Opinions
In the wake of the operationalisation of the Dangote Refinery earlier in the year, the national oil company, the NNPC Ltd, has come under severe criticism, some justifiable and others unjustifiable. The excoriation has become…
Nigerians are waiting eagerly for President Bola Tinubu to make a proclamation on the new date for the postponed National Population and Housing Census. The immediate-past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier scheduled the exercise to hold between May…
It must be stressed at this point that every eligible student is equal, and no one needs to have a ‘godfather’ or unique connections in society to access the loan… Instead, what is essential is for an applicant to meet…
Having listened to former President of the Law Society of Singapore, Gregory Vijayendren, I think if indeed we are serious and sincere about making change in this country, there is something we need to take away from here. Singapore, as…
The leaders, the fathers, have the first responsibility before God to raise the banner of righteousness – no sexual pervert must be covered and laundered. Money must not be traded for value and for virtue. Sexual perverts must be identified,…
The assent of President Bola Tinubu to the recent bill passed by the National Assembly to revert to the old national anthem as the nation celebrates 25 years of uninterrupted democracy is a misplacement of priority. Nigeria under the current…
During the naira crisis in 2023, I could not buy foodstuffs because market women refused to collect transfer payments. The restaurant beside my house also rejected electronic transfer payments. Although in accountancy, there is no difference between cash held in…
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, I was among millions of Londoners who went to the polls to elect the next mayor of London and seats in the London Assembly. I arrived at my polling unit at 6:24 pm and left…
Since the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo except, for President Umaru Yar’Adua who came in with sickness, the tradition has been that each new President goes in extensive search for foreign investment. Thanks to the civil servants who normally arrange such…
Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho. The only hopeful thing in this sorry story is that it has taken this judicial mano-o-mano in Kano to rouse a set of actors who have for long chosen to…
If you can’t take a joke or see the funny side of every situation no matter how stultifying, your Nigerian-ness is suspect. This is the land of the happiest people on the planet. One day, one wonder. Every frown eventually…
President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu [PHOTO: Presidency] In Africa, when a man loses his virility, he is subject of scorn, ridicule and disdain. Male impotence or infertility is not only disdained but tabooed. In a continent where child-making is almost an obsession, Africa couched a…
God is behind the devaluation of the naira. The internet has spawned a panoply of conspiracy theories. We have a handful here in Nigeria. Buhari died a long time ago. The man in Aso Rock for years was not Buhari.…
Nigerian students of Teesside University, UK. Picture credit: BBC. The Nigerian diplomatic and consular efforts need to be more activist in protecting the rights of Nigerians outside our shores. Some of the Teesside University students could use such assistance to…
The present pace and tempo of development in Ogun State calls for critical evaluation, considering the experience of the residents in the Gateway State since the inception of the Fourth Republic in particular, especially the period between 2003 and 2019.…
In about thirty days, Professor Abd-Rasheed Na’Allah will vacate his office as the vice-chancellor of the University of Abuja. He was the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, becoming one of the few who served as vice-chancellors in two universities,…
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