Uncommon energy, by Patrick Omorodion
To be a goal getter in any endeavour, you must have a strength of character that enables you choose “the harder right over the easier wrong.” People with such characters show quiet resilience, emotional restraint and integrity when it is difficult to do so. They tend to exhibit uncommon energy in doing things to achieve […]
Osun’s agenda on restructuring
The general opinion is that each geo-political zone should control its resources with certain percentage as may be determined by the zone to Federal Government
FG refinances debt and adds more loans
THE recent announcement by the Federal Minister of Finance of the government’s decision to refinance the country’s debt by borrowing dollars at seven per cent instead of locally at between 13 and 18.5 per cent would have been commendable if it was not just a mere paper exercise which would still not reduce the quantum of debt the country is owing. On paper it would reduce the cost of borrowing, but at maturity it would require the country to source for dollars to repay.
Corruption: Which is worse: N400bn bribery or $15bnplus theft?
THE publication of the report of the National Bureau of Statistics’ survey titled, “Corruption in Nigeria; Bribery: Public Experience and Response,” triggered extensive public conversation regarding, the consolidated nationwide value of over N400bn bribes, reportedly paid between April 2015 – May 2016. The 2017 report, estimated that a total of 82.3 million bribes at an average of almost one bribe of N5300 each was paid annually by every adult Nigerian.
Why Buhari insulted Ojukwu’s memory
Ojukwu stood for Nigeria’s unity based on equity. Otherwise, as he put it: “Let my people go”. That is my stand also, and I believe it is the right thing to ask for. Buhari and those freeloading from the Nigerian oil-fed Commonwealth believe in gunpoint unity: Nigeria is indivisible and indissoluble; any who disagrees will be shot
If tomorrow comes to Nigeria
IT was the largest gathering of highly educated persons I have ever attended, or heard about on the continent. The quality of the academics and the cost that would have been incurred educating them is unquantifiable. The vice chancellors, VCs of all 148 universities in the country (that is already a minimum of 148 experienced professors), the rectors of 83 polytechnics and provosts of 37 Colleges of Education, COEs and all their registrars, gathering under one roof to determine admissions into tertiary institutions in the country for the 2017/2018 Academic Session.
