From last week, continues the  narrative on the individuals appointed to serve as Nigeria’s ambassadors to different  countries, including Chief Edwin Ogbu who, before then, served in the Northern Region Civil Service and the Federal Civil Service. In 1963, he was transferred to the Federal Ministry of Finance as Permanent Secretary to help realise the objectives […]

A new dawn may be in the horizon for Nigeria-South Africa relations. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during her closing remarks at the ministerial session of the 11th Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission in Cape Town, South Africa, requested for South Africa’s support for Nigeria’s bid to attain full membership in the G20 […]

By Dele Sobowale “Nigeria is no longer a potentially big market for multinationals. It is now increasingly regarded as a poor and declining economy.” Nigerian businessman who recently returned from Europe. Lafarge, formerly  West African Portland Cement, is one of the latest companies in Nigeria, whose core investors have thrown in the towel, after P&G […]

The Minister  of Labour and Employment, Dr Mohammed Maigari Digyadi, does not appear to have any idea why the Ministry exists. It is also possible that the Tinubu administration that appointed him has no clue why we have a ministry that takes care of both labour and employment. The Ministry was created 85 years ago. The […]

A mere four years after emerging from a civil war, in 1974, Nigeria was at the beginning of an oil boom. Then, as today, the country was in the middle of a debate about fiscal federalism and revenue allocation.

Numerous are the streams that lead to social prosperity; but all of them spring from the same source and that is public education.  Gaspar Jovellanos, 1744-1811.   The British established five Government Colleges – Kings College, KC, Lagos, Government College, Ibadan, GCI, Government College, Umuahia, GCU, and  Government College, Ughelli, GCU — to complement the efforts […]

It was the famous fabulist of the XVIIth century, Jean de La Fontaine who wrote about taking chestnuts out of a fire. Meaning to save one or thing from impending failure, destruction or failure. That is what exactly the Super Eagles are faced with in their quest to qualify for their seventh World Cup since […]

Brethren, in about ten days, the world would be marking the birth of Christ.    To a Christian, the birth of Christ is significant in many ways.   One of which is simply as written in one of the popular Christmas Carols. “ Joy to the World”. Brethren what happens when we rejoice? Tears, pains, […]

With the recent decision of the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria, the latter now presumably receive their share of the monthly federal allocation directly unlike the previous practice of such funds getting to them through their respective state governments. Bearing in mind that most local government chairpersons in every state […]

A few years ago, our fathers said gambling was sinful. They warned us to stay away from it as they warned us to stay away from narcotics. They said those who embraced gambling ran the risk of becoming slaves to it and ruining their lives. When we passed by pool betting houses, they didn’t let […]

From the celebrated verbal excursions of the irrepressible Patrick Obahiagbon to the controversial grammatical gaffes of Governor Monday Okpebholo, Edo State has seemingly gone full circle. But should we care? The latest gaffe by Governor Okpebholo which saw him stutter over figures while delivering his 2025 budget address to the State House of Assembly on […]

One of the cardinal objectives of President Bola Tinubu on assuming office last year was to reduce the unemployment rate in the country. It is an objective any responsible leader should have and it is an objective this President has pursued with zeal. His obvious option, though in my view a less preferred one, has […]

2024 has become a fast moving train, it’s destination, just down the road. The journey of 2025 begins immediately, its own destination a subject of retrospection and creation, an audit of 2024 and a projection into 2025. Our sector, sports, will be affected very much by events around the world at a time considered one […]

This bandit called death continues to traumatise humans. It comes with no milk of kindness or pity, snatching people you cherish, man, woman, old and young. Unfortunately, life continues while the dead journey to an unknown Planet. The year 2024 has taken some of my tiny crowd. Wonderful people in their own rights who made […]

While growing up in my part of Bendel State (Delta State), if we encounter difficulty, we would say, “no how, no how, ogoro(frog) must jump,” meaning we’ll find a way to overcome the challenge. As we get close to Christmas, the saying came flooding back into my memory. Christmas is around the corner and there […]