“Bros, how body? Have you seen what I have seen?” “No. How do you expect me to see what you have you seen, when my eyes are different from yours? I use my own eyes. The evidence of my own…

Many countries have adopted gender-neutral language in all their communication. Gender-specific words are no longer accepted in public communication. For example, “mankind” has been replaced with “humankind”, “humanity” or “human race”. Manpower has been replaced with “staff”, “personnel”, “workforce”, “labour…

If there is a contest for the title of the most popularly used word, ‘I’ will put up a good fight. It is one term that almost everyone has cause to use every day. (Not ‘everyday’ because its meaning is…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control’s proposed ban on sachet alcohol has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s business landscape, igniting a heated debate among regulators, manufacturers, and citizens. While NAFDAC cites public health concerns as the driving…

A brighter future for Nigeria is indeed attainable. Thus, it falls upon the burden of leadership to swiftly implement these recommendations. By doing so, we can alleviate tensions within the political sphere. Concurrently, fostering robust citizen engagement remains essential to…

One thing you must know about people who talk about you, especially in a derogative manner is that if they were busy with their goals and missions in life, they would probably not have time for you. So when next…

All round the globe, and from generation to generation, those who made money their god and their ultimate pursuit; those who stole and looted treasuries, have never lasted in the annals of positive history, much less in pleasing God. And…

Late Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank PLC, Herbert Wigwe Herbert was a man of bold dreams and obsessed with excellence, while making room for unavoidable mistakes. Herbert never gave up on any bold dream, no matter the odds.…

Whether one takes one’s prompt from the official numbers on the economy (GDP, inflation, exchange rate, unemployment numbers), or anecdotal evidence off Main Street (rising household prices, rising household indebtedness, even as breadwinners return home late in the evening with…

The process leading to the inauguration of a tripartite committee to fix a new minimum wage, has further exposed the dark side of the government in the use of resources. A leaked memo which originated from the office of the…

Those who know Mr Olayemi Cardoso will agree that he got his current job as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria on a platter of solid professional background and strong personal attributes. His pedigree is rich as his…

President Macky Sall of Senegal Let Sall’s misadventure into ‘third-termism’ be a lesson to all African leaders. You have no right to transmogrify from a democrat to a despot. Indeed, your tenancy of the state house is at the pleasure…

On a mission to develop a manual devoted to the art and science of nation-building, my thoughts stumbled upon the centrepiece of every nation’s superstructure – the economy. The relentless waves of crushing economic woes Nigerians continue to suffer must…

This protocol plugs the omission of the right to a nationality in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and has been long in the making. The demand for it was launched in March 2007 by the Global Pan-African…

Crime in Nigeria has increased exponentially over the past few years; crimes ranging from carjacking in streets, and armed robbery in homes, sometimes with Point-of-Sale machines, to the more grievous kidnapping and other acts of terrorism. As these problems increase,…