VAT increase, Nigeria’s GDP: Lessons from Djibouti
President Muhammadu Buhari, on January 13, signed into law the Finance Bill. Basically, the bill came as a child of…
Lassa fever and other plagues: Eating to die
OF serious health concern lately, has been the ravaging scourge and spread of Lassa fever in Nigeria. Lassa fever has…
Togo 2020: Historical calm, serene presidential elections campaign
The campaigns for Togo’s Presidential elections kicked off on February 6, two weeks ahead of the voting scheduled to take…
Imo, Ondo states and imbalance in NDDC
Since 2000 every president in Nigeria has been unfair to Ondo and Imo states in terms of appointments of chairman/Managing…
Revisiting the corruption theory of a departed journalist
THE decibel of an average Nigerian’s public outcry (against government incompetence and corruption) is directly proportional to his distance from…
Makinde as fulfilment of biblical word of truth
“When the righteous are in authority the people rejoice..." So declares the Book of Proverb 29:2a. With the unprecedented level…
Of Osun and federal college of education
Nigerian schools are in dire need of trained and qualified teachers to fill in the several vacancies in schools and…
Arthur Nwankwo: A tribute
I mourn the passing away of a friend. I mourn the departure to the world beyond of a great soul…
UI VC at 62: Toast to a witty bibliophile
ONE of the major lessons life has taught me is that human beings can be so complex, unpredictable and at…
Insecurity: Where do we go from here?
Have you watched the video clips of the gruesome execution of Lawan Andimi and Roypvil Dalyep by Boko Haram? Have…
Truth on APC: Fayemi’s uncanny courage
THE governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi stirred the hornet’s nest in an interview he granted Daily Trust Newspaper…
Perpetrators can stop sexual harassment
Last week, speaking during an interview in the New York Times’ podcast, ‘The Daily’, to the journalist Megan Twohey, who…
Gambia, another theatre of absurdity
THE ongoing political crisis in The Gambia should be of concern to an average Nigerian for so many reasons. Nigeria…
Revisiting sexual exploitation in corporate Nigeria
Sexual exploitation of females is a familiar syndrome in the context of the Nigerian corporate space. It is becoming a…
The rise of Nigeria’s invisible bank
In a world of digital banking and with innovation and technology positioning itself as the future of payments, there areseveral…
Amotekun and quest for centrifugal federalism
Long before we offered Amotekun, aka Leopard, a visa to relocate from the jungle and be our guest here among…
Stigmatisation kills rape victims
Rape is like an evil wind that blows no one any good. For the victim, it leaves hurtful memories that…
Nigeria and post-BREXIT Britain
Britain eventually exited the European Union on January 31 this year. It was the climax of a process that began…
Learning the lessons of history
January 2020 was a very significant historical milestone for Nigeria. It marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the…
Kayode Fayemi @ 55: A life wrought in the furnace of service
WHEN he was born on February 9, 1965 to the illustrious family of Falade Fayemi, the information officer extraordinaire, the…
