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For Chief J.K. Randle, it’s thanksgiving time again
ON Tuesday 28th, July 2020, it was time for the annual Thanksgiving and Memorial Service for the late Chief Joseph Koshoniola Randle, MBE; MVO, who was born in Lagos on 28th July, 1909. If he was alive, we would have been celebrating his…
Covid-19 and Buhari’s rice restrictions
By Inwalomhe DonaldNIGERIA has benefitted greatly from covid-19 rice import restrictions. Since Buhari first took office in 2015, Nigeria’s central bank has presided over policies aimed at stimulating growth in the…
SMEs: Essence of cash flow
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect economies, businesses and household globally, the impact has been severe, and the world is grappling with the negative consequences. The cash flow of a company is a crucial factor that…
(OPINION): Driving growth through digital economy
The outbreak of COVID-19 and preventive measures enforced by authorities across global borders has further extolled the importance of technology-based connection and communication between people, businesses, organizations and processes; a…
Tribute to my political godfather, Ayo Fasanmi by Bisi Akande
I'm suddenly made a political orphan by the passing of Papa Ayo Fasanmi at this point. It is shocking and very painful to me personally because he was my political godfather since he introduced me to Chief Obafemi Awolowo in 1977.I am…
The new change in National Assembly
POOR leadership is one of the key issues posing a huge challenge to accelerated sustainable development in Nigeria. This point is germane in the sense that, since the country’s independence on October 1st 1960, visionary, examplary and…
Planning safer cities for girls and young people
THE Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted cities and residents of almost all communities globally. With the government’s attention now turning to rebuilding the economy and cities, it is an opportunity to address the growing violence and…
Ekiti’s quest for sustainable development
In the pre and post-independence era, Western Nigeria was the most civilized and prosperous region, not necessarily because it was the most endowed with mineral resources but because of the vision and foresight of the leaders of the region…
Of Niger Delta leaders, corruption and youths
THE Niger Delta region of Nigeria, as the economic livewire of the country, has not known peace since the birth of Nigeria. The scramble for development due to the years of gross neglect and criminal balkanisation of the oil-rich region has…
Building sustainability, resilience in off-grid energy sector
THE Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has plans to build 10,000 viable mini grids by 2023 as part of its rural electrification strategy with the aim of adding an additional 3,000MWs to the grid. This is great news for the…