By Nathan Nwakamma For Mr. Maduabuchi Eziukwu, a civil servant, February 7 was another day to source for cash to…
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There have been coordinated arrests of political and media figures that represent a new phase in Tunisian President Kais Saied’s struggle with a fragmented but emboldened opposition, raising fears of a wider campaign to quell dissent.
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) says it has appointed coordinators to arrange transportation of polling materials and personnel for the forthcoming general elections in Lagos, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo states where its activities were banned.
The adage that “Those who try to draw undue attention from the public never get it” cannot be truer at any time than now. Drawing attention to self or temporary paymasters simply isn’t easy, especially when you cannot dislodge facts to implant falsehood.
The Nigerian economy was once described as a “voodoo” economy, “the more you look, the less you understand” as it defies all kinds of known remedies. The mystery of Nigeria as a nation is not limited to its economy but includes socio-political and cultural dispositions. Longtime ago, western pundits postulated, hypothesized, and predicted the disintegration of Nigeria by the year 2015. Time has since revealed their empty prediction; regrettably, however, the nation is still sliding into the abyss of squalor and poverty, exacerbated by the population explosion – a kind of time bomb that must not be allowed to detonate.
In a recent editorial for the Washington Examiner, African Energy Chamber Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk labelled Environmental Social Governance (ESG) as “Colonialism 2.0” ( https://bit.ly/3wx6YlY). Mr. Ayuk argues that ESG criteria for financial investments are being weaponised to impose green energy on Africa at a moment when the continent needs to make use of its fossil fuels for the development of its economies. He argues that ESG prioritises the environment at the expense of food, energy security, and poverty reduction in Africa. But is that really the case?
Those who are chroniclers of history often deploy subjective and partial recording to suit their aim. They usually want history…
Nigerian policymakers and implementors love fiction and we as citizens play along. I just remembered that our next census is…
By Kadiri Abdulrahman In the past few days the media has been awash with news about the huge debt burden…
The political landscape in the Sahel started changing dramatically in 2020 with the return of the military. It took a…