Folahan Johnson·Oct 22Tax Collectors Without a Tax BaseAutonomy with Strings Attached, Part 2 of 2. Local Governments were handed revenue powers on paper and never the means to use them.
Folahan Johnson·Oct 21Autonomy with Strings AttachedPart 1 of 2. The Supreme Court ordered that Local Governments be paid directly. Twenty-seven months on, the money arrives, but the power…
Folahan Johnson·May 9Beware of ReubenA meditation on Joseph, the friends who comfort us, and the friends who quietly write our destinies.
Folahan Johnson·Feb 4IShowSpeed Came to Nigeria, and We Showed Him Everything Except Nigeria.The popular streamer IShowSpeed’s recent visit to Lagos was a glaring reminder of a missed opportunity. We failed to showcase a quality…A response icon1A response icon1
Folahan Johnson·May 6, 2025Beyond the Checkpoints: A Systems Journey Across Nigeria’s Health and Agriculture FrontlinesOver the past few weeks, my colleagues and I at the International Budget Partnership (IBP) found ourselves traveling across seven states in…
Folahan Johnson·May 4, 202232 and GratefulI am not sure and quite frankly not in the mood to dig into my memory if I have ever made a public post about my birthday, but here goes…A response icon3A response icon3
Folahan Johnson·Oct 18, 2020#EndSARS: A failed system against A Generation of InnovatorsIf there was ever a time for the establishment in Nigeria to sit back and realize their method and approach is never going to sit well in…