Sunday, October 13

Opinions

On minimum wage and efficiency wage

There is always controversy over what should be the minimum wage paid to workers in Nigeria and of course, somewhere else. That is why there are often long negotiations between the government and workers’ unions. Sometimes it leads to strikes…

Public speaking 101, By Wole Olaoye

Please ensure that your brain is in gear before activating your mouth. That is the honest advice I will freely give to all public officers today to save them from everlasting embarrassment guaranteed by the damning reality that the Internet…

Egbetokun lo’kan, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Okuama, Delta State. A dispassionate Board of Inquiry must get to the root of how these soldiers met their unconscionable fate, who was responsible, and how they were deployed on the mission that consumed their young lives. It is time…

Examining the President’s T-Pain alias, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria must unravel the killing of the officers and men of the Nigerian Army who met their untimely deaths in Okuama. This will need openness and getting to the brass-tacks of the matter. It must be done by an entity…

Low glycaemic index foods (1)

On a Sunday morning, years ago, while I was about to enter the church, my eyes caught a person displaying hot snacks. With the speed of light, I ran into the church so that I would not be tempted to…

Why your periods may be light

The practice of drinking coffee, though a fairly common one among various races, has been present in many different cultures, but has often been dismissed by many as a pastime of idle people. So, although it has grown to become…

Where is the Lagos-Calabar rail?

In a recent story, I congratulated the Bola Tinubu administration for its decision to construct two so-called “superhighways” in the country.  One will run between Abuja and Lagos, while the other will run between Abuja and Port Harcourt. It turns out…

Tinubu’s remote work week and Nigerians’ gasp for air

On Thursday evening, President Bola Tinubu stood among senators to deliver his first Math lecture as President. Although the setting neither looked nor felt like a learning environment, the President felt the lessons would stick better with food in the…

Nigeria’s oil money under siege, By Adamu Rabiu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri. Given that the architects of the PIA still maintain authority, it is a tool wielded by the masterminds to maintain their stranglehold on the nation’s resources, resembling a situation where ‘the…

Making the CBN work again, By Mariam Mohammed

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of the CBN. …for now, it is worthwhile to commend President Bola Tinubu for a strategic pick in the person of Mr Yemi Cardoso, who…

Sickle cell and affairs of the heart

This thing called love is complicated. Over the years, I have had young individuals write to me concerned about their lives as someone living with Sickle cell.  When I read such emails, I feel so sorry for their heartaches and…

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