Positioning the Nigerian economy for energy transition
TODAY, Kenya has the largest windfarm in the whole of Africa. Technology in Europe has advanced to include renewables such…
Still on national policy on skill acquisition for youths
WITH more Nigerians now seeing skill acquisition as the way out, the stigmatisation of vocational training is lessening gradually. And…
What is left for coronavirus to conquer in Nigeria?
WHILE the rest of the world is receiving a deadly hiding at the hands of the coronavirus pandemic, we in…
Alaafin repays Afe Babalola in his own coin
SOME of the hitherto unknown details of the celebrated 1988 Aare Ona Kakanfo case came to the fore in Afe…
Effects of coronavirus on global taxation
THE rapid outbreak of the coronavirus is alarming and the world is grappling with it. The virus has adverse effects…
Social media: Back to era of journalism without education?
WHEN I read the article with the tittle “social media and its many successes in Nigeria”, written by Femi Oguntayo…
Seyi Makinde: An apology or a political grapple to save face
Following the recent apology, tendered by the Governor of Oyo State with regards to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally,…
Coronavirus, a warning message
THERE is no doubt that the possibility of the world coming to an end very soon is now very clear…
China to Lagos, the frightening timeline of a deadly virus
FATALITY rate across the globe since the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Chinese town of Wuhan on December…
Of Ogun and compassion in governance
In any part of Africa, character and family virtues have been integrally linked for generations. Particularly among the Yoruba, when…
Africa in the global resurgence of nationalisms
Two issues inspired this essay. The first is the upcoming 2020 African Conference of the University of Texas at Austin…
The transience of power
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it –George Santayana (writer and philosopher). Man hardly learns…
Oranmiyan: A progressive idea cannot die
Progressive thinking and development, which are the foundations of a better tomorrow, often face the worst of criticisms from those…
Victor Abimbola Olaiya 1931-2020
The sun sets on the eventful life of Nigerian trumpeter, song star, song writer, Pan-Africanist, hotelier and entertainer, Victor…
Clean hands save sight and life
The handshake has been around since the 2nd Century BC. But what does a handshake mean? In the olden days,…
Man, music and life expectancy
Death is not the opposite of life but a part of it – Haruki Murakami, Japanese novelist. IN Nigeria…
Coronavirus: Looking inwards for summer travel
GRADUALLY, this firmament known as our world is shutting down. Streets are being deserted. Public places are turning to ghost…
Lagos’ ban on bike-hailing startups shows how difficult doing business in Nigeria could be
The Lagos State Government recently banned motorcycles and tricycles (M&Ts) from operating in certain areas of the state out of…
Effects of coronavirus on global taxation
The rapid outbreak of the coronavirus is alarming and the world is grappling with it. The virus has adverse effects…
COVID-19 and economic diversification
HE came into office in 2014 when commodity prices globally collapsed. International prices of crude oil, Nigeria’s economic mainstay, crashed…
