By Samuel Osho Every prestigious institution seeks to exude uniqueness in the execution of its plans; but not all signs of distinction connote outstanding excellence. There is a threat to the dimensions of intellectual engagement possible in institutions of higher learning where policies are implemented to frustrate the efforts of students. ...

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By Osho Samuel The unexpected arrival of ‘Baba Go Slow’ may stop Nigerians from savouring the delightful taste of minute proceeds emanating from the transitory moment of governance chaired by a decisive acting President. During the medical leave of President Buhari which lasted for 51 days, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo did ...

by Teingo Inko-Tariah In December 2016, Nigeria’s finance Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun announced following a Federal Executive Council Meeting, that the Federal Government had approved a payment of up to 5% of recovered loot to any person whose act of whistleblowing leads to the successful recovery of illegally acquired wealth. ...

by Saheed Animashaun A vast number of Nigerians have over the years proven to be piss poor students of history. This is why “Politricksters” can repeatedly employ the same gimmicks – the same rhetoric – and still achieve the required impact on the average Nigerian. It’s important to lay down ...

by Ugochukwu Amasike If there is a consensus right now in Nigeria, it is on the urgent need for investment in infrastructure in order to reduce the cost of doing business in Nigeria and make Nigerian businesses competitive, whilst improving the living standards of the people. Infrastructural development is a ...

by Makua Eyisi Few years ago, a lady got married to a man she considered the best of all her suitors. But shortly after, it felt like a huge mistake.  The sex was terrible. Yes, the man occasionally bought her clothes and some times, he looked like the man she’d ...

By Chizoba Wonodi In the past two decades, Nigeria has made good progress in the routine immunization programme. With the introduction of new vaccines and expansion of the immunization coverage, child survival has improved as evidenced by a 31 per cent reduction in infant mortality between 2003 and 2013 (NDHS ...

  by Tari Martins There’ve been so much hullaballoo about the 2015 general elections and the resultant effect on the polity. While the battle-like election might have come and gone, the scars wouldn’t just go away. Since the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates in 1914, the country has never ...

by Arigbabu Neemah I am confused, I feel betrayed and heartbroken. However, much more than any of those I am very angry. Contrary to the title of this piece, this letter is directed to the many reasonable people whose intent is to know the truth of the matter. My social campaigns ...

by Ikenna Ugwu When someone says you are poor, it does not necessarily mean you have a tag of indigence dangling from your neck; lacking food, water or roof over your head and other ‘very’ basic necessities of life. Poverty too, is the lack of power and choice, especially in ...

Femi Adesina, the spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari, released a statement on Sunday afternoon disclosing that the president who was supposed to return to the country today and resume work on Monday will no longer be able to do so. “The President had planned to return to Abuja this evening, ...

by Adetunji Adeniran When I read in the Guardian that the federal government is setting up a ‘joint task force’ on rising food prices across the country, my mind went straight to the small business owners and traders I met in the course of the week. How does a task force ...

By Bomi Ehimony When I got back to Ilorin on January 2nd, after the holidays which I spent in Lokoja, Kogi State, a neighbour of mine who followed the polity of Kogi voraciously since he was interested in the success of the Governor because he is the youngest governor in ...

Audu Maikori made a big mistake. He shared a photo and claimed that it was from Southern Kaduna, where a bloody ethnic crisis has resulted in too many deaths. The photo was fake. He claims to have been unaware at the time that it was fake as dozens of pictures ...

By Chijioke Kaduru Political leaders around the world continue to commit to ending global poverty and improving the lives of the world’s poor. This commitment rhetoric is also well documented across political and governance manifestos around the country. The Federal Government of Nigeria as part of its commitment to improving ...

President Muhammadu Buhari sent two letters to the Senate on Tuesday renominating Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; and rejecting the senate’s indictment of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) over fraud. Below are five takeaways from the letters: 1. Some ...

In a statement issued by Nigeria Air Force spokesman, Group Captain. Ayodele Famuyiwa, Nigerian military authorities confirmed the deployment of a 200-man strong Nigerian contingent as part  of  the Economic Community of West African States Military Intervention in Gambia (ECOMIG) to enforce the mandate of Adama Barrow as the elected president ...

A growing number of people believe that Saturday’s announcement by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) that Pastor Enoch Adeboye will step down as national overseer of the church due to a governance code (PDF) by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is an attempt to weaken the church. Gov. ...

By Chinyere Akataobi I grew up in Lagos and the name Aba was just not a place my parents called their hometown, it also represented the fake shoes, bags and clothes I and my friends wore (even if they were made elsewhere). Aba was for us a manufacturing heaven for ...