I will do something different. I will talk about real life experiences of a few Nigerians who have attempted to get their Nigerian Identification Number (NIN) following the ultimatum given by the Federal Government of […]
There was something almost disturbing about Jakande’s simplicity. It was as if he was openly mocking the decadent Nigerian power elites, both military and civilian, for their obsession with luxury and comfort. When he became […]
This month marks a decade since the start of the “Afro-Arab Spring.” Led by technology-wielding youths. These revolutions toppled mummified dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. The dry harmattan winds of this North African spring […]
In the Nigerian political discourse, one saying that is thrown around regularly is: “Nobody gives you power; you have to grab it.” It has been repeated for too long that it has acquired the aura […]
Some mischievous individuals think that the olive branch overtures of the Fulani political elite on the herdsmen and farmers’ clashes is a red herring, an offering to halt the ire of the South-West against the […]
“ A strong WTO is vital if we are to recover fully and rapidly from the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our organisation faces a great many challenges but working together we can collectively […]
“So it goes. Returning violence for violence multipliers violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only […]
There is no plan to hike pump price, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Tuesday. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr Kennie Obateru, dismissed rumours about an imminent upward review of […]
The idea of having a near-perfect country out of a ruptured Nigeria is illusory. The composite parts of the country each contribute to the miasma of confusion that Nigeria is. No single entity is responsible […]
At last, he finally responded to the elite, a class of distinguishing and eminent statesmen and women who chose to talk tough but true about the situation of things in the country. But, regrettably in […]
A new sheriff is in town” often heralds a breakthrough in crime combat. How appropriate that phrase announces trends in the ravaging coronavirus, I do not know. But I could simply say the nightmare is […]
Much attention has been devoted to the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on January 1, 2021. As the CEO of the pan-African provider of industrial ecosystems, I am convinced about the […]
The reported clash between Hausa and Yoruba traders in Shasha, Ibadan on Thursday, February 12, 2021 should be alarming for every Nigerian. Given that the crisis was triggered by avoidable circumstance of a Hausa man […]
On Sunday, February 14, the Nigerian Presidency in a statement signed by spokesman Garba Shehu reportedly affirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to ensure the protection of all religious and ethnic groups in the […]
The desperate attempts by President Donald Trump to overturn a free and fair U.S. presidential election of 2020 ought to create every sense of urgency for Nigeria to explore a bi-partisan body for the conduct […]
When the late Libyan leader, Mu’ammar al-Gadaffi once prescribed that Nigeria should divide along ethnic lines like former Yugoslavia, as panacea to frequent ethnic bloodletting in Jos and other parts of the country, he was […]
A few years ago Dr Udeme Nnanna who was the Head of Department of Mass Communication at the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, had invited me to come and speak to his students of […]
The Fulani nation is the only ethnic group in West Africa that has produced Heads of State in at least five different African countries viz: The current President of Senegal, Macky Sall, the current President […]
The expression “informal economy” encompasses a huge diversity of situations and phenomena in the country. However, working in the informal economy is often characterized by small or undefined workplaces, unsafe and unhealthy working conditions, unregulated, […]
In many places, including Nigeria, that which is Arabic, Islamic and northern have been conflated and even combined to mear the thing – the clothes and robes, the hijab, purdah, etc. in a way that […]
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