By Victor Itodo Abuh IN RECENT years, the debate over student loans in Nigeria has intensified, with the government proposing loans as a solution to the financial barriers hindering access to higher education. While this may seem like a step in the right direction, it is crucial to recognize that student loans are not a […]
By David Adenekan YES, GOVERNMENT has to come from the bottom to the top, and not the other way round; a classic example of how in true federalism the local government should run. In United States of America (USA), this fact is glaringly demonstrated. Also, the multiplier effects of a true grassroot democracy are unimaginable. […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE LAST WEEK, in the middle of the #ENDBADGOVERNANCE protests, an assemblage of eminent Nigerians visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential villa in Abuja with propositions on how to move the country forward. Quite expectedly, they were well received by the president who acceded to their request for a visit, flung [...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE YESTERDAT, THE #EndBadGovernance protests ran its full gamut. In the days, weeks, months and years to come, pundits, critics and analysts will continue to discuss, review, critique and draw useful lessons from it. Did it fail? Did it succeed? Have lessons been learned on both sides of the divide? Will the protagonists [&hel...
By Bola BOLAWOLE THE STORY you are about to read is an abridged version of the true-life experience of Yusuph Olaniyonu, communications strategist, journalist, lawyer, public affairs analyst and former Information Commissioner in Ogun State. I say without equivocation that Yusuph was one of the finest writers that Nigerian journalism has produ...
By David Adenekan HOW BEST do we explain the current economic hardship in the country to even a layman on the street than the simple illustration in a video clip I would have loved posted with this write-up? Suffice it to say that, is it not ironical that the current inflationary gap defies all logic! […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE VISIT ANY of our institutions of higher learning and you begin to see toddler-undergraduates all over the place! Boys and girls who should still be in SS1 are already preparing to graduate! Merely looking at them testifies to the fact that they lack the much-needed maturity. They may pass through the university […]
By Abraham Ariyo, M.D CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY debuted in Nigeria in the 1970s, thanks to the pioneering efforts of the first two Nigerian-born, American-trained cardiothoracic surgeons, Professor Udekwu and Professor Grillo. These trailblazers worked together at the University College Hospital (UCH) in the 1960s, laying the foundation for heart...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE WHEN TWO elephants fight, the grass, they say, suffers. But when cabals fight, and fight dirty like the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Aliko Dangote are doing, what happens? Dogs eat dogs and chickens gnaw at each other’s intestines. Can of worms explode in the open and cupboards full of skeletons, [&hel...
By Bola BOLAWOLE LAST WEEK, Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) stirred the hornets’ nest when a letter addressed to the Lagos State branch of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) hit the newsstand. Dated Friday, July 19, 2024, and signed by its Head of Operations, Ayokunle Akinrinmisi, LASPA’s letter intimated the PFN that vehi...
