Letters
8 Mar 2024
Celebrating women is an important gesture that should be encouraged globally but empowering them is cardinal. I have always believed that empowering women is more than a kind gesture by governments and civil society organizations, it is an essential component for progress and socio-economic development. By empowering women, we create a ripple effect that impacts…
8 Mar 2024
Sir: In these times of economic turmoil, there is something that I have observed which I am going to dwell on in my write-up.
8 Mar 2024
Philanthropy is the purpose of humanity. To give unto others from our limited means is to surrender oneself to the greater good of the universe. The scripture has many leading passages where the Creator Himself admonishes us to do good by the way of charity. The book of 2 Corinthians, Chapter 9 verses 6-8 says…
8 Mar 2024
'It is more blessed to give,' the Holy Book says, "than to receive." That is not a principle commonly associated with the corporate world. A business is, after all, set up with the primary aim of MAKING money. As for giving said money away, some would say, that job belongs charitable organizations - be they…
7 Mar 2024
Sir: The typical response one would get from Herbert on commending his achievement of yet another business feat would be “Small thing Bros, let’s go and do bigger things.” He was always about the next move, the next big conquest. Ever bold, ever so farsighted, always about the next audacious conquest.
6 Mar 2024
Senator Orji Kalu, a well-known figure in Nigerian politics, has recently been the subject of legal controversy. However, with the court's decision to strike out the re-trial attempt, it is only fair that Senator Kalu be allowed to continue the commendable work he has been doing in the national interest. As citizens, it is crucial…
6 Mar 2024
The decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, three landlocked sub-Saharan African countries, to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sparked fears of increased instability and insecurity in the region.
5 Mar 2024
Sir: Militias are rising in Nigeria, thanks to insecurity. An explosion of militias, some government-backed, and others backing themselves, is currently rocking the country.
4 Mar 2024
The toilet was a jerry-built improvised by the market users and sat wobbly nine metres from the garri displayed in different sizes of bowls. The flies held her gaze: they rose in thick, green swarms and perched in formation on the dingy slab of the toilet.
3 Mar 2024
One of the major challenges of West African states is leadership deficiency, which has often led to political instability. West Africans have attempted to solve their problems through the formation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), known as CEDEAO in French and Portuguese. ECOWAS was established in May 1975, but the people’s…
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