FUEL PRICE INCREASES AHEAD – By Izielen Agbon
“Leaders who don’t listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say.” Bill Carney The Federal Government plans to increase fuel (PMS) prices in 2021. The plans are already in an advanced stage. In March 2020, the Federal Government asserted that it has deregulated the PMS market. However,the PMS market is not […]
Cutting Cost of Governance: Time to End Multiple Remunerations of Ex-Governors
By Yusuf Ishaku Goje Why have we chosen to stand democracy on its head in Nigeria? Why is the country operating a government that gives preferential treatment to the elites in the midst of wantom poverty? This totally negates the sacred ideals and principles that democracy represents – which should be a government of the […]
‘Beyond The Lockdown ’ Theatre Project Nigeria
By Olabode Moses Synopsis: In between the experiences of a tricycle operator, a die hard believer in traditional medication and a woman desperately trying to save her sick child an intriguing drama unfolds, encapsulated with gripping suspense and dark humor that intrinsically betrays the conspiratorial plot that covid 19 has metamorphosed into a new societal […]
Smoking Weed & Sipping Hennessy: The Irony Of Life
Useni was the first in a family of 5; his father, mother and 2 sisters. A brilliant chap. The ideal ‘A’ student way back who was not lucky-or so it seem. Caveat…I won’t mention areas, names and all so as to protect the family name. So please, bear with me. Close to the end of […]
Smoking Weed & Sipping Hennessy : ‘CONDEMN AND AGBADA TROUBLE’.
‘CONDEMN AND AGBADA TROUBLE’. Growing up, my brothers had this penchant for selling anything they could lay their hands on to “CONDEMN”. If you grew up in Aba in the 90’s and lived near cemetery market, you will surely understand what I am talking about. “CONDEMN” was the “OLX Nigeria” in those days. You could […]
The plot to tarnish Akinwunmi Adesina’s legacy
By RICHARD OGUNDIYA The African Development Bank (AfDB) is currently gearing up for another leadership election. The current President, Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, is already dealing with setbacks and a coup hell bent on removing him from office. This isn’t unexpected, considering the fact that Adesina is running for a second term in office as an […]
Smoking Weed & Sipping Hennessy …
… Is The North I Know Better Than The South You Are From? In all my years living in the North I have learnt one thing; their religion and love for fellow Northerner is unparalleled. The year was 2004, a year after NYSC, we were to be employed at the NNPC as fresh graduates. Along […]
OPINION: Matters Arising: Packaged Special Centres
Official WAEC registration fee is less than N16,000. As a parent, when you pay N35k, N45k, N55k+ for your child’s WAEC registration, what are you paying for? RUNZ!! Parent will even ask you if you’re sure the child will get good grades if they pay the amount. WAEC no longer set questions for students, they […]
COVID-19: Can Africa Afford Lockdowns?
Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR This piece summarizes my contribution to an African debate. From Johannesburg to Lagos, Cairo to Dakar, Kinshasa to Kigali, Nairobi to Accra, etc the debate on how Africa should respond to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is raging. At an African regional policy platform, I had expressed some of these (personal) […]
Covid-19: Thanklessness of Journalism Thrown Bare
By David-Chyddy Eleke Many times over, journalism has been described as a thankless profession. The description has often come from practitioners, who may be speaking out of experience. I have often disagreed with that belief, but as time goes by, I am constantly nudged to the truth in that assertion. The stay-at-home declared by government […]