Garba Shehu: From the horse’s mouth
For those who, surprisingly, may not know, Garba Shehu was president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors and currently the Senior Special Assistant (Media) to President Muhammadu Buhari. He graphically...
View ArticleEnhancing EITI role in fighting corruption
MATTHEWAYIBAKURO SINCE its establishment in June 2003, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has made considerable progress in addressing key governance issues in the extractive...
View ArticleWhy Nigerians must defend the goalpost of sports
DAVID UGOLOR TOWARDS the dawn of the millennium while the component units of the universe were taking quantum leaps into space and investing massively in research for the development of Artificial...
View ArticleThe xenophobic attacks in South Africa
ABDULLAH ABDULGANIY YESTERDAY was hell, bloody and a day never to witness again for many Nigerians. Whilst grappling with the challenge of maiming of scores of Nigerians at home by men of the...
View ArticleHerbal drugs: Bridging the gap between tradition and academia
Kayode Ojewale NATURE itself is the best physician – Hippocrates (460 – 370 BC) Greek Physician It is believed that herbal medicine is one of the oldest forms of medicines available to mankind which...
View ArticleBudgeting, national planning and the road least traveled
Sufuyan Ojeifo Anyone who sets out on a journey must endeavor to get a faint idea of the trajectory to the destination from his or her starting point. Thus, it is essential to gather all requisite...
View ArticleTribute to Hope Eghagha at 60
Promise Adiele IN every generation, there are individuals with outstanding qualities. Although we live in an era with a short supply of such people, yet some have made giant strides in the society at...
View ArticleChiya’s vision for Kwali area council
Chukwudi Enekwechi KWALI Area council of Nigeria’s federal capital Abuja is notable for agriculture and pottery making which also elevated an indigene of the area, Ladi Kwali to global recognition and...
View ArticleThe dreams of Kennedy Ekezie
“Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not clichés but real tools you...
View ArticleEnugu-East council and rural economic development
Francis Igata From yore, the Chairman, Enugu-East Local Government Area, of Enugu State, Hon. Alex Ugwu, haven had a peep at the crystal ball, indicated upon inauguration in December 4, 2017, that his...
View ArticleThe moving cheese and challenges of Nigeria’s educational system (1)
Ayobami Salami IT doesn In its annual tradition of focusing on topical issues affecting young people all over the world, the United Nations, this year, has again chosen very apt theme: Transforming...
View ArticleWe must fix education to fix Nigeria
Emmanuel Onwubiko Few days back, I had a brief stopover at the premises of the Imo state university in Owerri, and the sights and sounds that yours faithfully perceived and heard were frightening and...
View ArticleXenophobic attacks and African unity
The recurring xenophobic attacks against the nationals of other African countries by blacks in South Africa would, in so many ways, seriously affect relations between the rainbow country and other...
View ArticleLegal profession justifies its prestige
Victor C. Ariole When specific laws that apply to marriage see the right person for the bride, the rules get vitiated. (Igbo Proverb) As they say the virtual values of morality as seen in the Holy...
View ArticleThe moving cheese and challenges of Nigeria’s educational system (2)
Ayobami Salami Given the employability and skills gap crises in the country, it is pertinent to emphasise the need to recalibrate our educational system to mainstream technical, vocational and...
View ArticleMugabe and the lessons left behind
Jerome-Mario Utomi As background to this piece, Robert Gabriel Mugabe was born on February 21, 1924, in Kutama, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). In 1963, he founded ZANU, a resistance movement against...
View ArticleXenophobia: Onyema’s Air Peace intervention
For those who may not know, Barrister Allen Onyema is the Chairman/CEO/proprietor (deliberate emphasis) of Air Peace Airlines, which last week freely and successfully evacuated the first batch of...
View ArticlePublic procurement policy and good governance in Nigeria
Davidson Aminu PUBLIC procurement is a public policy of government formulated to address developmental challenges and governance. Many countries of the world today are using the procurement policy and...
View ArticleThe fundamentals of an enduring national development plan
Ariyo-Dare Atoye I intend to advance an argument that a wisely-fashioned national development plan for Nigeria can become “a national document of action” sustained and adopted by successive...
View ArticleRestoring dignity of pensioners in Imo
Okwudili Ojukwu-Enendu Whereas across Nigeria, all cultures value old age and celebrate it, officialdom apparently views it otherwise. For the greater part of the last two decades, it seemed that old...
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