As I round off the discussion on Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s economic management today, it is imperative to note that three short articles like these represent the tip of the iceberg and an invitation for a comprehensive study of Chief Awolowo’s…

There are three levels of government in Nigeria: Federal, state, and local. Each of these levels is in charge of carrying out distinct duties. Under the 1999 Constitution, each of the 36 states is a semi-autonomous political entity that shares…

The Church of England says it will soon start spending £100m in disadvantaged Black communities in the United Kingdom. The church was involved in the transatlantic slave trade so this was how it wanted to restitute. Note that Africans were…

This is a very bad time for anyone to fall ill. Prices of drugs have shot through the roof and medicines are now increasingly out of the reach of the ordinary Nigerian. It is particularly bad for the millions of…

General Emmanuel Abisoye (retd.) was my uncle and one of the closest people to my father. He was commissioned into the Queen’s Nigerian regiment in March 1961. He was at one time, the General Officer Commanding the 3rd Infantry Division…

Exactly one month to this day in 2014, Nigeria became the subject of international interest when 276 students of Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, were kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The brazenness and the novelty…

One of the most beautiful and inspiring news to come out of Nigeria in recent times is the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership bestowed on our own Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, for his exceptional and…

President Bola Tinubu must make haste to lighten the overwhelming burden thrust on Nigerians by his sudden removal of fuel subsidy. The removal is quite laudable but the decision should have been taken by his cabinet. The government needs to…

If you were a JAMB candidate and you were asked to choose between ‘property’ and ‘properties’ in the above context, what would be your answer? That billionaire Otedola has a lot of property or properties – considering all his enormous…

When marketers of fast-moving consumer goods see that buyers cannot buy their products in big sizes, they introduce the sachet-sized pack that is easy to pay for because of the lower cash outlay. Though the consumers know that they will…

Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution says security and welfare of citizens shall be the primary purpose of the government. Quite unfortunately, successive administrations have failed to meet up with these requirements and the current Bola Tinubu administration is equally…

I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in Eswatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other worries in these countries and others in the region include unwanted pregnancies, low income…

It is exactly 275 days today since the 10th Senate came into force. And it has been a period of active law-making, constituency engagement and strategic interventions amid socio-economic and political pressures in which our nation is enmeshed. Yet, we…

There is no doubt in saying that digital literacy stands at the forefront of global progress, serving as the backbone for socio-economic development in the digital age. As a result, countries worldwide consistently seek ways to enhance their capabilities and…

The disparity in roles between ecclesiastics and politicians is generally expected to translate to differences in values, lifestyles, and creeds, but this pattern has been disrupted and bridged in Nigeria by materialism.  Moral disconnects, lust and insatiability for money, wealth,…