Wike: The standout FCT minister in 50 years of Abuja
I was at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Area 11, Garki, Abuja, Friday night for the special thanksgiving…
The transition that must not fail…
IN Nigeria’s legal profession, few distinctions command as much respect. Recently I was in the Oke-Mosan area of Abeokuta, the…
Bridging gap between Nigerian universities and AI literacy
THE gap between what many universities teach and what the real world currently demands is widening daily in particular in…
Victimism as South African song
EVERY nation sings. Some sing songs of conquest. Some sing songs of faith. South Africa, for too long, has been…
Prof. Daramola’s Inaugural Lecture: From Water to the Table
THE recent, epoch-making and eye-opening 10th edition of the Inaugural Lecture of Bells University of Technology, Ota as brilliantly delivered…
Ibadan’s Ogunpa: The handwriting is on the wall
IBADAN is sitting on a sleeping giant. In truth, we are sitting on a keg of gunpowder.
Navigating the identity and self-worth in the persona of the public administrator
ONE of the staples of philosophical ruminations that possesses universal significance is the subject of identity. When the philosopher asks,…
NNPCL’s ₦210 trillion: When facts finally cut through the noise
FOR weeks, the extraordinary figure of ₦210 trillion dominated public discussion around the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, creating an…
Ghost workers, IPPIS fraud, and the N941m forfeiture
Nothing better illustrates the tragedy of Nigeria's public finance than the persistent menace of ghost workers. It is one of…
Oriire postmortem: Who is afraid of the truth?
A nation rises or falls depending on the knowledge of its leaders. When those entrusted with power lack the understanding…
Oriire saga: Who is afraid of an international probe?
IT is hard to think of a fair-minded Nigerian who would oppose Governor Seyi Makinde’s call for a UN-backed investigation…
The transition that must not fail…
IN Nigeria’s legal profession, few distinctions command as much respect. Recently I was in the Oke-Mosan area of Abeokuta, the…
Jimoh Ibrahim Is wrong: The United Nations can scrutinise Nigeria’s school abductions
Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, has argued that the United Nations lacks the power to…
Makinde versus Tinubu: What goes round, comes around
The APC Federal Government is angry that Governor Seyi Makinde made a call on Monday for an international probe of…
Yayi and the sleepless nights of the opposition
UNLIKE other state chapters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that have been grappling with post-primary crises, Ogun remains…
Intrusion of diurnal presidential council into govt parastatals
THE security guard stood at attention, straightened instinctively and raised his hand in salute as the black Mercedes Benz glided…
The PFIPC scandal and the urgent reforms required
WHEN Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew walked into Phase III Section of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja with a forged letter…
Why Tantita’s pipeline surveillance excites stakeholders
By Steven Okon TANTITA Security Services Nigeria Ltd's (TSSNL's) operations in safeguarding national infrastructure, especially oil pipelines, are strategic for…
The public administrator and the trajectory that has shaped her career
IN this piece, I want to extricate who and what a public administrator is within the context of public service…
From survival to dominance: APC’s Ekiti story
EKITI politics used to move to one rhythm. Tense. Close. Decided at the last ward, sometimes the last polling unit.…
