Between criminality, legality and morality in politics
The current budget padding saga rocking the House of Representatives is one that is exposing the depth of corruption that exists in the land,...
A nation so assaulted!
There are times when one is at a loss regarding which of the current “burning issues” in the land to focus attention upon. From...
2016: A tipping point for Africa?
The 21st International AIDS Conference held in Durban, South Africa, from July 18 to 22, 2016, providing a platform for interaction on a wide...
Religion and official public life
How much religion is enough in official public life? That Nigerians are mostly a religious people is undisputable; being a godly people is a...
Let’s stop criminalising our entrepreneurs!
It is often said that it would amount to madness to continue doing a particular thing in one way and expecting to obtain a...
How do we hold our leaders accountable?
Over and over again, Nigerians have been told that they must demand accountability from their leaders. That was the advice given us by the...
The new poor: Frustrated, angry and crying for help
Within the past few days, I have had to take on some of my social media contacts over their (gentle) rebuke of me for,...
Nigeria’s education sector: Growing cause for concern
uring a public hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education and Services at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, on June 6,...
Skills for 21st century living
The necessity for citizens of the world to acquire skills relative to life-long learning was one of the vital “tools” for the 21st century...
Nigerian academics: Waiting to be challenged on national dev
It was reported sometime in 2012 that the largest solar power generating station had been built and commissioned in Spain. According to the report,...
