Africa’s leadership bright spots, dark blots and fading stars (5)
Olukayode Oyeleye
March 27, 2023
TWO PAULS are political celebrities and are currently very popular in Africa for about the same reasons. They have both been at the helm of affairs for so long in two nearly contiguous countries in practically the same region of Africa. The two countries are known to speak both English and French as official languages. […]
Local government and the challenges of IGR expansion
MARTIN Ike-MuonsoMarch 20, 2023
Independent revenue generation is central to the charge of local governments. The Nigerian three-tier federal structure specifies performance expectations from each level. Because it is the closest to the people, local governments are to champion grassroots development. It has some measure of constitutionally defined albeit nebulous fiscal autonomy to perform this role effectively. That autonomy […]
Africa’s leadership bright spots, dark blots and fading stars (4)
Olukayode OyeleyeMarch 20, 2023
INTERNATIONAL relations between African countries and their foreign partners outside the continent are currently undergoing some modifications. There seems to be a redefinition of bilateral relations now between African countries and the West, particularly the Europeans, as old accepted norms are now being aggressively challenged. More specifically, African countries seem ready to confront and disrupt […]
IGR expansion-readiness assessment for non-IRS revenue agencies
MARTIN Ike-MuonsoMarch 13, 2023
The two most significant errors in the design and implementation of domestic revenue mobilisation reforms at the subnational government level are focusing narrowly on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tax policies. One primary underlying assumption is that strengthening the IRS would put them in a better position to collect revenue from other revenue-generating agencies […]
Africa’s leadership bright spots, dark blots and fading stars (3)
Olukayode OyeleyeMarch 13, 2023
WEALTH ACCRUING TO African countries from natural resources has helped in developing the various countries at different times and on different scales. Prior to and decades after independence, most African countries have relied on these resources as they annually generate tremendous revenues for the states. With the benefit of hindsight, however, Africa could have earned […]
Africa’s leadership bright spots, dark blots and fading stars (2)
Olukayode OyeleyeMarch 6, 2023
SENEGAL EASILY COMES to mind when considering countries of Africa having contrasting features with relatively different historical and contemporary experiences when juxtaposed with many other African countries after the continental wave of independence in the 1960s. Unlike most other countries, Senegal has enjoyed relative social, political and economic stability over the years. The country stands […]
Measuring the impact of tax policy changes on businesses and citizens
MARTIN Ike-MuonsoFebruary 28, 2023
IGR pursuits can create the same effects as a two-edged sword. On the one hand, they provide the firepower for good governance and citizens’ well-being. Government revenue generally provides requisite funding for critical institutions to design and implement sound policies and the rule of law. They also underlie the availability of infrastructure supporting businesses and […]
Africa’s leadership bright spots, dark blots and fading stars (1)
Olukayode OyeleyeFebruary 28, 2023
DEFINING ISSUES and causes of underdevelopment in Africa in many cases of public discourse, debates and academic exercises often revolves around infrastructure, human capital, types of governments – democracy or not – and sometimes colonial history and contemporary ties to the colonialists. These are often garbed in flamboyant attires of neo-colonialism, market economies, infrastructural deficits, […]
When does Africa’s security really count?
Olukayode OyeleyeFebruary 20, 2023
Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, and the 36th Ordinary Session of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) at AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, got underway at the weekend. Common to those two disparate meetings were security issues. While the Munich meeting considered the invasion of Ukraine […]
The place of CSOs in subnational IGR expansion
MARTIN Ike-MuonsoFebruary 20, 2023
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have earned a long-standing reputation for successfully inter-mediating policymakers and implementers on the one hand and the citizens on the other with fruitful outcomes. Civil society groups belong to the class of associations neither owned by the government nor the family. They are also primarily nonprofit-focused. Some of the […]