Three – maybe three and a half – stories go to the heart of why Nigeria appears stuck in a rut. And for some strange reason, all of them are rooted mainly in energy and power. The first is about a project, the Mambilla Hydroelectric Project. If you live in Nigeria – except you’re the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu – there’s a good chance you would have heard about this project, which is located in Gembu, Taraba State. In that case, there’s a chance you might also have heard that the national power grid, more in the news for…

The current severe economic crisis suffered by millions of Nigerians was caused by series of increase petrol prices and fall in Naira value, and which led to the fall in real wages and general devaluation of life, can be traced to the actions of a few against Nigeria’s economic interests. This continued sabotage of the energy sectors and economy in general shouldn't be trivialized as corruption but economic treason. Former President Goodluck Jonathan made a distinction between stealing and corruption when he said good accounting systems can reduce outright stealing but corruption is more difficult to curb. We have been…