Issues/Policy

We’re on the fourth day of campaigns for the 2019 general election. According to Section 99 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010, as amended, herein referred to as Act, “…campaigning in public by every political […]

This is the last day of my first trip to Africa as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. I spent most of my 32-year career as an American diplomat on this continent, and […]

At a time that politics is dominating national discourse, the current agitation by organised labour for a new national minimum wage seems to, once again, draw attention to the economy. Many state governors claim they […]

Military historian and Navy Admiral, Alfred Mahan, said, “Whoever rules the waves rules the world.” He meant the waves of the waters of the rivers, lakes, and the seven seas that facilitate the world’s maritime […]

Tricycle and motorcycle operators represent a very important economic bloc in the FCT today that provides needed services for the population. A good look at the transportation value chain will reveal that tricycle and motorcycle […]

On getting to power on August 28, 1985, General Ibrahim Babangida told the nation that “the last twenty months have not witnessed any significant changes in the national economy. Contrary to expectations, we have so […]

Bismarck Rewane, the chief executive of Financial Derivative, says Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), must tell Nigerians, who he is planning to sell the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) […]

There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women —Kofi Annan (1938-2018), former UN Secretary-General. I am among millions of Nigerians who can’t wait for the day God will bless our […]

The Nigerian general elections are billed for February 2019. That is precisely in less than four months. There are 91 registered political parties who might be fielding candidates for the different elective positions. Ninety one […]

It appears that we have two types of tired senators. We have those who are tired because of the turn out of political events and others who believed that the country would be better with […]

With the lifting of ban on campaign by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the campaign season has begun. One of the most critical ways our youths can influence government decision-making is through voting. Voting is […]

It appears Buhari campaign managers have little respect for intellectual property; obviate due diligence, and may be impotent of original ideas. President Buhari’s ‘Next Level campaign logo’ has ticked off an avoidable controversy. The logo […]

Wale Babalakin, the chairman of the Federal Government negotiating team on the ASUU strike, says ASUU wants funds but does not want to be held accountable. While this is true and is consistent with what […]

I had always wondered why my father wanted me to sit on the floor, sometimes between his legs, very early in the morning while adjudicating family disputes. I realised later in life that it was […]

Before the 1966 pogrom against the Igbo and indigenes of the former Eastern Nigeria, Nnewi in Anambra State was under the shadow of Onitsha. The markets in Nnewi were like the typical Igbo markets that […]

In the last few days, there has been contagious celebratory mood at the three campuses of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) in Isolo, Surulere and Ikorodu. At the campuses, the joyous mood underscores the institution’s […]

I remember with nostalgia how a friend amidst euphoria triggered by the declaration of the 2015 presidential election result cautioned me with these few words; ‘’men will change their ruler expecting to fare better; this […]