Education isn’t cheap
The decline in government funding of higher education, the economic downturn, the long decades of unforgivable neglect, along with rapidly…
Restructuring the civil service
T IME it was when the nation’s civil service could boast of the finest traditions of service. Not anymore. It…
Debunking the myths of mental health
H EALTH is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or…
Technology: Saving the art of letter-writing
Communication is as essential to mankind as water is to fish. It is through communication that information is passed, cultural…
Solution to pathetic use of English in Nigeria
A. Omodiaogbe says: ‘The global nosedive in the standard of English cannot but affect Nigeria. The standard of English has…
Beyond Peter Obi’s speech at platform
WHEN I invited the former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi to speak at the 2016 edition of Platform Nigeria’,…
Nuisance, Fulani herdsmen and the law
T HE The word ‘nuisance’ in law is perhaps the most frequently used in the legal parlance. Due to its…
Nigeria at 56: Crawling to good governance
EVERY Independence Day affords us the opportunity to remember the struggles of our founders, their devotion and sacrifices for an…
SDGs: Making Nigeria embrace the data revolution
RECENTLY in Abuja, the Women Environmental Programme, a non-governmental, non-profit, non-religious and voluntary organisation established in 1997 by a group…
Rethinking occupational wellness
I recently read a story on social media about a bank worker who committed suicide. The story got me disturbed.…
Northern Nigeria and the quest for federalism
Once upon a time, before the era of coups and counter-coups in pre-oil Nigeria, there were four financially independent regions,…
Nigeria at 56: Between adversity and opportunity
L AST Saturday, Nigeria’s independence anniversary coincided with what some have described as the worst recession in its post-colonial history.…
VAAP Act: Taming the shrew of violence
It is perhaps trite to aver that violence of various shades is precipitously on the rise across the world. Homes,…
Mimiko: The federalist perspective
For obvious reasons, I will not here be listing the achievements of Dr Olusegun Mimiko, the Ondo State governor who…
Tribute: 62 Candles for Mimiko
GOVERNOR Olusegun Otaibayomi Mimiko is 62 years old tomorrow, (Monday, 3 October 2016). Language deconstructionists would no doubt agree with…
Shimon Peres: Tribute to a great son of Israel
One of the greatest souls that ever bestrode the earth, a champion and founding father of the Jewish State of…
Towards ensuring Nigerians’ tax compliance
With the dwindling income from sale of crude oil, it has become imperative for government at all levels to scout…
Of power and national security
A S every bereaved family learns the morning after the funeral, it is left alone by sympathisers to nurse itself…
Economy: Nigeria needs help
T HE simple definition of insolvency is when an entity is unable to pay its debt as they fall due. …
Now’s time to court the private sector
I T is no longer news that Nigeria’s economy is in a precarious situation, and is growing worse by the…
