Issues/Policy

By geo-political and global categorization, Nigeria is a third world country. The country boasts of a huge population, incredible ethnic diversity, rich cultural provincialism, unique human talent aggregation and a huge destination of natural resources. […]

INTRODUCTION  Generally, human rights are deemed almost sacrosanct in most part of the world where democratic tenets are upheld, and this is why they have universal appeal. However, there are certain instances where these rights have […]

The other day a clever man was speaking about the world after corona virus otherwise known as COVID-19. Whichever, way and manner Nigeria may change it will never admit of medical tourism ever again. Someone […]

Three weeks ago in the United States of America, a man called the police complaining that his son was not happy on his birthday because the country is on lockdown as there are no family […]

The report of the 2012 Presidential Committee on Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies also known as the Oronsaye Panel Report, is a significant public document, which neither time nor event […]

Let’s tell the story of Venezuela, because it bears striking similitude with that of Nigeria. Just like us, Venezuela is rich in oil, very rich. At a time, the county’s problem was not money, but […]

The battle for justice and freedom is never so easy. You must find a reason to commit yourself to it because there will always be challenges to distract you, some compelling situations that could force […]

IMAGINE what dreary times majority of Nigerians are going through as they are locked down because of the Corona Virus. Their complaints of hunger, anger, and deprivations are worsened by promises of palliatives that have […]

“O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible”, Findae, Pythian III. Sisyphus was a wise and prudent man that offended the gods. His sin was exploring their […]

How Africa copes with the attack on lives and livelihoods brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak will depend largely on how quickly stakeholders organise a public health response. The quality of the collaboration between public […]

I do not know if I am right to entitle this piece as I have entitled it. Perhaps I should call it coronavirus border-men. Or perhaps I should call it coronavirus gatemen. Or maybe I […]

“No matter where in the world or in which sector, the crisis is having a dramatic impact on the world’s workforce” –International Labour Organisation document, April 2020 The International Labour Organisation document cited in the […]

Over the decades, African countries have had to contend with a variety of problems ranging from brain drain, poverty, bad leadership, famine, and diseases. These diseases have not only killed many people but have also […]

Fola Ojo (willieojo@yahoo.com) Without a shadow of doubt, Nigeria is endowed with men and women with requisite cerebral competence that can shake up and reawaken the soul of the nation from its manifold and multifarious […]

By FEMI ADESINA Let’s tell the story of Venezuela, because it bears striking similitude with that of Nigeria. Just like us, Venezuela is rich in oil, very rich. At a time, the county’s problem was […]

Some reactions to the behaviour of people in Abuja and Lagos post-COVID-19 lockdown on Monday exposed the dishonesty of Nigeria’s political elite. I use the word dishonesty advisedly given that some of these comments in […]

Last week, the Kaduna State Police Command demonstrated probably their swiftest response to any petition ever when they arrested self-professed atheist and president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, Mubarak Bala, over his Facebook posts […]