Meritocracy

By Chinedu Eze A resounding endorsement has greeted President Tinubu’s appointment of Acting IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu as Nigeria’s 23rd indigenous Inspector-General of Police. The move has been hailed as a masterstroke, earning plaudit from security experts and citizens alike. The appointment is being touted as a triumph of meritocracy,…

“Ordinary Men in Action” activists held a press conference in Seoul, 2022, to push back against gendered hate politics. Image courtesy of Feminism With Him. Used with permission. It can be difficult to define what “conservative” or “right-wing populist” means, as the boundaries have blurred with other terms such as…

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The Trump administration has sought to portray itself as a meritocracy fit for only the most competent employees, despite all evidence to the contrary. And yet, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, within this purported meritocracy, is reportedly planning to lower its recruitment standards in response to a crisis of the…

Abia Gov Appoints Renowned Northern Engineer, Engr. Tasiu Wudil, to Key Electricity Advisory Role In a move lauded as a testament to meritocracy and national unity, Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex C. Otti OFR, has appointed Engr. Tasiu Wudil FNSE, FAEng, mni, a prominent northern engineer and immediate past President…

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American sports come with implied narratives. The story of baseball is fundamentally nostalgic, connecting us to childhood and to the country’s pastoral beginnings. Football tells a story of manly grit, with echoes of the battlefield. Basketball is the city game, as the sportswriter Pete Axthelm called it half a century…

Introduction Ghana, often heralded as a beacon of democracy and political stability in West Africa, faces a mounting governance challenge: the erosion of meritocracy in the appointment of public office holders. Over the past two decades, qualified professionals are frequently overlooked in favour of political loyalists and connections. This trend…

While Monaco is known as a gambling haven, its Formula 1 grand prix is generally a meritocracy rather than one defined by being dealt a good hand. Qualifying on pole is usually a recipe for success on Sunday, and even F1's best efforts to try something different by mandating two…