Whenever elections come around, I can’t help thinking of an odd headline that appeared in a major Nigerian daily after the 2003 presidential election: “Election peaceful. 13 people killed.”Seriously. How in the world can an […]
From the late 1980s to the early 2000s, the world witnessed one of the greatest advancements in science and massive development in computer technology. This period ushered in a new era through mass production of […]
UNLIKE other African countries playing games with age-cheating, the football authorities in Benin Republic have taken a giant step to rid their country of the dubious practice. In a bold move that resonated across the […]
tingles@punchng.com 08139149577 (SMS only) It’s amazing the difference that a few months’ ‘change of focus’ can make in one’s life. Early this year, her story was not different from her usual lamentations…since I met her. […]
At the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the University of Ibadan, famous historian, Professor Bolanle Awe, will be conferred with a well-deserved honorary doctorate degree. For both Awe and even Nigeria’s […]
A former Executive Secretary of Nigeria Universities Commissions (NUC), Professor Peter Okebukola recently decried acute shortage of teaching staff in Nigerian universities; noting that the annual growth rate of Nigerian universities at four per cent […]
I remember with nostalgia how a friend amidst euphoria triggered by the declaration of the 2015 presidential election result cautioned me with these few words; ‘men will change their ruler expecting to fare better; this […]
The lack of basic facilities for self-actualisation has led to two major problems with their scally hands on the nation’s jugular: poverty and unemployment. They rate as number six and seven respectively on the people’s […]
In June 2018, the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria announced that with the repatriation of the sum of $322.5million, the Swiss government had concluded the return of about $1billion stolen and hidden in Switzerland by Sani […]
The good old days are gone when the groundnut pyramids in northern Nigeria were a major contributor to the economy. They were the admiration of everyone from far and near; one of the pride of […]
Lagos traffic has returned to the perpetual gridlock of the old days. At present, commuters endure excruciating hardship on the roads. This is primarily because of the dilapidated road infrastructure and breakdown of traffic laws […]
VICE-PRESIDENT Yemi Osinbajo has reignited the debate about the failure of the government to sweep away the systemic sleaze in our national life. At the 2018 Nigerian Economic Summit, Osinbajo yet again decried the endemic […]
THE National Economic Council recently made a crucial decision in its proposal to federal and state governments to allocate 15 per cent of their annual budgets to education in furtherance of a state of emergency […]
ANOTHER bloody clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as Shiites, occurred recently in Abuja during a protest march against the continued detention of their leader, Ibrahim […]
Lamentations by senior officials on the revenue crisis facing the country demonstrate the continued failure of the Muhammadu Buhari government to make the right choices and lead the economy to the path of impactful growth. […]
People have been screaming about the exit of HSBC and UBS as sign of bad economics. That’s a huge lie. I will try to explain it in a very simple way. HSBC and UBS were […]
Though Akwa Ibom State was created over two decades ago, it barely came to national and international consciousness under former Governor Godswill Akpabio. This was largely due to the fact that despite what many saw […]
“Leadership is always somewhat mysterious. Leadership can be summed up in two words: intelligence and integrity; or to use two synonyms: competence and character.” –John Brademas, US Congressman, 1984. For almost four years, we have […]
The Senate recently asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend ATM card maintenance charges deducted from customers. This followed outcry by customers that these charges are arbitrary and illicit. The action by the […]
After many months of negotiation, pleas and threats, Organised Labour and the Federal Government appear to have reached a truce on minimum wage. If the figures emanating from sources close to the negotiations are real, […]
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