Pushing Nigeria’s financial inclusion drive through innovation
Nigeria has come a long way in its financial inclusion pursuit. From 2012 when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Curbing kidnapping
WHILE flipping the pages of the newspaper at the comfort of my room, I came across demoralising stories about how…
On youths and cybercrime
It is quite distasteful that most youths blame their involvement in cyber crime on ‘lack of jobs in Nigeria. Indeed,…
Symbols of national shame
Words can no more convey or describe the state of corruption and insecurity in Nigeria. What one sees daily in…
For the attention of the Senate President, Speaker, House of Reps
To my distinguished Senator Ahmed Lawan and Right Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, I write to you over a pressing matter concerning…
On failed promises
INDISPUTABLY, it seems the Buhari administration has failed to fulfill the promise of the intended change it spelt out during…
The President needs to address the nation on agitations
There is an urgent need for President Muhammadu Buhari to address the nation over incessant agitations for self-determination and restructuring…
Pantami and values
There are reasons to believe that our politicians and religious leaders share different values at varying times that are mostly…
On operation of FRSC
The essence of establishing the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Nigeria in the year 1988 was to mitigate the…
The shame of Nigeria
With four non-working refineries, importing refined oil, spending more money on non-working privatised electricity than when it was not privatized,…
A senator with wind beneath his wings
Everyone agreed that he is doing exceedingly well. The love they have for him further confirms the above. The exploits of Senator…
Is Lagos Anti-Cultism bill a sham?
Earlier this year, the Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) passed the Anti-cultism Bill. Interestingly, the bill, among its other…
Task before the new IGP
Usman Alkali Baba has taken over as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) replacing Mohammed Adamu as IGP. This…
Ramadan in a pandemic
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Muslim lunar calendar. Healthy adult Muslims fast in Ramadan from dawn until dusk.…
A reminder to Islamic preachers
As we have found ourselves in this sacred month of Ramadan, I will like to remind our high esteemed Islamic…
Are there education idols?
THE question of whether there are education idols is one that should indeed be pondered upon by various academic stakeholders…
Why would anyone think of scrapping local governments?
IT was recently reported that the Green Chamber of the National Assembly wants to debate the scrapping of local government…
Fasting amidst fasting
One of the importance of Ramadan fasting is intentional hunger that draws the fasting mind towards helpless hungry fellows. Unfortunately,…
Hazard of social media
The social sphere of the Nigerian youths these days is quite alarming. The standard measurement of civilization amongst us is…
Cryptocurrency is not scam
Cryptocurrency has been labelled scam by most people and that’s because they don’t understand the idea behind it. Cryptocurrency or…
