Opinion

Professor Olu Obafemi, is one of our country’s pivotal scholars and writers of very deep thoughts and value.

In recent years, the term japa has gained traction among Nigerian youths, symbolising the mass exodus of talented individuals seeking greener pastures abroad.

Of all the ills plaguing Nigeria as a country, none is as serious as the current scourge of unemployable graduates whose horizon has continued to expand beyond imagination and now assuming an utterly frightening dimension.

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Malam Kashifu Abdullahi Inuwa, has announced plans by the Federal Government to introduce the National Gender Digital Inclusion Strategy (NGDIS).

On November 19, 2022, I was privileged to be a resource person at a media roundtable organised by Emeka Izeze, Sully Abu and Sonala Olumhense.

Sir: Borno State was once known as a peaceful place, but the past decade of Boko Haram violence has changed everything. Now, as the region begins to recover, will it be possible to return to the peace of the past?

The truth be told, every country of the world is a tourist destination, but it is by choice to make ones such attractive. Implying to say, that the main goals of controlling the flow of people, goods, and services into and out of any nation is to keep track on entry and to prevent illegal…

In every direction we look, in every aspect of public life and in relationships business or private, there is considerable evidence that man has lost his sense of shame.

The Lagos-Calabar Atlantic Coastal superhighway heralds a new dawn for road infrastructure in Nigeria. If completed, it will be the longest single-road construction project in the history of the country.

Sometime around noon on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, I received a perfunctory message through WhatsApp from a friend with the words, “Is it true that this your classmate has died?” Blazoned above the message was a picture of Victor Onwusika, my former classmate, colleague, and friend.

Visual impairment poses a significant challenge for countless individuals, compromising their confidence, independence, and overall quality of life.

In Nigeria presently, no political leader is sure of his standing until his case has been determined by the final court that has jurisdiction over it. This shows the importance of the judiciary even to the political class, which unfortunately, is part of the arm of government that is emasculating the judicial sector the most.…

The recent appointment of Dr. Mobereola as the DG of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has sparked debate and raised concerns about the leadership dynamics within the agency.

A renowned American philosopher and author of “The Supreme Philosophy of Man’’, Alfred Armand Montapert, said, “The monument of a great man is not of granite or marble or bronze.

The call by federal lawmakers in the lower chamber for criminalisation of the importation of local fabrics, specifically adire and kampala deserves to be given positive consideration.

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The other day, while I was watching BBC Breakfast, one of the popular morning news programme in England, they showed the promotion for a documentary soon to be aired about a certain British journalist who had recently visited Nigeria

Sovereignty ordinally implies the freedom of nations to act independently and lawfully in advancing, and safeguarding, all matters pertaining to their geopolitical and strategic national interests. Arms-exports falls within that purview.

The recent introduction of the Expatriate Employment Levy on foreign workers in the Nigerian economy and the resultant backlash from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) that led to its suspension elicits some public interest.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), produced a tariff for Nigeria, and the Federal Government, FGN, approved it for implementation, begun on April 4, 2024 when across the country, NERC approved the tariff only for Band A customers

Financial management is a crucial aspect of running a successful business, and this is especially true for family-owned businesses. These types of businesses have unique challenges and opportunities that require careful financial planning and execution.

The plaintiff has suffered actual damage or is likely to suffer damage to its business or goodwill. Loss of potential earnings is an actionable ground for legal action against the infringer. See CPL Industries Ltd v Glaxo Smithkline & Anor ...

For many years, there exist a veiled agreement that one of the perverse and unintended consequences of the discovery of oil in Nigeria is that governments have almost completely abandoned agriculture in the mad quest for petrol dollars.

The electricity crisis in Nigeria has defied various attempts at solving the problem and giving Nigerians the benefits of enjoying stable electricity and a good quality of life for more than half a century. It is no secret that the nation’s power infrastructures were abandoned for several decades, by successive governments notwithstanding the exponential growth…

The reported suspension of foreign travels by public officials in the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of government (MDAs) is, for the reasons adduced, a welcomed step.