Hamisu A. Dandajeh, Ph.D

Academic/Energy & Climate-Change Expert/PhD @UCL /MSc @QMUL /@MIT ETT Fellow

[Hamisu A. Dandajeh, Ph.D @Dandaje]

When you are competent and highly principled; you speak your mind freely without fear of favor or political correctness. These are rare combinations of qualities even in men of honor. They are inalienable. Granted that you may attract known and unknown enemies who will feel

[Hamisu A. Dandajeh, Ph.D @Dandaje]

I am now a Senior Policy Analyst Africa (Remote) with BPS GmbH Germany·
I will be acting as a Part-time Independent Consultant on Energy, Climate and Environment.

[Hamisu A. Dandajeh, Ph.D @Dandaje]

their daily lives: economic conditions, security, social welfare, and the quality of governance.

[Hamisu A. Dandajeh, Ph.D @Dandaje]

The manner in which the Courts have consistently denied bail applications for an alleged offence that is clearly bailable, or imposed bail conditions that are practically impossible to meet on the case of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai @elrufai, raises serious concerns about the

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Detaining Mallam Nasir El-Rufai beyond the period required for legal proceedings is unlikely to alter Nigeria's political trajectory in 2027. Mallam has already paid his dues, and Nigerians will assess and judge the government of the day based on the realities they experience in

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create environments that uphold human dignity, encourage productivity, and provide vulnerable individuals with sustainable opportunities rather than leaving them exposed on the streets.

Every parent must be held responsibly accountable to his family!
H A. Dandajeh
4.6.2026

[Hamisu A. Dandajeh, Ph.D @Dandaje]

I was in Ajah, Lagos State, a few weeks ago, where I observed a large number of beggars, mostly women and children, ranging 5 - 13years, from Northern Nigeria, occupying the road divider along Addo Road under the Ajah bridge. The situation was quite disturbing. Apart from being

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intentional, avoidable and unjustified begging in some parts of Northern Nigeria and then criticize other regions when they take decisive measures to protect their communities and maintain public order.

As a society, we can, and must, do better. We owe it to ourselves to

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worldwide, it does not fully explain why Nigerians are paying significantly more than consumers in many other countries.

The uncomfortable truth is that Nigeria's petrol price crisis is largely home-grown.

H A. Dandajeh
6/2/2026

[Hamisu A. Dandajeh, Ph.D @Dandaje]

Granted, the global energy market has been shaken by tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of global oil trade passes. Some increase in fuel prices across the world was therefore inevitable.

However, Nigeria's experience has been markedly different.

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choices and intentional structural inefficiencies that continue to expose Nigerians to the full force of international shocks.

Being an oil-producing nation should be an advantage, not a disadvantage. While the Hormuz crisis may explain part of the increase in fuel prices

[Hamisu A. Dandajeh, Ph.D @Dandaje]

Taqabballahu minna wa minkum🙏.