Dakuku Peterside

China’s Leadership Playbook and Nigeria’s reality by Dakuku Peterside

China’s growing influence has forced countries, especially in Africa, to navigate a changing geopolitical and resource control landscape. How these implications unfold will...

Challenging The New Ministers by Dakuku Peterside

Three recent developments are the focus of people with a keen interest in the political affairs of Nigeria at the mo­ment. The first...

Hunger is Real and Present by Dakuku Peterside

HUNGER is widespread and chronic in Nigeria. Its prevalence is one phenomenon that statistics cannot fully capture. Not even the global hunger index...

Niger: Trouble In The Neighborhood by Dakuku Peterside

Niger Republic is Nigeria’s next-door neighbour. She is not the best neighbour Ni­geria would desire but, as a sovereign nation, we have no...

This deity called petrol by Dakuku Peterside

To be precise from the onset, it is apt to posit that the centrality, omnipresence and ubiquitous nature of petrol in Nigeria has...

Ex-NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside, To Speak At Ghana Int’l Bunker Conference of 500 Industry Experts, Stakeholders

One of the leading voices in the African maritime sector, Dr Dakuku Peterside, is to speak at the forthcoming International Bunker Industry Association...

Beyond Reactive governance by Dakuku Peterside

Last week, The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) issued an alert warning of the high probability of 14 states experiencing heavy rainfall that...

Rescuing the Nigerian Middle Class By Dakuku Peterside

Last week, I extensively talked with a set of enterprising, upwardly mobile young men and women in Abuja. I chose to label that...

Sustaining the momentum of hope By Dakuku Peterside

Nigerians know there are no quick fixes, so they are patient with the President, believing that their new husband, Mr President, is acting...

Anatomy of Presidential Engagement by Dakuku Peterside

In the sphere of presidential engagement and communication, Nigeria has had different shades of Presidents, from the docile and absent, laidback, garrison-style communication,...

N6bn Defamation Suit: Supreme Court throws out Peterside’s appeal against Odili

A former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has lost his suit challenging a N6...