By David Adenekan IN VERY recent times, this article might probably be the best analytical data that I have written about the economic situation in Nigeria. It is mind-boggling when we take into cognizance the trend and fast pace at which both our micro and macroeconomics have declined from 1999 to date. It is truly […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE NIGERIA’s SECOND arm of government, the Legislature, is in the eye of the storm again! Tongues keep wagging the National Assembly basically on two issues that keep recurring. The first has to do with its salaries, allowances, emoluments and perquisites, which many believe are out of this world and out of tune […]
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...
