Opinion

There is a popular song I love that says, “He has done it finally, finally, finally…” Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman

It is on record that the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has accepted an invitation from the President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to visit the country this year. 

The stampedes that characterised the distribution of free food in Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory, Ibadan in Oyo State and Okija in Anambra State leading to the death of many people were avoidable if the events were properly handled and the prospective beneficiaries had conducted themselves in an orderly manner.

In the complex and often perilous world of international relations, the actions of world leaders reverberate far beyond their borders.

I believe this would be a difficult topic for me to discuss; even from the title, I may offend some and might be a source of asking deeper questions by some, but in all I seek the apology of anyone that felt insulted

Sir: Recently, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned the world class edifice named in his honour at the Nigerian lmmigration Service headquarters Abuja, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC).

Many, many matters appear every now and then in our clime. We are a rich and poor country at the same time – depending of course on what one is observing. And to observe what one wants to observe or is observing dispassionately is a task that is not easy.

The diabetes epidemic is escalating at an alarming rate, and the recently commemorated World Diabetes Day (WDD) is only a reminder that it is crucial to confront the stark realities surrounding this health crisis.

Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is planning to rebase the country's GDP and Consumer Price Index (CPI). This process involves updating the base year used for calculating economic metrics to reflect changes in the economy. The current base year for GDP is 2010, while the CPI base year is 2009. Ever since the announcement…

From January 8 to 9, H.E. Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs, paid an official visit to Nigeria. During the visit, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with President Bola Tinubu and Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar

Scotus is in effect referring to people’s elected representatives in the states’ legislatures, and not the people’s elected representatives at the U.S. National Congress. See also Dobb v Jackson Womens Health Organisation 597 U. S. 215 (2022).

Professor Rasheed Ojikutu, in a write-up in The Guardian of Sunday, January 5, 2025 titled: Garland for Kemi Badenoch, put it very succinctly: A woman who says she is proudly Yoruba, but disregarded Nigeria as an entity may not be ‘‘silly’’ after all because she certainly knows her onions. She is certainly not a fool…

The introduction of any belief system that is practically proven to be incompatible with the native people’s realities is defective, deceitful, and dead on arrival. Nature is dynamic; ditto the people’s belief system  - religion.

From January 8th to 9th, H.E. Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs, paid an official visit to Nigeria. During the visit, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with President Tinubu and Foreign Minister Tuggar, which yielded fruitful results. After four…

Ms. Rose Lereece, Director Customer Finance, Lereece made the assertion at the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Global in Dublin, Ireland, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Global event commenced on Jan. 12 to end on Jan. 15. The director described the security structure as a “Stand-by…

In October 2016, I penned an op-ed titled “Why You Should Not Visit South Africa,” a scathing rebuke of the country’s visa policies toward Nigerians. At the time, I had planned to attend the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) in Johannesburg, but my plans were derailed by an onerous visa process that symbolized broader frustrations…

With the enrolment of 1.5 million out-of-school children in primary and secondary schools in Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum has taken a visionary and empathetic action, as a leader, to confront a major repercussion of terrorism around his domain.

This piece is one of the technical notes that I used in some seminal conversations before now, one of many others that I consider should be shared, in spite of its seminal tone, for the benefit of public managers¬-learners who are spread all over the nooks and crannies of Nigeria

Now that the storm over Kemi Badenoch, the British opposition leader of Nigerian descent, is subsiding, it is time to do a critique of the entire episode. Let me start this critique with Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the one who started the fireworks.

It is therefore the absolute submission of the author of this work that the right of a mother to procure her miscarriage is not on the same pedestal as the right of the provider to render abortion services.

Godsgift Onyedinefu, a reporter with one of the national dailies did a good analysis of security budgeting statistics in Nigeria since 2015. In the piece done on January 23rd 2023, Onyedinefu made the following valid points whose citations I will adopt herewith. 

The Middle East is undergoing a dramatic shift in power structures, as key players such as Syria, Israel, Iran, and the Gulf states position themselves for future influence. Central to this transformation is Syria’s post-Assad future and Israel’s continued territorial expansion

The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, has passed on in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness. Onanuga until her demise, represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Spokesman, House of Representatives, who confirmed the unfortunate incident, described Onanuga, born on December…

Beijing on Wednesday said it "firmly opposes" a US move to effectively bar Chinese technology from smart cars in the American market, saying alleged risks to national security were "without any factual basis".

Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State says the state is a key player in Nigeria and global non-oil export market. He said this at a one-day capacity building for exporters on non-oil export potentials on Tuesday in Katsina. Katsina’s non-oil exports include sesame, hibiscus flower, Gum Arabic, soybeans, millet, sorghum, among others. The workshop organised…