Opinion
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Sub-nationals: The bumpy road ahead By Dakuku Peterside
Last week I listened to or read the speech of at least a dozen newly elected governors, and I must…
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Still in the forest of the heartless By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 5 June, 2023 It was quite nice seeing President Bola Tinubu as he waltzed into the chambers where he…
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Joe Biden’s fall and a shaking Nigeria By Festus Adedayo
America was a pitiable sight last Thursday. That great country was crouched on the bare floor. It fell like a…
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Tinubu biting the bullet from day one By Azu Ishiekwene
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is under fire for announcing that petrol subsidy is gone from day one. His inauguration address…
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Efficient passport administration: Major challenge facing new leadership of Nigeria Immigration Service By Dr. Charles Okafor
The perennial passport scarcity and inefficient administration of the processes are major challenges the Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration…
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There was a man called John Jerry Rawlings By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria is more divided than ever, and the politicians of Nigeria have gone completely mad. It is as though everybody…
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As Buhari conducts Tinubu round the Villa… Festus Adedayo
May 28, 2023 Forget their pretensions and volte-faces, when outgoing Nigerian public officials wake up tomorrow, May 29, they will…
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Tinubu, fix the North, embrace the East By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, May 29, 2023 There is a road in Canada that is officially known as ‘Road to Nowhere’. Road signs…
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The trials and tribulations of Prof. Obaro Ikime (the untold story by an eyewitness)
Professor Obaro Ikime, a celebrated historian, was born December 30, 1936 and passed on to glory on April 25,…
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PMB lands softly on a sofa floor By FEMI ADESINA
This has been a week of reflection, introspection, and rumination. It’s the last full week of a journey that started…
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Aregbesola, Immigration policy and implications on economy By Dr. Charles Okafor
A country’s immigration policy is part of a nation’s wholistic policy framework to enhance or endanger economic activities. To compliment…
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Aliko Dangote: A salute to perseverance By Amb Greg Ozuomba Mbadiwe (MFR)
Great friends Kindly permit me to use this platform to congratulate Alhaji Aliko Dangote on his Amazing epoch-making event of…
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Why this presidential transition matters By Dakuku Peterside .
Presidential transition periods are times of excitement, hope, apprehension, speculation, and drama. It is associated with chaos, complexity, and coordination…
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Buhari in eight years By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 22 May, 2023 Exactly one week from today, Muhammadu Buhari will stop being our president; his place another shall…
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Lamidi Apapa’s missing cap By Festus Adedayo
May 21, 2023 Turbulent anger of Obidients landed on Lamidi Apapa last week. By the time their anger petered out,…
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Just energy transition for Africa dependent on transformative national processes By Okereke, Treyer, et al.
We believe the current approach to framing, designing, and implementing energy transition plans and partnerships risks jeopardising long-term and sustainable…
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The good in goodbye By Femi Adesina
A popular saying tells us that ‘there’s no good in goodbye.’ Really? I’ve been turning it round in my head,…
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Why Buhari must remain Tinubu’s friend after May 29 By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 15 May, 2023 May Sudan not happen to Nigeria. This piece starts with prayers. It has to. “Everyone in…
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Resolving Nigeria’s electricity conundrum By Dakuku Peterside
Every Nigerian knows that we have an electricity problem. It has been a recurrent sound bite in development discourse in…
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Will north, the Shrew, bite the APC’s nose? By Festus Adedayo
May 14, 2023 The ongoing fight-to-finish for principal officers’ positions in the 10th National Assembly by the All Progressives Congress…
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NG-CARES: How Buhari quietly attends to needs of Nigerians By Femi Adesina
The judgment of history is usually the most enduring, and as President Muhammadu Buhari weighs anchor in less than three…
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Dangote Refinery challenges global narrative By Azu Ishiekwene
It started like a grudge match. Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, was dealt a bad hand in a failed transaction.…
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Let’s play the game, the Nigerian way By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Englishmen will never get tired of telling the whole wide world that they invented the beautiful game of football. That’s…
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The changing of Britain’s morals By Dr Eddie IROH
A LITTLE BUT significant incident occured on Sunday the day after the coronation of King Charles III and his Queen…
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Time for reset: Education reforms as a priority in Nigeria By Dakuku Peterside .
Education is a critical priority for Nigeria, as it is for any nation serious about growth and development. Unfortunately, in…
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