The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Muhammad Babandede, has said that plans are underway for the domestication of the production of the Nigerian e-passport. Mr. Babandede disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when […]
To understand the machinations…one has to remember that the 2019 elections are around the corner. The incumbent president has been absent for the past two months and might not be able to run again. The […]
US President Donald Trump on Saturday promised $639 million in aid to people facing starvation due to drought and conflict. Rob Jenkins, acting head, bureau of democracy, conflict and humanitarian assistance at the US Agency […]
I borrowed the title of my article from the expression “sick man of Europe commonly referred to the Turkish Empire.” In the 19th century, it was believed that Turkey had fallen under the financial control […]
In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Gilbert Bukenya, a former Vice President of Uganda, speaks on Africa’s leadership challenges, corruption, and how to foster African unity. PT: You are an advocate of other universities not […]
Anyone wondering why the authorities in Abuja find it difficult to give Nigeria the required leadership should also consider the imperious inclinations of many of those in authority over smaller jurisdictions. Consider the mess made […]
No fewer than 10 political parties have lent support to the calls for restructuring in the country, describing it as necessary for Nigeria to survive. The parties noted that restructuring the country offers Nigeria the […]
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Michel Arrion, says EU will not increase its financial assistance to Nigeria. Mr. Arrion made this known in Abuja while delivering a Distinguished Lecture organised by […]
Something is wrong with anybody who says there is nothing wrong with Nigeria. We all seem to agree that something is not working. We all seem to concur that this is not the best Nigeria […]
Elder statesman and nationalist, Dr. Paul Unongo, is one of the few surviving politicians who played key roles in all democratic dispensations and in the struggle for Nigeria’s independence. In this interview, he speaks on […]
…there is more power in unity than in division. Some very clever people may have discovered ways in which they can divide Nigeria, but I am convinced that there are intelligent geniuses and patriots amongst […]
The United Nations (UN) says Nigeria is set to overtake the US in population by 2050. The current population of US is over 322 million, while Nigeria has more than 180 million. The agency also […]
n a “side bar” article I wrote years ago, I noted that the then central bank governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, was still signing the naira as “Charles Soludo” and joked that I would not spend […]
Fola Ojo willieojo@yahoo.com Stories we hear are always heartrending and dreary. Sometimes, they trend too gross, base, and horrendous. Talks of the pervasiveness of hunger and poverty often ring banal. Highhanded leaders seem determined to […]
The Nigeria Union in South Africa on Wednesday accused two communities in the country of asking Nigerians to quit their territories. President of the union, Ikechukwu Anyene, said the Kuruman community in Northern Cape province […]
…if Nigerians have succeeded immensely in other places, why are they not succeeding here? This is where we confront an institutional dysfunction that lacks the critical capacity to inculcate and harness the potentiality that the […]
The picture that was painted last weekend of the looming catastrophe that could engulf the nation was frightening. The venue was the Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos and the event was the 2017 Ramadan lecture […]
A Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, Illinois, United States of America, Richard Joseph, on Friday said despite the myriad of problems facing Nigeria, it should not contemplate breaking up. Joseph — whose research […]
Big oil, therefore might be witnessing its last hurrah. Oil-dependent economies like ours should worry. For while oil may have warped our internal workings, its abundance has helped hold together social organisations devoted solely to […]
I would be dishonest if I said I didn’t expect that my last piece to have some effect, but I certainly didn’t anticipate the intensity of the connection; people who felt exactly the same way, […]
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