Issues/Policy

Even before Nigeria’s charismatic former Vice President and presidential flagbearer of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, (PDP) won the ticket as the party’s candidate for the February 25, 2023, I had always been an established Atiku […]

When a wise African elder, a dottijo, takes a firm stand on an issue, should he stand by his word, or should he go back on it? Pondering over this cultural-philosophical puzzle reminded me of […]

Recent decisions of the Supreme Court in pre-election matters have raised a lot of dust and controversies. The decisions have attracted a lot of comments from Nigerians- members and non-members of the legal profession. The […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited is at it again. Some of the refineries are undergoing refurbishment and will start ‘production’ sooner or later. It was widely reported at the end of January 2023 that […]

Scholars are divided over what the most appropriate description and perception of Esu in Yoruba cosmology should be. The more widely held notion about Esu, is to make it the lexical parallel of Satan or […]

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 […]