Opinion

Ordinarily, the life we lead is often confounding, confusing, and challenging, thus necessitating our dependence on culture, religion, philosophy, and mystique.

By dangling the sum of £3,000 ($3,836), as a carrot, to asylum seekers to move to Rwanda, Britain has unwittingly adopted a model on how immigration issues should not be handled. It is improper to engage in the act of ‘choosing’ a country for refugees, who have had their applications to remain in the country rejected.

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It was America’s 36th president, Lyndon Baines Johnson, who said: “A compassionate government keeps faith with the trust of the people and cherishes the future of their children. Through compassion for the plight of one individual, government fulfills its purpose as the servant of all the people.”

Prevailing and dominant concepts of politics were born from the crave for the ‘scientific’ study of politics, to make the study of politics more empirical; to demonstrate what is, what people actually do in politics rather than what they ought to do.

Philanthropy , which involves donating money, time or knowledge to charitable causes, has been a popular way for many people and families to improve society, support the disadvantaged and make a positive impact.

On December 26, 1991, Algerians voted in the first round of parliamentary elections. Over 40 parties fielded candidates. As returns started coming through, it became clear the country was in the throes of a political earthquake.

David Ricardo framed it as the law of diminishing returns. There is always a point of saturation. There comes a juncture where, to adapt the thesis of one of the most influential English economists of the nineteenth century, human productivity begins to decline on account of task overload.    The breed the English nobleman has…

Notwithstanding the posit of Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi that all hands need be on deck to tackle the persistent menace of terrorism and banditry in the country, his constant flirtations with the terrorists remain curious, and his motive even suspicious.

The proposal to create state police and if possible local government police is consistent with the principle of true federalism and decentralisation of powers.

Recently, both traditional and social media have been awashed with the humongous remunerations of Nigerian political office holders and there seems to be an agreement that these people are apparently in office to foster mainly their own parochial selfish interests.

It is in the nature of scholarly thought that you are never sure of what you are thinking until you are forced by time constraint to accept the extant version of your thought to be what it is.

Public relations, as it concerns the media, has received a much needed breakthrough in the just published book, Media Relations Playbook: 25 Proven Effective Hacks, by Chido B. Nwakanma.

Considering the wide havoc that land grabbers and speculators have visited on hapless citizens across the country, it is high time all governments, both federal and state, came together to tame what has become a monster.

Mr President, I focus on the Student Loan Act, which you signed into law enthusiastically on April 3, 2024. 

Former Governor of Zamfara State, now Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has ordered politicians serving in President Bola Tinubu’s government to speak up for the administration or quit.

The role of bureaucracy in the effective, efficient and timeous implementation of policies of government is underscored by the recent meeting of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in February 2024, with the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, the Body of Permanent Secretaries and some Directors-General of agencies at the State House, Abuja.

Barring any unforeseen hitch, the 2024 UTME exams took off, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website, on Monday, April 19 and ends on Friday, April 29.

Sir: The early stages of life are a critical period for neonates, commonly known as newborn babies.

The proposal to create state police and if possible local government police is consistent with the principle of true federalism and decentralisation of powers.

I Kant stop philosophising. You got me right. I mean I can´t stop philosophising. But I Kant stands for Immanuel Kant. He was the German philosopher who shook the foundation of traditional thinking and logic, a bridge builder between Enlightenment and Idealism.

I was disturbed watching videos of a young man dressed in designer outfits, adorned with expensive wristwatches and shoes, displaying bags of costly perfumes, and being chauffeured around in flashy vehicles. His entourage includes a motley crew of well-armed bodyguards with sophisticated weapons, attendants, allies, and hangers-on, whether striding with him in processions or moving…

As I was saying, ‘Even in South Korea, rated as No.5 in the world, in terms of budgeting and funding for research and development, the brand maker of Samsung, there is a separate Ministry of Knowledge Development apart from the Ministry of Education

There are certain life principles and procedures that we humans cannot learn by merely passing through the traditional school system.

At COP-26 in Glasgow, Scotland, President Muhammadu Buhari pledged that Nigeria would achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 – 10 years after the ‘deadline’ of the Paris Agreement and after most developed economies.