IN PARTCULAR WHAT DOES THE DATA TELL US ABOUT WHERE COUPS
ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN & WHY?

Senate in turn continues with the tradition of "Bow & Go" 

What Can We Expect From Such a Cabinet?

What should be done at National/State/Local Govt to improve this?

#WorldYouthSkillsDay On PublicSquareNG with RotimiSankore

⚫️Life Expectancy
⚫️Education/Average Years of Schooling
⚫️Decent Standard of Living
⚫️Gender and Equality 

How can #Nigeria improve its standing?
@Mo_UNDP Rep. @UNDPNigeria 
on @PublicSquareNG

Let's Talk About Fuel Subsidy
-₦1.68 trillion per Quarter
-₦559.8 billion per Month

Let's Talk About Agreement With ASUU to Revitalize Universities 
-N1.2 trillion over 6 years

-N200 billion a year

Where Should The Resource Go?

Unresolved ASUU Strike;
Rising Diesel Costs; 
Rising Aviation Fuel Costs;  
Repeated Grid Collapse;
High Food Prices etc;
Lack of Progress on Local Govt Autonomy

 Update & Analysis of VP/Running Mates of Presidential Candidates.
 
Key issues. Is there too much focus on Ethnicity / Geo-Politics / Religion?
 
Is there any consideration on Integrity, Competence, Ideology/Manifesto?

1. The latest Primaries *(Big Observations & Lessons)

2. The list of Parties that now have Presidential Candidates & the Candidates

3. The Big challenges facing Nigeria (Economy, Inequality, Insecurity, Unemployment, Underdevelopment) did not come up significantly at the Primaries - Does any of the Parties really have solutions?

What are its chances of victory?

How would it govern?

@PublicSquareNG #Countdown2023

*Ethical issues around INEC storing sensitive material at CBN if CBN Gov is contesting (& refuses to resign) 

* Legality go One of the Parties (APC) reportedly including a to be Pre signed Voluntary withdrawal from race form in its Nomination / Acceptance forms.

* Drama around Goodluck allegedly belonging to two Parties at the same time? Is it legal? Even if unethical if anyone belongs to two Parties?

#NigeriaInfoPSQ

#NigeriaInfoPSQ

Media Can Play Crucial Role To #EndGBV & #BreakTheBias

@Busola_Ajibola / @CJIDAfrica & @Jeffahchukwuma @ProjectalertVaw joins @RotimiSankore & @AghoghoOboh On @PublicSquareNG

@PublicSquareNG With @RotimiSankore & @AghoghoOboh

Gender Inequality esp. results in Fragility, Poverty & Insecurity

What is the latest #data?

How does this impact on #Nigeria

International Women's Day Special on Public Square

Join @RotimiSankore & @AghoghoOboh

ASUU STRIKE: WHAT NEXT?

What other options are open to #ASUU/@ASUUNGR - Other than #ASUUstrike?

Join @RotimiSankore & @AghoghoOboh

Topic: Quality of Teaching & Human Resource Gap

Featuring: 

1. Prof Josiah Olusegun Ajiboye Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria

2. Oriyomi Ogunwale Team Lead at EduPlana

Rotimi Sankore & Aghogho Oboh

Topic: How Can We Improve Infrastructure & Quality of Education?

Featuring: 

Mr Orji K. Emmanuel President Association for Formidable Educational Development (AFED)

Mr Hamzat Lawal Chief Executive Connected Development

Rotimi Sankore & Aghogho Oboh

Topic: Perspectives on Nigeria Education Sector Budget

Featuring: 

1. Fela Bank Olemoh - Senior Special Assistant (SSA)  to Presidency on Education

2. Iniobong Usen -  Senior Research and Policy Analyst at BudgIT

Rotimi Sankore & Aghogho Oboh
 

- We had LGA Elections here in Lagos.

- Anambra elected Chukwuma Soludo as Governor.

- The court ordered INEC to un-deregister the Youth Party.

- President Buhari nominated Lauretta Onochie to be an INEC Commissioner.

- A coalition of northern food producers attempted a Food Blockade of the South Isa Pantami was in the news for past comments about Boko Haram and Al Qaeda.

- In the Southwest we had the rise and arrest of Sunday Igboho and his Yoruba Nation movement.

- In the Southeast, you had IPOB’s Sit At Home threats, and Nnamdi Kanu’s Extraordinary Rendition and trial

- This year, the National Assembly passed the Electoral Act Amendment, after a long controversy over Electronic Transmission.

- And then, President Buhari vetoed it. There was also of course the Twitter Ban

- We also had loads of PDP Governors defecting to APC And this revived the debate over whether or not the parties are the same.

- Governor Seyi Makinde made the point that Professionals needed in politics And there CANNOT be a political year without a party leadership crisis. Last year, it was the APC. This year, it was the PDP.

Topic: State Of Electricity Distribution In Nigeria

Featuring: 
Mr. Kóláwolé Olúwádàre Deputy Director Socio Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP)

Mr Adetayo Adegbemle  Executive Director  PowerUpNG

Rotimi Sankore & Aghogho Oboh
 

Featuring: Anietie Ewang, Researcher Africa division, Human Rights Watch & Osai Ojigho, Director of Amnesty International in Nigeria

Rotimi Sankore & Aghogho Oboh

Rotimi Sankore & Aghogho Oboh

(Amnesty Int. New Report On Lack of Access To Justice For Women & Girls)

Rotimi Sankore & Aghogho Oboh

Topic: What Are Infrastructure Challenges Facing Nigeria’s Power Sector

Featuring: Dr Sam Amadi Former Chair Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) & Ahmad Zakari Special Adviser to the President on Infrastructure

Rotimi Sankore & Aghogho Oboh

Guests:

Motunrayo Alaka of Wole Soyinka Journalism Centre

Vahyala Kwaga Senior Research & Policy Analyst BudgIT

Join Rotimi Sankore and Aghogho Oboh as they reflect on the connection between underdevelopment, insecurity and lack of access to education.

• an opportunity to acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty;
• a chance for them to make their concerns heard; and
• a moment to recognize that poor people are the first ones to fight against poverty

 Rotimi Sankore and Aghogho Oboh explore possible solutions towards the eradication of poverty.

This episode of Public Square explains the challenges and possible solutions to some of these challenges.

This episode reflects on the year-long celebrations, the past and the future of Nigeria.

After Sixty One years of independence, many Nigerians, particularly the youth, hold the view that the country has failed to work for them in a way that is satisfactory and enduring.

It is an annual worldwide event that is celebrated on September 26th.

Let's talk about family planning and its impact on society.

On International Literacy Day, organizations and individuals take ownership of their literacy and then use it to encourage and aid those who are having trouble reading and writing.