Issues/Policy

In the beginning, many did not really care about it. They waved it away as a Chinese problem. But somehow, it has become a global concern and everyone is now in its awe. That, indeed, […]

Steve Biko (1946-77) (of course you remember him), warned many years ago that “Black man, you are on your own” (Omuabor, 1994). This was the slogan he coined for the South Africa Students Organization that […]

Richard Osuolale Abimbola Akinjide died a few days ago at the age of 88 years, much-loathed, much liked. I have no scale with which to measure the specific tonnage of the loathing and the liking […]

Each time I hear that Nigeria earns over 90 per cent of her revenue from crude oil, I baffle in utter amazement and question how this country would survive. The stark reality is everywhere that […]

With over 537,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and about 24,000 record deaths, the Coronavirus pandemic is certainly the biggest disaster of scale and depth we will witness in this lifetime. Amidst growing concerns, experts have […]

There is an urgent need for public officers to be aware of the necessity of managing their reputations positively by tracking and understanding the reasons behind the public misconception of their roles and activities in […]

H.E Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Governor of Kano State Governor’s Office, Kano Kano State, Nigeria Your Excellency, Open Letter On Kano State’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response I am constrained to write this letter to you out of […]

As though the humiliation of Nigerians by the absent leadership they have been forced to contend with under President Muhammadu Buhari since the country recorded its index case of the Covid-19 global pandemic wasn’t enough, […]

When Nigeria returned to democracy after a sixteen year hiatus following the collapse of the Second Republic, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo decided to model it after the American style democracy with the creation of the office […]

We will need to do more by way of reforms if our economy is to live up to our sundry aspirations for it. For instance, we do not even know how many businesses have been […]

Sir: I write to express my displeasure and deep disappointment on the seemingly quiet disposition of well-meaning Abians as it concerns the present plight of the senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu. He is […]

Shakespeare’s Othello is a sad metaphor on race and colour. The portrait by the bard of the Moor in the 17th Century play plumbed the depth of race and etches a typical Shakespearean tragedy from […]

The world is still grappling with the Covid-19, the greatest killer pandemic disease seen in modern times. It is a challenge that continues to test the integrity of the medical facilities of nations, the competence […]

The challenge of leadership can be defined as the challenge of development. No nation, society or group of people develops beyond the competence, character and foresight of its leadership. There is a certain degree of […]

The world is full of wealth that is liquid and gaseous in nature. This wealth may be the form that breaks under the weight of a pandemic; it is temporary and can disappear in difficult […]

Barely days to the end of a four-week lockdown declared by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria, I’ve seen a few number of “pots […]

Tick-tock, tick-tock, both hands of the clock tiptoed to 12midnight. It was December 31. Hunger and anger waved at the year 1983 which said its goodbyes and trudged towards the calendar door. Economically, 1983 was […]

It is widely accepted that the only thing that is permanent in life is change; however, change is usually faced with a lot of resistance, as people would want to do things the old ways. […]