- Yakubu

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 05:07:57 +0000

Tech Improves Polls But Can’t End Electoral Flaws- Yakubu The immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has said while technology has improved the conduct of elections in the country over the last decade, it cannot end the flaws that continue to undermine the credibility of the country’s polls. Yakubu […]

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From Fragility To Foundations: Inside PBAT’s Political Economy

Kazeem Tunde — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:24:04 +0000

From Fragility To Foundations: Inside PBAT’s Political Economy By Tanimu Yakubu In early 2024, Nigeria’s naira collapsed to ₦1,800 per dollar, rattling households and businesses alike. By August 2025, it had strengthened to ₦1,525. For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, this was not just recovery but the opening proof of his broader political economy: building Nigeria […]

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Yakubu At Chatham House, Says 2023 Elections Belong To Young People

Kazeem Tunde — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:02:30 +0000

Yakubu At Chatham House, Says 2023 Elections Belong To Young People The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the 2023 general election is an election for the young people in Nigeria. Giving a breakdown of voter registration and collection of Permanent Voter Cards in Nigeria at his […]

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INEC Will Continue To Adopt Technology For Accurate Results- Yakubu

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:25:08 +0000

INEC Will Continue To Adopt Technology For Accurate Results- Yakubu The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will continue to use modern technology for accurate results, ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this when he visited Kano in continuation of his inspection of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration […]

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2023: We Have 334 Pre-election Cases- INEC

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:41:57 +0000

2023: We Have 334 Pre-election Cases- INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday advised Nigerians to file lawsuits against candidates who they knew submitted false certificates for their eligibility to contest the 2023 election. The commission also said that it was also involved with 334 pre-elections that arose from the conduct of congresses and […]

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Ex-pension Director Yakubu, To Spend Six-years In Jail, Refunds N22.9bn- Supreme Court

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:33:42 +0000

Ex-pension Director Yakubu, To Spend Six-years In Jail, Refunds N22.9bn- Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Wednesday in Abuja, upheld the 2018 decision of the Court of Appeal which sentenced a former Federal Director of Pensions, John Yakubu, to six years imprisonment. The apex court also ordered him to refund N22.9bn to the […]

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$9.8m Money Laundering: EFCC To Appeal Andrew Yakubu’s Acquittal

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:01:16 +0000

$9.8m Money Laundering: EFCC To Appeal Andrew Yakubu’s Acquittal The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will appeal the ruling today by Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, quashing the money laundering charges preferred by the Commission against Mr. Andrew Yakubu, a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, […]

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Undemocratic Takeover Of Govt Poses Great Challenge To ECONEC, Says Yakubu

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:55:03 +0000

Undemocratic Takeover Of Govt Poses Great Challenge To ECONEC, Says Yakubu The undemocratic takeover of government in some West African countries has created a great challenge for Electoral Commissions in the sub-region, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Speaking Wednesday at the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions’ (ECONEC) 7th […]

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Nigerians Submit 9,777 Requests For Additional Polling Units- INEC Boss

Kazeem Tunde — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:55:04 +0000

Nigerians Submit 9,777 Requests For Additional Polling Units- INEC Boss The National Chairman, Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmud Yakubu, on Tuesday, disclosed that as at Feb. 15, the commission had received 9,777 unsolicited requests from across the country for the establishment of additional polling units. He observed that the requests, which were 5,700 as […]

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