Issues/Policy

It is now clear that our policy makers will never be short of curious excuses to justify the neglect and underdevelopment of the Niger Delta region. The Niger Deltans, government apologists often think are too […]

The renewed interest in the crisis that continues to rock Southern Kaduna would be helpful if it produces a genuine effort at resolving the problem and ensuring lasting peace in that part of the country […]

I pity this debt collector. At his wit’s end, this debt chaser, Ahmed Lawal Kuru, managing director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, took his case to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo last year to seek […]

Africa risks a new stumble. The last time Africa suffered a major stumble, it conjured up the image of a “Hopeless Continent”. This became the unfortunate epitaph for Africa’s two lost decades of development. This […]

It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made the war inevitable—Thucydides. So the rise of one and the reaction of the other create a toxic cocktail of […]

The precarious situation in our health institutions continues to be a source of worry to all. Before now, stakeholders in the health sector had cried out over the deplorable conditions that had taken a heavy […]

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, shouldn’t evade the question asked by Daily Trust newspaper reporter, Eyo Charles, who wanted to know who is paying for the nationwide “ward round” he is making, inspecting projects […]

The outburst, over the weekend, of the former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on the burning issue of power rotation has reinforced the feelers in many quarters that […]

The Governor of Kaduna State, Mr Nasir El-Rufai was expected to be one of the guest speakers at the 60th annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) that ended at the weekend. Rufai is […]

An old man’s bulging past casts a silent, scenic silhouette far into our present and future. The present, seeking sobering solace, runs into the sheltering shadow, wading through a thousand and one bits and pieces […]

Please forgive me if I caption this article on what I know which is as the topic heading affects South West Nigeria I will not be surprised if these conditions are not confined to the […]

“Every soul will taste death” Quran (3:185) If you love and care for me, tell me while I’m alive. Don’t send me flowers and write a poem when I’m dead. -Allen Lazar The late Malam […]

The library is one of the most critical forms of social infrastructure that we have. It is also one of the most undervalued! A public library is a non-profit library that is accessible by the […]

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was among the few invited to speak at the recently held annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association. However, El-Rufai’s invitation raised an uproar from members of the NBA, Nigerians […]

drtayooke@gmail.com In the normal run of things, the election of the President of the African Development Bank would be a non-event. Nothing particularly newsworthy to the world at large, especially coming from what the President […]

Whenever you are in a fix concerning how best to express yourself, all you need may just be a figure of speech. Although the figurative elements are often associated with literature, many of them have […]

Even though Nigeria reported another 143 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, suggesting it is time to declare a flattening of the curve, health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire said the authorities will not do so. […]

The so-called Igbo struggle is an enterprise. Individuals from the South-East, who find themselves in position of political influence, hawk the ‘’Igbo agitation’’ as merchandise in self-seeking ventures. These politicians pursue personal gains robed in […]

COVID-19 hit harder than Mike Tyson in his prime. Everything from manufacturing, retail, oil and gas, hospitality, aviation, hospitality, and construction got hit hard. The economic shutdown brought about lower production, supply, and demand. Supply […]