Nigeria: Facing Down Our Demons, By Ebere Onwudiwe
What the federal government owes these badly governed states is tough love. It should make it very clear that henceforth, it will no longer bailout any state that receives the FAAC allocation. This because some governors have become addicts, hooked on Abuja manna. It is, therefore, appropriate for the federal…
A Vaccine, a Seat Across From the IMF, and the Economy, By Uddin Ifeanyi
Effective policy responses will matter. But an autarkic mindset, a staple of our policy pronouncements to date, will hurt. Either way, neither offers a useful answer to the question: “How long, therefore, before we are again across the table from the IMF?” However this question is answered, one fact is…
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Living With the Truth (1), By Femi Aribisala
When Isaiah met the Truth, he knew he was in big trouble. God told Moses that the children of Israel should bring Him an offering. He asked for gold, silver, and bronze. Blue, purple and scarlet thread. Fine linen and goat’s hair. Ram’s skins, badger skins, and acacia wood. Oil,…
Amaechi’s Theory of the Monkey and Nigerian Politicians, By Festus Adedayo
Away from the ravages of COVID-19 and the dispiriting news of multiple infections and rising deaths, the interview granted last week by Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to the Punch newspaper made an interesting reading. In the interview, Amaechi revealed a lot about himself, the nature of Nigerian politics,…
Africa Shall Have Its Day, By Owei Lakemfa
...Africa’s main challenge is implementing the AU 2063 Agenda, which promises a shared prosperity and well-being, unity and integration, freedom and expanded horizons, realisation of the potentials of youth and women, and freedom from fear, diseases and want. Africa’s Day shall come! Africa, the content from which humanity fanned out…
Bidding Farewell To The Blessed Month Of Ramadan, By Murtadha Gusau
Friday, Ramadan 29, 1441 AH (22/05/2020) In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Bestower of Mercy All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is His servant and Messenger.…
COVID-19: Multiplying Narratives, As Nigeria Moves Towards Herd Immunity, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The results of serological tests in the countries most affected however show that no country has had much more than 5 per cent of its population infected, while herd immunity would require at least a 60 per cent infection rate. In other words, COVID-19 will be the core problem for…
Mad As Madagascar, By Azu Ishiekwene
“Clinical observations”, which he prefers, may be the expedient threshold in a crisis, but it is not sufficient and cannot be a replacement for clinical trials, to which he is so bitterly opposed. He should take advantage of the WHO window of solidarity trial, which started in April, shortly before…
COVID-19: A Golden Opportunity To End the Almajiri Culture, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
...we now have a golden opportunity to change the narrative and put the plague behind us once and for all. Leaders at all levels must lead the way in liberating the almajiri and ending a system that is anachronistic to everything normal, ideal, decent and modern. By the time the…
COVID-19 and Nigerian Banks, By Reuben Abati
Before COVID-19, one of the problems Nigerian banks faced was that of over-regulation by the Central Bank. Regulatory high-handedness hampered the capacity of the banks. Many of the banks also faced the threat of deteriorating credit quality due to over-exposure, particularly to ailing sectors - oil and gas and the…
