Issues/Policy

What a gruelling experience for Uniben students and staff this past week! What a time, what a hell of a time, passed through them this past week many of them will remember for a pretty […]

When the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, announced in October 2022 that the three highest denominations of the country’s currency would be redesigned, every sane person would, pardonably, think that […]

Let me begin with an apology to my non-Yoruba readers. The adage that forms the kernel of my intervention today is “Òrìṣà bí o le gbè mí, se mí bi o se ba mí.” It […]

The 13th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Labour Congress opened in Abuja, the nation’s capital, two days ago. The two days’ event which would see the emergence of new leadership for the umbrella body […]

Have Nigerians learned anything from their experience over the past eight years? This is the question that comes to mind every time stalwarts of the ruling All Progressives Congress attribute Nigeria’s current multi-faceted struggles to […]

We travel out to many prestigious universities around the world and are bombarded by copious amounts of case studies pertaining to their companies, governments and projects, which offer great insights for learning, and to which […]

BY REUBEN ABATI abati1990@gmail.com Yesterday morning, while on the flagship show of Arise News – The Morning Show- I took special notice during the newspaper review with Emmanuel Efeni and the segment titled “What’s Trending” […]

BY BOLUWOLE ADEAGBO The Lagos state gubernatorial town hall debate organised by The Platform, a civic discussion initiative of the Covenant Christian Centre could have been an avenue for all candidates to get their plans […]

Someone said that Western countries have snacks while Nigeria has meals. It sounds cheeky, but from the Nigerian perspective of what constitutes food, the person may not be far from the truth. To the Nigerian, […]

I have seen videos of fights breaking out in banking halls and at ATMs as customers struggle to withdraw cash. There are also heartrending pictures of women stripping naked in banking halls, protesting their inability […]

The Nigerian industries are facing hard times from both internal hardships and lack of global competitiveness. The government is expected to provide a conducive environment for the sector to produce goods with competitive quality and […]

It is not a coincidence that I am writing you three weeks to general election. The prevailing atmosphere in Nigeria is such that any Nigerian who can call on any other Nigerian to reason should […]

Pope Francis’ unprecedented message during his African tour early February relates sustainable peace and unity, economic development and citizenry welfare. The messages also touch on social questions especially how to forge an illuminating future devoid […]

Awarding these writers the Nobel Prize en masse, if not sequentially, is the least that Stockholm can do. For Osundare, Osofisan, Omotoso, Segun and Okediran, the honour will amplify their voices, and those of Soyinka, […]

The redesign of the Nigerian currency by the Central Bank of Nigeria is raising fundamental questions on the domain and objectives of monetary policy. This is coming against the background of the difficulties and challenges […]

As a student of development, I have patiently studied the trajectories of several nations — Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, the US, the UK, Norway and some developing countries — and I have a confession to make […]

The views of three personalities and leaders on the above topic shape our discussion today . They are the Catholic Pope Francis , the outspoken Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El Rufai and the veteran […]

Last week, I opened my case for Nigerians not to vote for the All Progressives Congress this year. I refer to Nigerians who are led by reason, not sentiment; by the facts, not conjecture; by […]

That polymorphous word, cabal has cropped up again. And those deploying it know that there is power in that word — cabal. They have been manipulating the word to bend minds and win hearts in […]