*LLB, LLM, PhD (Bucks)*, Polymath, Lawyer, Author, Retired UK Judge, Strategist, Good Govt advocate, DG@IPSPRorg, Policy reform; Security Sector Reform Expert
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Reducing the cost of government expenditure can free up resources for essential services, infrastructure development, and social programs that benefit the population. I will like to explore ten creative ways to cut the cost of government in Nigeria.
How do u do eBanking without needed infrastructure? Then 55% of Nigerians are unbanked. For example; Bornu have 27 LGAs. But only 4 have banks. How do folks access banks? Some have to travel over 100miles to d nearest bank. How do they move large sums safely over such a distance.
...to deposit the outgoing notes (whether they have a bank account or not). Then the CBN imposed a limit on how much can be withdrawn to an unreasonably low amount in my opinion.
...we are at the cusp of total lawlessness. These cowards declare a stay-at-home day at will and the streets become empty on those days, yet the Government is powerless to enforce civil order. A short study I undertook on this issue shows that the people obey the stay-at-home...
President Muhammadu Buhari recently gave a 2-weeks ultimatum, which has since expired, for the negotiating parties to resolve the Federal Government-ASUU imbroglio. Some of us who had been in the educational sector long enough and had witnessed the aberrations knew...
1. It allows you to see there is some merit in the argument of the other side, even though u do not agree with it. It helps to broaden your perspective as well. And helps you appreciate that u do not have a monopoly of passion or position on an issue.
Gaddafi was a dictator but led a more peaceful & prosperous Libya than we have today. Hitler had enough good in him to convince over 80% of Germans to vote for him in a democratic election. Saddam was an oppressive leader but he hated Islamic Extremism…
The caveats and warnings put under some of his tweets by Twitter was sufficient to highlight the non-mainstream nature of many of his views. But banning Trump is dangerous is a democracy. Crazy, unconventional and marginal views are part of democracy.
While the Act contain many provisions that relates to the operations of the Police; there are a few interesting clauses in the Act that should be of special interest to Nigerians. This Thread simply highlights very few of the many provisions.
Scrapping SARS will not stop the menace as it is merely a fruit of a poisonous tree. All other fruits will be equally poisonous. A more fundamental reform of the police paradigm is needed. 
...borrowers must also execute a GSI mandate in favour of the participating financial institution (PFI). Should a borrower default in paying a loan, the lending bank can now activate the GSI, give it right to withdraw from the borrowers account held in any other bank in Nigeria.
Gaddafi was a dictator but led a more peaceful & prosperous Libya than we have today. Hitler had enough good in him to convince over 80% of Germans to vote for him in a democratic election. Saddam was an oppressive leader but he hated Islamic Extremism so much...
...understand the status of the law hence the FG is blamed for many things unfairly; although FG have a lot to answer for in its own right. Take for instance, cases of the police killings of citizens, the soldiers killing of citizens, kidnappings, herdsmen killings etc.
Our security agencies cannot police the chaos that a prolonged national total lockdown will create. We already see signs of that in Lagos. Hunger & destitution can also kill more people than the virus itself. 
...in your future. So you are either making progress or repeating the past. It is your choice. The past is over.. .forget it. The future holds hope.. .reach for it.
They did this through mass testing, aggressive contact tracing and isolation of suspected victims. And it worked wonderfully for them. Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong achieved elements of control over this virus by mass testing and insistence on citizens wearing face masks.