Louis Ogbeifun points oil workers, labour towards tomorrow, by Owei Lakemfa
Life is in flux and labour in Nigeria is caught in its crosswinds. To navigate the strong currents of change, and produce a compass, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Port Harcourt Zone, turned to the union’s 2003–2005 president, Louis Brown Ogbeifun. They asked the 71-year-old former manager, Employee Relations of […]
I weep more for Nigeria which wasted the Ayonmikes
By Owei Lakemfa I cannot believe I am writing this. The events are a nightmare that will not go away. Pa Joseph Oritseretsolokumi Ayonmike, an 83-year-old man of culture and immense intellect, and his wife, Dr. Chinyere ‘Chichi’ Shirley Ayonmike, opera soloist/duetist, Technical Vocational Education and Training, TVET, expert, and a senior lecturer at the Delta […]
The Peace Treaty that led to 75 million deaths
By Owei Lakemfa In victory, be magnanimous. When the three-year Nigerian Civil War ended in January 1970, then Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, announced that there was: “No Victor, No Vanquished.” He told Nigerians that there was no need for celebration as the erstwhile rebels were our brothers and sisters who need urgent help […]
Tunji Bello: In the flight of youth
By Owei Lakemfa The early 1980s were the furnace in which the activism that gave birth to radical student unionism, anti-military rule and the pro-democracy movement were forged. In 1978, the military regime had smashed central student unionism, expelled principled student leaders and lecturers across the country. In December 1980, the remnants of the student leadership […]
Challenging Spanish-Moroccan contempt for African sovereignty
By Owei Lakemfa IT is incredible, but true. A serving African Head of State had COVID-19 infection. He could not be treated in his country. A sister African country which came to his aid, concluded he needed specialist treatment which was available in an European country. It contacted the latter which agreed that the sick African President could be sent […]
Aviation hardly gives passengers a second chance to survive
By Owei Lakemfa Nigeria is leadership-challenged at all levels, including an inability to regulate basic sectors. While the effects will be slow to manifest, the failure to properly regulate the aviation industry is quite frightening. No, I am not referring to the frequent crashes of military aircraft. I am talking about large civil passenger airlines. […]
