Opinion

Early this week, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Emeritus Is-haq Oloyede organised an interactive session with senior media executives at NICON Luxury, Abuja.

Since former President Barack Obama alerted Africa to the deficit of strong institutions as the  bane of development on the continent,  the merit of his position  has  unremittingly  received  reification.

Aba, once celebrated as the “Japan of Africa” for its vibrant entrepreneurial spirit and craftsmanship, had in recent years suffered from significant infrastructural decay and economic stagnation.

Sir: For a party that is still trying to find its feet after the disastrous outing in the 2023 General Election generally blamed on the leadership style of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, it is saddening that the All Progressives Congress, APC is still unable to articulate a response to the ruling party in Delta State.

The efficiency of the Nigeria Police Force, which happens to be the lead security agency in internal security, to combat increased rates of crimes and criminality across the length and breadth of Nigeria has over time been undermined by persistent shortage of manpower. With a population exceeding 200 million, the police-to-citizen ratio remains far below…

Following the passage of the Kano Emirates Council Law (Repeal Bill) 2024 by the Kano State House of Assembly, which was assented to by the Executive Governor of Kano State on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 5:10 PM, the law dissolved the five Emirates created by the former Governor of the State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

The frequency and magnitude of explosions arising from petrol tanker accidents in recent times should be very worrying for Nigerians and the government. How sad it is that within three weeks or so, more than 100 innocent Nigerian

Let me begin this essay with an open confession – by “open confession” I mean my saying it loud here about writing or speaking about this column’s present subject without difficulty. He is a man, a literary personage of distinction

The contemporary workforce is undergoing a seismic shift, transitioning from a reliance on manual labour towards a pronounced demand for digital proficiency. This paradigm shift, catalysed by the inexorable rise of artificial intelligence ...

It is not always common to find a person who lives a selfless life in a community as a citizen without holding any high public or spiritual office, yet at the end of the person’s span it is as though a part of the sky above the community has collapsed

Is Chief Emeka Eleazar Anyaoku not one of Nigeria’s greatest human exports to the world? This is a rhetorical question because his impactful leadership of the Commonwealth of Nations between 1990 and 2000 had imprinted his name on our collective psyche.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Thursday said the continued stay

After a decade-long closure, the Warri Refining & Petrochemicals Company in Delta State resumed operations on December 30, 2024, to the astonishment of everyone present at the vast refinery complex in Ekpan, Warri. The event was marked by the presence of key figures, including the Board Chairman of NNPC Limited, Chief Pius Akinyelure; Group Chief…

Victor-Marie Hugo, a French poet, novelist, and essayist, died more than two centuries ago, but some of his immortal thoughts still resonate today. In 1885, he postulated, and I quote: “There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.” Hugo’s thoughts bear a…

The stereotype, Diokpara-amo-Osu, interprets as “the first son is not a blessing to the town, Osumenyi (Osu) for short,” is a harmful narrative that underscores the dangers of stereotypes and prejudices in our society.

There are usually multiple categories of diasporic citizens. Three are, however, easier to identify. The first are those who express love for their origin, are concerned about its well-being, and directly or indirectly participate in peace

In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, organisations face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding their data and assets from cyber threats. The traditional approaches to data security, which relied on perimeter defences, endpoint protection

Suggestions from political leaders that military personnel who stake their lives to preserve the country should be honoured in life and death cannot come too soon. The Nigerian soldier today is a hero, as he spends his life trying to ward off enemies of the state and enemies of the citizens.

President Tinubu reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to promoting peace, good governance and security across West Africa while commending China’s contribution to Africa’s development through initiatives like the Belt and Road and FOCAC.

With the 29, January 2025 deadline for their self-imposed exit from ECOWAS, the junta leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the Alliance of Sahel States, AES, have become jittery, deploying every trick, including disinformation

Kano, that ancient city, is becoming the playground for an ancient artifice to play out with messy consequences for the people who have long submitted to the revered monarchy and wider implications for the traditional institution in Nigeria. 

The Edo State election tribunal, relocated to Abuja and sitting on Tuesday after an adjournment in Benin on Friday last week, was meant to be a legal masterclass, with Nigeria’s most renowned lawyers lining up to dismantle the PDP’s case. Instead, they found themselves floundering, contradicting their own arguments, and unwittingly strengthening the case against…

The recent remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, against the Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, regarding the latter’s criticism of the tax reform policy, reflect a disconnect from both reality and his responsibilities. Tuggar’s undiplomatic outburst further exposes his desperation to align himself politically, as he lacks substantive achievements in…

Pervasive incidents of kidnapping, including the recent one involving the now-rescued Mrs. Folashade Odumosu continue to heighten fears and uncertainties across Nigeria’s urban centres as well as in the hinterlands.

This write up is essentially a lamentation on how banking values and principles have changed for the worse since the entry of new generation banks to the industry in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida liberalised banking business.