Mustapha Chike-Obi, and the Naira’s Journey To Zimbabwe, By ‘Tope Fasua
My advise is that we continue managing our currency, howbeit very subtly, with the CBN saying very little, while we stop our unnecessary ego-driven spending, and get on a programme whereby we can bring serious productivity to this The alternatives proposed Chike-Obi on naira management, may however see our kite…
Nigeria’s Innovation States (2), By Ebere Onwudiwe
Of the 36 Nigerian states, Nasarawa came first with 30 per cent of its total budget going to education, followed by Kano State at per cent; Sokoto State, 24 per cent; Oyo State, per cent; and Yobe State, per cent. The reason this is the spectacular news is that the…
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Of Secondary School Instruction and Infrastructure, By Uddin Ifeanyi
ar better though to leave the search for solutions at the regional and municipal levels. Irrespective of the models that the experimentation at these levels will throw up, successful interventions in our education space should aim to improve supply conditions – power, internet access, quality of instruction – in a…
The Nigerian Army and ‘Fatal Arrogance’, By Yushau A. Shuaib
The painful irony of this publicity attempt gone awry is the fact that the Nigerian military has an enviable reputation of professionalism, gallantry, resilience, and straightforwardness that does not require propaganda to push for a positive social narrative. It is baffling and hard to believe that the Nigerian Army under…
The Imperative of Tech Innovation Challenge in Nigeria, By Inyene Ibanga
The scheme was designed to mitigate the health and social impacts of COVID-19 in Nigeria through technology, and to facilitate and enhance processes along the prevention-detection-treatment value chain of the disease. It was also geared towards cushioning the financial and other levels of impact of COVID-19 during and after the…
Primate Ndukuba: Setting the Stage for the Anglican Evangelical Revival, By Folu Olamiti
With Primate Ndukuba's evangelism background and with the help of God, it is believed that the revival agenda he has set for the Church of Nigeria can be achieved and lead to God's reign prevailing more and more over the church and the nation at large. The Church of Nigeria,…
Whistling and Sneering At the Same Time, By Wole Olaoye
The moral decay afflicting the country at large is particularly evident in the oil producing states, where the impoverished people cheer their corrupt leaders instead of holding them to account for their stewardship. In most communities, the pre-oil days of the early 1950s were their most prosperous and happiest. You…
American Visa Ban As Nigeria’s Madman In Custody of Mother’s Corpse, By Festus Adedayo
The Nigerian politician is the proverbial mad man left in possession of his mother’s corpse. He has loaned his sense of righteousness, justice and knowledge of what is right to unseen and unknown demons. America and the West, havens where our politicians funnel stolen funds and where they run to,…
The Enemies of the Cross (1), By Femi Aribisala
The most glorious thing about God is his holiness. It is not his might or his power but his purity and his righteousness. Therefore, the most wonderful thing that God can do for us is to make us partakers of his divine nature. This is precisely what God did for…
On the Recent Pardon of Ambrose Alli and Anthony Enahoro, By Eric Teniola
...the contribution of Chief Anthony Enahoro to this country is always appreciated. A nationalist per excellence, he moved the motion on Nigeria’s independence, he led the Mid-West delegation to the ad-hoc Constitutional Conference in 1967, he became Nigeria’s minister, led Nigeria’s delegation during the civil war to the peace conferences,…
