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When the rich roars: The Dangote-NUPENG face-off, by Owei Lakemfa

When the rich roars: The Dangote-NUPENG face-off, by Owei Lakemfa

Aliko Dangote is a likeable man. He is into philanthropism, smiles and even dances in public. However, the issue is not his person but his businesses. In the last few years, he has been engaged in endless fights over the operation of his refinery. But one of  the most unnecessary is his fight with workers. Given the […]

The North-Western question: Unfixability and consequences

The North-Western question: Unfixability and consequences

By AMINU JAHUN If one could sub-regionalise the multidimensional challenges in the North, they could be reduced to the North-Eastern and North-Western Questions, because the North-Central challenges are  extensions of both. Senator Adams Oshiomhole’s televised contribution during a Senate Committee session, and Governor Lawal Dare’s my hands are tied expose on insecurity in  Zamfara State, reinforced by […]

Getting serious about basic education

Getting serious about basic education

The United Nations International Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF’s, warning is clear: every child has the right to education, but Nigeria is failing to uphold this most basic of rights. With one in every five out-of-school children in the world found in Nigeria, the crisis has reached a breaking point. Indeed, Nigeria holds the dubious “world […]

Immunisation: Fighting misinformation with facts to save Under-5s

Immunisation: Fighting misinformation with facts to save Under-5s

By BUNMI TEJUMOLA   Misinformation enslaves the people, makes caregivers, parents, hesitant about immunisation uptake and right information saves children, especially under fives. Out of every five children that are under five years, one has zero dose. That is to say one of the five has not gotten immunised at all in Nigeria… Therefore, it is important […]