Not all Nigerian students amass degrees to stay in Europe
THE crucial role headlines play in influencing the perception of a news story, eitherbreaking news on television or an opinion…
Opinion: The merits in power shift to Southern Nigeria
PRESENTLY, the battle line appears drawn among political contenders as the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
OBADIAH MAILAFIA: The grip of grief
I spent over 20 years of my working life abroad as a university teacher, banker and international civil servant with…
Africa should rethink business models for sustainability
IT is no secret that humans anthropomorphise everything; perhaps to make things more relatable or our need to recreate. Whatever…
Gender leadership gap in business, governance and decision-making
In Nigeria and beyond, a trending movie this time is the ‘King of boys 2’ (The return of the King).…
Lagos, food security and economic development
WITH a population in excess of 25 million, Lagos understandably has a peculiar food security challenge. It is in order…
Still on APC national chairmanship contest
WITH the successful conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Local government congress on September 4, 2021 in many parts…
Food security as component of national security
THE Norwegian Nobel Committee conferred 2020’s Nobel Peace Prize on the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts in combating…
Sanwo-Olu: Confronting flooding frontally
Like many other Lagosians, when the Lekki axis of Lagos State was flooded as a result of recent torrential rains,…
X-raying the Value Added Tax controversy
The recent Judgment delivered by Hon. Justice Stephen Dalyop Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Rivers State in…
Insecurity, unemployment and the rest of us
AMID the recent strike by resident doctors, a mass exodus of Nigerian medical doctors and physicians to Saudi Arabia almost…
The ultimate maestro: Victor Efosa Uwaifo (1941-2021)
Siwo siwosiwo Siwooooooooooooooo He was Nigeria’s closest instance of the Renaissance Man: musician, sculptor, inventor, sportsman, architect, scholar, mythmaker, lay…
Emmanuel Olaniyi Oladeji: End of an era
S. Blatchley, in the book “Boulder Reveries”, 1906 referred to the “two most important days in a man’s existence as…
Oloyede: The return of ‘professor of integrity’
FOR 19 expiration days, not a few Nigerians had waited with bated breath over who takes over from Is-haq Oloyede,…
Where is the promised change?
THE wedding of President Muhammadu Buhari’s son attracted the same ilk that we thought he would fight. The private jets…
Still on the coup in Guinea
AT the dawn of Independence in 1960, the NPC-NCNC alliance formed the Federal Government while the AG became the Official…
APC, Buni and the birthing of a truly national party
IN the history of party politics in Nigeria, there has been a challenge between national outlook and ethnic identity. In…
Osinbajo and the burden of public office
AN allegation is a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong. But the fact that an…
Nigeria’s tax system through the lens of a futurist
THE problem with Nigeria’s tax system is Tax Policy Mix and Design. Tax Policy Mix and Design is the organisation…
International Women’s Day colours: Myth or reality?
THE International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day set aside globally to celebrate women for their doggedness and achievements in…
