Issues/Policy

Tayo Oke; drtayooke@gmail.com Ever heard the phrase; it takes money to make money? Imagine further that a Mr Joe Blogg, an American tycoon and a magnate, desirous of making even more money by investing in […]

Last week the Senate approved the borrowing of the sum of $22.7 billion dollars (8.1 trillion naira) by President Muhammadu Buhari, something the previous Senate led by Dr Bukola Saraki had rejected. That amount is […]

The oft quoted huge housing deficit in Nigeria may be mere exaggeration considering that there are millions of unoccupied houses of different descriptions scattered all over the country. This fact puts to question what constitutes […]

Alhaji Isa Kaita (1912-1994) was the Northern Region Minister for works between 1954-1957 and later Minister of Education between 1957-1966. He later became the Waziri of Katsina. Alhaji Kaita was one of the few closest […]

Diseases are not the most interesting subjects to write about particularly by non-experts in the medical field like me. One of the reasons is that you don’t really know what to say on the subject. […]

The Chairman, Energy Institute, Nigeria, Osten Olorunsola, says the recent breakout of the deadly Coronavirus, or COVID-19, and the ensuing oil crisis could worsen the state of the Nigerian economy if the federal government does […]

His father could be described as poor as a church rat in terms of material wealth! But Pa Isaac Olanipekun of blessed memory was as rich as Croesus when it comes to the fear of […]

The national security challenge is getting worse. The situation is so bad that Nigerians could be said to be literally living precariously sandwiched between dreaded terrorists, merciless bandits, cruel kidnappers, and ruthless ritual killers. It […]

No doubt, Fajuyi’s place in authentic history is assured. He is elevated to the pantheon of men who have stood for principle and will never be forgotten any time events of 1966 are recalled. He […]

The poet Odia Ofeimun’s 70th birthday comes up on Monday, March 16. When I was a first-year undergraduate at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in the late 1970s, the name, Odia Ofeimun, was quietly making […]

One of the real tragedies bedevilling modern day Nigerian newspaper columnists, even the ones that are well regarded by discerning readers, is the penchant to often latch onto populist angst and ride the waves of […]

…the culture of ‘kabiyesi’ is the purveyor of sycophancy and bootlicking that has become the norm in our public and private corporate relationships. Everyone is merely un-daring to speak the truth to the powers that […]

Gender equality is important to me and as we celebrate the International Women’s Day, I will continue to play my part in the fight against inequality. “Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and […]

On Monday, March 9, 2020, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters will hold a public hearing on the Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations; and for Other Related Matters Bill, 2019 […]

Sometime in the early days of his first term in office, President Muhammadu Buhari indicated that if Boko Haram insurgents were disposed to dialogue, he was not averse to it. He said anything that could […]

Tongues have been wagging on why the South-East Governors Forum reneged on its initial plan to launch a regional security outfit in Igboland, similar to the Amotekun of the South-West. But the people should ponder […]

Prisons are public correctional institutions established by government where inmates – suspects and convicts – are detained. Concerned citizens observe that over the years, the situation in Nigerian prison cells across the country has become […]

By the time the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, first claimed that the deadly coronavirus disease was caused by corruption, I had long concluded that his dimness was genuine. […]

The death of the famous American mathematician, Katherine Johnson, was recently announced. She was credited with calculating rocket trajectories for the United States’ early space missions. She got my attention for three reasons. One, she […]

“I also came to apologise for failure to protect you fully. We are doing our best to minimise such incidents. You should continue to forgive us” – Mallam Nasir El Rufai, Daily Trust, Thursday, March […]