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Security
Of State Police conundrum, playing the ostrich, and Ekiti election beyond the razzmatazz
The fever of state police is on. The debate has divided Nigerians. The Federal Government is not looking back on it. The passage of the bill Wednesday by the Senate has sealed matter. The Rubicon has been crossed....
Opinion
Dele Farotimi: Afe Babalola should seek the truth, not vengeful retribution
Most of those who have commented or are commenting on the Dele Farotimi-Afe Babalola saga have not read the book at the heart of the story: Farotimi’s ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System...
Editor | Dec 23, 2024
Opinion
Okonjo-Iweala, Kemi Badenoch: The duo whose great feats shame Nigeria!
The strength of any country consists of its natural resources, human resources, and capital assets, namely, the economic wealth that delivers higher living standards. The first two determine the third. If a country can successfully harness...
Editor | Dec 16, 2024
Hunger
Hunger: Deliberate policy choices drive starvation in Nigeria; it’s outrageous!
Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published the results of the General Household Survey Panel, which showed that 63.8 percent of households face severe food insecurity and are skipping meals...
Editor | Dec 09, 2024
Tax reforms
Tax reform bills: Tinubu shuns national consensus for radical policy proposals
There is hardly anyone who will disagree that Nigeria needs a fundamental tax reform. This, after all, is a country with one of the most cumbersome tax regimes in the world, where tax laws and regulations...
Editor | Dec 02, 2024
Opinion
From Darkness to Light: Celebrating Côte d’Ivoire’s Remarkable Journey to 95% Electrification
There are moments in life when you witness progress so transformative that it feels worth pausing to celebrate. For me, one of those moments is now, as I sit in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire—a city that is not only bustling with life...
Editor | Nov 30, 2024
Opinion
Yorubanisation: Tinubu puts Nigeria’s fate entirely in Yoruba hands. How perverse!
Shortly before the 2023 presidential election, I wrote a piece in this column, titled “Think, Yoruba, think! A Tinubu presidency would harm your race” (BusinessDay, February 20, 2023). The premise of that thoughtful......
Editor | Nov 25, 2024
Opinion
Addressing Nigeria’s cost of living crisis: A strategic, sustainable approach
The rising cost of living presents a formidable challenge for the people of Nigeria. However, this challenge is not unique to Nigeria....
Editor | Nov 20, 2024
Trump
Donald Trump’s comeback: The triumph of economic self-interest over morality
There are two views of human behaviour. One is that people are primarily motivated by self-interest—what’s in it for me? The other is that people are primarily influenced by deeply ingrained......
Editor | Nov 19, 2024
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