Opinions
In 1983, Wole Soyinka, the lion and the jewel—not the tiger that surrendered its tigritude—penned two songs that became instantly famous. They appeared in a recording by Tunji Oyelana called “Unlimited Liability.” In “Country Hide &…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, must have smarted from the embarrassing fallout his comments about Nigerians and their habits of energy efficiency generated. While addressing the public last Thursday, he noted how Nigerians waste energy by keeping their freezers…
The last time I watched a game of squash was at the National Stadium in Lagos about 37 years ago. The memory of the sport came back to me recently when I visited a recreation centre in Houston. Two fellas…
The link between a politician’s biological age and the quality of political leadership is raised in discussions across the world on a fairly regular basis. Even academics delve into it from time to time for, as they say, discussion purposes.…
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Ramp up your minimum capital base, or lose your operating license, was a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to all the banks, in a major monetary policy shift announced last month. It…
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Reuters/Luc Gnago For Faye to promise freedom from French grip on French money, French medicines and French food, is wishful thinking. The work must start from home, from within. The country must heal after the…
The Oxford English Dictionary explained the term ‘moral’ to mean “concerned with the goodness or badness of human character or behaviour or with the distinction between right and wrong.” Moral is that part of human life that deals with doing…
Recall that in February 2024, President Bola Tinubu directed mandatory recitation of the pledge immediately after the national anthem at every official and public engagement. According to Mr President, the directive is aimed at ensuring absolute respect for the national…
The Nigerian parliament, like other parliaments, has a huge role to play in ensuring that the country meets its long-term climate ambitions. However, the path ahead demands more than legislative frameworks and oversight. It calls for a paradigm shift in…
All over the world, there are many ways governments protect consumers, but little is said about protecting the manufacturer. Yet, the industrialised nations have a way of ensuring that their indigenous companies thrive in the highly competitive international market. Nigeria,…
Despite many remaining challenges, Rwanda has staged one of the most impressive comebacks of our times. National leaders, led by President Kagame, rejected the policies of hate and division and retribution, and they rebuilt from the ashes. That is a…
How can we talk of equality and justice as enshrined in the constitution, if government could decree by fiat that a certain privileged class of people would enjoy 20 hours of electricity, against the lower classes, whose votes are sought…
This week in history begins Jesus’s journey to the cross, with a lot of twists and schemes. A lot of personalities played very active roles in planning His arrest and subsequent execution, some of whom include Caiaphas, Judas, and Pilate,…
Former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), late Ali Chiroma. The massive show of force was a major factor in the abortion of the 4 June march. But also, some labour leaders sided with the junta. They viewed the…
As Nigeria grapples with the stark reality of a political system in shambles, with it’s elected representatives living in opulence and luxury, while its citizens are ensconced in pervasive poverty caused by incompetent governance over the years, now is really…
Institutional search for global peace and development has been on for decades and is still ongoing. At different times, the world has seen the emergence of bodies like the United Nations, the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the…
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