My article last week generated some questions. But until the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, is proven guilty of ethnic or religious bigotry, I stand by what I wrote. I also support an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the glitch. Anyone found culpable should be punished.  Just in […]

YES, you read that right: Nigeria is currently under invasion by peoples from the Sahel, fleeing the twin effects of climate change and virulent terrorism and banditry. But first, let us put this in context. According to Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Barbarian invasions, or the movements of Germanic peoples began before 200 BCE and lasted until the early Middle […]

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, suffering from serious arthritis, cerebral malaria and a splitting headache by three countries, turns 50 on May 28, 2025. It had a dream of regional integration, including a free and seamless flow of persons, services and capital, the elimination of customs duties, and joint development of transport, communication, […]

In principle, there is nothing wrong with a “Nigeria First” policy. After all, every government claims to put its country first. But the devil is in the detail. If a government pursues economic nationalism, thereby inflicting economic damage on its country, it is utter folly to wrap a nationalistic façade around such a bad policy. There […]

Nigerian politicians are a funny lot who have perfected the inelegant art of majoring in minor things, which explains why, at a time like this when the country is at a socio-economic and political crossroads, the House of Representatives is going around chasing rats while the house – Nigeria – is on fire. Their puerile […]

Continued from last week Consider a scenario where an international consulting firm recognizes that consultants are struggling with digital communication overload. Rather than simply adding another tool, they conduct a thorough audit of how information is flowing and identify specific pain points. In this hypothetical case, they discover that critical project updates are scattered across email, […]

The Modality for Choosing a Pope The election of a Pope, known as the papal conclave, is one of the most solemn and secretive procedures in the world. Rooted in centuries of tradition and canon law, the process underscores the weight and spiritual authority of the Papacy within the Roman Catholic Church. When a Pope dies […]

“Let us by all means be up and doing, setting the world to rights and sounding our own trumpets”–   John Buchan The idea that Nigeria and its inhabitants can be grouped into clusters of South-Westerners, South-Southerners, South-Easterners, Middle Belters and Indigenous Minorities on one side and pitted against “Northerners” on the other side, makes for a […]

How times have changed! Once upon a time in this country, the mere mention of “EFCC” (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) literally caused tremours among politicians, public officeholders and other highly exposed persons. But today, young men are popping up on Tiktok, boldly dancing on top of the Naira and daring EFCC to come and arrest […]

I had no prior information that the Kano State Government sought help from the NBC before coming up with a landmark decision on live political broadcast early in the month. But my source at the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, said there was  indeed a stakeholders meeting on broadcasting early this year where the regulator, government and […]