On the new naira notes
CONTROVERSY has continued to trail plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign, produce and circulate new local…
Redesigning the naira: A need for caution
RECENTLY, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued a statement that it had concluded plans to redesign the Naira. The CBN…
Electoral process must be continually improved upon
THE challenges militating against taking governments in Nigeria to task concerning their responsibilities for providing public good are increasingly daunting.…
Expanding voting rights
THE society, technology and the entire youth populace have evolved. They are no longer what they used to be in…
The first FIFA World Cup in the Arabian gulf region
THE fact that Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the first country in the Middle East to…
No Bobo! No Zobo! (Part One)
Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. Have you…
2023: The bogey of Yoruba solidarity
MANY a time, the Nigerian political class invokes the appeal to the tribal leanings of a particular section of the…
Nigeria’s permanent seat in UN security council
THE paradigm shift occasioned by the Russia -Ukraine conflict in the international order has resonated the call for United Nations…
How Nigerian SMEs can compete globally
SMALL and Medium-sized Enterprises, SMEs, including micro businesses, are the lifeblood of the Nigerian economy. Combined, these enterprises account for…
The Church cannot stay out of politics
THE Independent National Election Commission (INEC) once reminded religious leaders of an electoral law that forbids political campaigns in the…
Electioneering as a blindfold
Just close your eyes for a minute and imagine with your mind’s eye, a community of slaves which is oblivious…
Chief Tony Anenih: Of solemn and sardonic remembrances
On October 28, 2018, the inimitable political strategist and tactician, whom steadfast loyalists and followers would gleefully describe as a…
Strong, national institutions: Panacea for national electoral challenges
The theme ‘Strong National Institutions: Panacea for National Electoral Challenges’ chosen by the Osun state chapter of the Nigerian Union…
Gov Abiodun and governance unusual
AS an annual ritual, the Ogun State government on Monday, October 17, 2022, kicked off the innovative idea of seeking…
Measuring the regions by data
THE uncertainty ravaging the country which must have given every well-meaning citizen a deep concern could be addressed, prevented in…
On the UNIMED scholarship scheme
FROM time immemorial, there has been so much emphasis on the classic professions by parents, guardians, teachers and even career…
The leadership function in Nigeria’s future transformation
CONVERSATIONS and discourses about leadership are global events. And this is because leadership is the fulcrum around which significant events…
Conversations with Professor Ademola Dasylva: Biography, Spirituality, Activism and Scholarship
I borrowed the title of this piece from the 146-page book edited by a pentad: Sola Olorunyomi, Olutoyin Jegede, Mobolanle…
Our farmers need help
THE level of farmers’ output in Nigeria are concerning, and this is because of security issues that prevent the majority…
Nigeria @ 62: Gridlocks and the illusive Eldorado
It is a maxim founded on the universal experience of mankind that no nation is to be trusted farther than it…
