NLC Leaders vs Seyi Makinde — A battle of egos
Something weird happened in Oyo State yesterday. It was akin to the Jews spreading their clothes on the streets one…
Census: The need for strategic planning and foresight
THE ultimate objective of good governance of any country is to have significant positive impact on the greater proportion of…
The proliferation of college houses in secondary schools
DURING the first 100 to 150 years of secondary school education in Nigeria, the major team players traditionally or intuitively…
Gberefu and Dokdo Island: The hidden story of two great nations
The history of the slave trade in Africa is not complete without the mention of the Gberefu Island in Badagry,…
Tinubu’s food security and Nigeria’s rice production
About two weeks ago, the Federal Government took a bold step towards ensuring that hunger in Nigeria is fixed. In…
How reliant is Nigeria’s national electricity grid on fossil fuel?
How reliant is Nigeria's national electricity grid on fossil fuel? By Adewunmi Adedayo “The clear and present danger of…
Omituntun 2.0: Harnessing Oyo’s great economic potential
A few weeks ago, the governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, announced in his popular newsletter that he would decouple…
Zero hunger governance for Nigeria
TO achieve the United Nations zero hunger agenda for 2030, leaders at every sphere of governance have the responsibility to…
President Tinubu, change gear on subsidy rightaway
LET me warn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the coterie of hard right-wing faction of economic advisers he seems to…
Solution to insecurity, unemployment and poverty
WE all agree that unless there is good governance, there cannot be public or general security, public welfare , sustainable…
AYAMATANGA!
Ayamatanga is a fictional word coined to describe ademonic spirit. If I call you Ayamatanga, you should be angry, very…
Open letter to NSA
FIRST and foremost, I congratulate our nation, not your good self, on your appointment as the National Security Adviser (NSA)…
eNaira: Advocacy gains momentum
NIGERIA’s Payments System trajectory started with Payments System Vision 2020 (PSV 2020) in 2007 with the objective of making the…
Value of a good education
“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.” —Joseph Addison, 1711. Did you ever…
Selection of Alaafin: Never a better candidate than Prince Siyanbola Oladigbolu
The revered throne of the Alaafin of Oyo has been vacant for over a year now, and over 85 princes…
Unemployment in Nigeria today
IT was in the year 2009, on a fateful Friday, I had a reason to visit my mentor in his…
Digital spam: What retailers must do
IN the rapidly evolving landscape of retail, where businesses strive to capture the attention of consumers in a fast-paced and…
The importance of proactive risk management in today’s dynamic world; navigating uncharted waters
In today’s business world, the climate is exceptionally dynamic and rapidly changing. Technology advancements, globalisation, changing consumer preferences, regulatory requirements,…
Makinde: Confluence of vision and resourcefulness
Let’s set out with a fact: Between 1999 and 2019, no governor in Oyo State constructed a 65-kilometre long road,…
Isese, the Ilorin saga and Nigeria’s development future by
WHEN we say that Nigeria is a contradiction, the statement encapsulates the many manifestations of the possibilities and limitations that…
