A system that has plunged us into this mess cannot bring us back from the brink. It cannot be business as usual if we want to get out of the woods. So far, no political party has given a policy…

The It was perhaps the most remarkable judgment ever delivered by the apex court in recent times, as it used its power to interpret the law to give a different meaning to Section 162 of the 1999 Constitution. on July…

Wage increase for workers has the propensity to spur domestic demand, boost supply and expand local productivity. It can also enhance domestic liquidity and create a robust and efficient market capable of attracting foreign and local investors. The supply-side traditional…

When information minister Mohammed Idris addressed the public on the Daily Trust’s recent controversial report, he took the worn path of adding moral panic to the existing one. Rather than address the matter at stake straightaway, he first went on…

There is no gainsaying the fact that the scourge of corruption has brought Nigeria to its knees, from economic underdevelopment to sociopolitical decadence. Over the years, we have had leaders who promised to end the plague, but corruption ended up…

Professor Wole Soyinka. Justice is the first condition of humanity. – Wole Soyinka, The Man Died All protocols duly observed, I must thank the organizers of this symposium to mark the 90th birthday of WS, our own WS, for inviting…

Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology industry has witnessed significant growth over the past two decades, establishing itself as a pivotal sector for the nation’s economy. The rapid expansion of mobile telephony, internet connectivity, and digital services has spurred economic development,…

“It is the position of this court that the federation can pay local governments allocations directly to the local governments or through the states. In this case, since paying them through the states has not worked, justice demands that local…

Professor Olatunji Dare, journalist, teacher, scholar, public intellectual and mentor to many, turns 80 years old today. This man of letters, who writes to advance the cause of citizens on Main Street, Nigeria, deserves his flowers in the most open…

Public Relations word cloud written on a chalkboard Suffice it to say that it has been an amazing journey of evolution for public relations and I look forward, very enthusiastically, to a reinforced trajectory for public relations scholarship and practice,…

Professor Wole Soyinka I write about three icons born in the month of July – July People – not in the sense in which students of literature are wont to think of Nadine Gordimer’s novel of the same title –…

Christianity has so overtaken and reshaped the lifestyle of the Igbo people of Nigeria that it is hard to say for certain what is originally Igbo and what is not. The fact that the Igbo – like many pre-colonial African…

Among all word pairs with confusing meanings and uses, i.e. and e.g. occupy a peculiar position. They are identical especially because they are two-letter abbreviations. They are, however, not to be used interchangeably because their meanings are different. To start…

The trauma of a faltering economy on many, resulting in suicides and dramatic protests, finally indicates our current crisis is an existential one. Can politics now give way to truth and let thinking take the front row in how we…

The impact of the rising cost of living is being felt globally, albeit in different ways, and it is evident that expenses and bills continue to rise sharply. The cost of food, household consumables, and other essentials has skyrocketed in…