Omo-Agege has done a reprehensible thing but he is not our problem at the moment. It is the Baba Agege that made it possible for him to to do what he did that is the headache we have to cure

FORGIVE me — forgive us. We have failed you. We have failed you miserably. Literally every single day of my life I receive a text or email from one of you pleading for help — in desperate search for a job – any job. About a million of you leave the school system every year.

PARLIAMENTS all over the world are  known for their penchant for dramatic episodes. Here in Nigeria, we have seen bags of dirty naira notes upturned in the “hallowed chamber” (which is anything but hallowed judging from the way its “distinguished” and “honourable” members misbehave there). The money was allegedly meant to be a “bribe” for the legislators to do former President Obasanjo’s bidding.

The ethno-religious, socio-economic, cultural, political, regional or national origin of the insurgents should not be the issue, what is important is defeating them, protecting the citizenry and preventing our country from being overrun

THE above is the title of the lead paper presented at the 2nd Vanguard Economic Discourse, on Friday, April 13, 2018.