Relationships and Their Anxieties, By Kenneth Amaeshi
No matter what happens, be brave and do not let a good crisis go to waste! Pick yourself up and walk again; for success is often borne out of many failures, irrespective of the temporality of reputation, recognition, and rejection. Human relationships are often informed and influenced by reputation, recognition,…
A Tale of Two Alaafins: From Adeniran Adeyemi II To Lamidi Adeyemi III, By Femi Kehinde
Among Oba Adeniran’s children, Lamidi Adeyemi was his favourite. He had seen at Lamidi’s birth, on October 15, 1938, the lacerations on his left breast and the spots on his legs, which were on the same spots as those on Lamidi Olayiwola, as tell tale signs of future royalty. Destiny…
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The Fallacy of Seeking Change Without Producing Relevant Knowledge, By Bunmi Fatoye-Matory
Given the excellent performance of Nigerians in higher institutions at home and abroad, we have proved beyond any doubt that we can compete intellectually with anyone in the world, that we are excellent knowledge consumers. What we are yet to become are knowledge producers, for the purpose of building our…
Did Nigeria Fail Hauwa?, By Nextier SPD
...was it the lack of clarity on Nigeria’s philosophy of engagement with terrorists that led to the rise in kidnap incidents? Did ISWAP kidnap Hauwa on the hope of a ransom payoff? Was she detained for seven gruesome months as part of the negotiation strategy? What of the timing of…
Is the Dollar Thicker Than Blood?, By Owei Lakemfa
It is amazing that the US with a huge body of knowledge and knowledgeable people can be led by an administration which displays so much contempt for knowledge and universal wellbeing: the beautiful thing is that the rest of humanity is marching on. As we struggle to survive raging floods,…
Nigerian Businesses: Experiencing the Forex Scarcity of 2015-16 (1), By Rafiq Raji
Unfunded clean letters of credit, asking for favourable payment terms from suppliers, and adopting an export focus to generate FX were some of the strategies adopted by Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc, manufacturers of PepsiCo’s products in Nigeria, chief executive, Sunil Sawhney said. He was not alone. Adapt or Leave Even…
Sol Plaatje: Prophesying the Future of His Dreams, By Kọle Ọmọtọṣọ
The search for that essay and for Sol Plaatje brought me to South Africa more than twenty-five years ago. To say that Sol Plaatje was a politician and a writer combined, is saying nothing new. What might not be familiar is the idea that he viewed his political frustration at…
I Am Dele Giwa, By Yusuf Mohammed
I believe practitioners of this great profession should dedicate October 19 to Dele Giwa. We should have public lectures or discourses on the professionalism of Dele Giwa because this job certainly requires that. The year 1986 reminds me of two events. First, the assassination of Dele Giwa and second, as…
Enhancing Knowledge Acquisiton Through Student-centered Learning, By Adetola Salau
Student-centered learning has had slow adoption in Nigerian schools because we still are stuck on traditional teaching methods. A huge reason for this is our huge dependence on standardised testing. As I stated to the educators over the weekend, there are other methods of evaluating student achievement. “A student is…
Nigeria Is the Future: A View of Atiku Abubakar From the United States, By William Bertrand
I see no other person in Africa who has so consistently given of himself and his resources to support education — from primary to University — under the most difficult of Nigeria is fortunate to have the opportunity to elect such a man to lead the country to its rightful…
