Dangote Refinery IPO is not for you, by Dele Sobowale
Alhaji Aliko Dangote said he wants millions of Nigerians to share in the wealth which will be generated by the Dangote Refinery by buying at least ten shares priced at N525 each. That amounts to N5250 for each minimum investor. The impression was given that wealth sharing is guaranteed once the investment is made. Even […]
The role of education in human development (5), by Afe Babalola
STATE OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA In times past our educational system was the envy of many, here in Nigeria and elsewhere. Graduates of Nigerian universities competed favourably with their counterparts from universities from other parts of the world. In an article headed – “EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: SAME PUTREFYING STORY OF ROT’ written by Sulaimon Olanrewaju and […]
Tinubu engages the North, by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
For two days last week, virtually every political appointee from the North in President Tinubu’s administration was locked up in a hall at Arewa House Kaduna,..
Beyond remittances: Building Nigeria’s brain bridges, Dakuku Peterside
On a humid Monday morning in Abuja, onlookers gathered outside the imposing glass facade of the Federal Ministry of Education, their smartphones raised to catch a glimpse of the dignitaries arriving.
When the Nigerian state chooses to play rogue, by Owei Lakemfa
Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, the 51-year-old Governor of Niger State who wears mullah-like beards, is once again trending in the country. He is the star boy of a state gone rogue.
The Selectorate: When the people vote but the judges choose
One month ago, in Abuja, a small circle of friends, literary enthusiasts, human rights activists, politicians, public intellectuals and thinkers gathered to listen to Chidi Odinkalu read from his latest offering, The Selectorate: When Judges Topple the People.
