Issues/Policy

drtayoooke@gmail.com The late Chief Anthony Eromosele Enaharo (1923-2010) dedicated the last two decades of his life on earth not only spearheading the clamour for “restructuring” in this country, but more crucially, for the introduction (some […]

Within the first 10 days of May, this year, Nigeria, once again, suffered a series of nationwide blackouts due to a collapse of the transmission grid. Nigerians are, unfortunately, becoming accustomed to these highly unpalatable […]

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development on May 24, 2019 launched the Revised National Youth Policy, 2019 with youth stakeholders in Akure, Ondo State. The review which was long overdue – the 2009 […]

“Our people have witnessed bad leadership, especially in the ‎last eight years. It will be a disaster if we do not save this situation.” These were the exact words prophetically uttered by the Speaker of […]

Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), one of the major electricity distribution companies in Nigeria, says any form of assault on its staff is a criminal offense punishable by the extant laws of the land. The company, […]

“If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.” — Mahatma Ghandi. Because human […]

Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye is not only a quintessential Nigerian writer and journalist, he is, undoubtedly, one of the most formidable literary and social critics in the country today. Ejinkeonye, whose birthday is today (May 27), is […]

43 per cent of the labour force is without a full-time job or any job at all. That is a labour crisis. And to think just about four years ago (Q4-2014), that is, relative to […]

Introducing A People Defined by Hierarchies Nigeria is a country defined by hierarchies in which everyone is expected to fit neatly into a box. These hierarchies are many and multi-dimensional. They vary in both shape […]

Nigeria’s currency profile has notably failed to serve the needs of our people and our economy. Evidently, lower denominations of primary kobo coins and low value notes have been largely rejected by the public because […]

Act 1: Scene 1 In slow motion, common sense somersaulted repeatedly as an absurd scene unravelled along the Abuja-Lokoja Road at sunrise. It wasn’t a Nollywood session. Call it Horror-wood, you won’t be wrong. Right […]

The year 2019 would for a very long time to come, remain one of the most treacherous seasons for Nigeria’s judiciary going by the self-inflicted but externally induced credibility catastrophe that befell it and successfully […]

There have been several complaints in the press about inadequate funding of our tertiary institutions one of such complaints is the Editorial in the Guardian Newspaper of Monday 18th March 2019. Several suggestions have been […]

The preference for a boy child over a girl, is an ill-informed practice that still persists all over the world and amongst the worst perpetrators below China, India and Egypt and also Nigeria. The existing […]

It was a few minutes to midnight. Then, the folks who man the rail lines between Maryland and Washington had slammed the access to the train station against late night commuters. “WG,” he said casually, […]

In a play The Balcony by the French playwright Jean Genet, a group of actors and actresses play-acting power roles of Queen, General, Judge, and Pope find themselves being these powerful people in real life. […]

The biting and harsh reality of the Nigerian economy has made migration very attractive. Right from the time of military rule, professionals and non professionals alike have been fleeing the country that touts itself as […]

This is another right time to discuss the 8th Assembly within the construct of the last four years of democracy under our leaders. There are so many leaders in this contextual reporting of the last […]