By Femi Olugbile There is a video circulating in the social media. Two nubile young women, stark naked, are shown, with a naked young man in the ambience of a family that is clearly well…
NIGERIA: POST COVID-19 ECONOMY
While the coronavirus pandemic rages on globally, our lives are more than sure to assume a new normal in the new beginning - post-COVID-19. The theme of this piece is what can Nigeria do differently…
Nigeria: Path and Process to Real Change
by Dr. Akin FAPOHUNDA The way we are, no one in Nigeria can thrive ever. It has been 60 wasted years. October 1, 2020 is here already as an opportunity to institute directional change. Rather…
Ismaila Funtua: At Times Like This, One’s Ashamed…
Published Saturday, July 25, 2020 Ismaila Isa Funtua and NIJ House, Victoria Island, Lagos By Steve Osuji A MOST DUBIOUS HONOUR: I am scandalized! Any serious journalist in Nigeria today ought to be miffed by…
Nepotism, the worst form of corruption
By Ochereome Nnanna THE terms: “nepotism” and “corruption” are much misunderstood among the Nigerian populace. Unfortunately, even some of our prominent intellectuals are guilty of this, perhaps blinded by selfish interests. I am discussing these…
Communique issued at the end of the meeting…
Preamble The essence of government at all levels is the security and welfare of the people. The COVID-19 pandemic and the inadequate responses, closure of the borders in the Western part of the country with…
Preparing Nigeria for the year 2050
By Obadiah Mailafia According to futurologists, the world of the year 2050 would be very different from everything we know today. Technology, global integration, structural changes, geopolitics and demographics would have been altered beyond our…
What is wrong with Nigeria?
By Muiz Banire Almost a year ago, I wrote several columns on the challenges of Nigeria as a nation and the possible solutions (See my column of September 5, 2019, “Nigeria: How did we get…
In Nigeria, Corruption Is A Function Of Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is the belief that the value of a thing or action is determined by its utility and it is the ethical theory that all actions should be directed toward achieving the greatest happiness for…
On the Matter of Schools and COVID-19
Nothing illustrates our lack of clarity on goals about anything better than the manner in which the Government people have handled the educational sector in the last 3 months. It is so easy to just…