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ODEGBAMI: If you can’t get to the stars, land on the moon! 

ODEGBAMI: If you can’t get to the stars, land on the moon! 

A friend brought a young boy and his parents to meet with me earlier this week at the Eagle7 Bamboo Garden in Wasimi.  Such a meeting has become a regular feature in my routine as proprietor of a sports secondary school with the mission to empower young boys and girls with the combination of sports […]
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Cashless Nigeria or confused CBN? – 2

Cashless Nigeria or confused CBN? – 2

I cannot recollect which one of my classmates wrote that report, when after a Scouts’ Adventure we returned to school at Igbobi College, Yaba and were asked to recount our experience. Mostly, we got totally lost in the forest and it was the benevolent appearance of a hunter which got us out.

2014 Pension Act:  Not yet uhuru

2014 Pension Act: Not yet uhuru

The exceptional performance in Pension administration in the last 10 years encouraged the first ever World Pension Summit – Africa in Abuja last week. The event coincided with the 10th anniversary of the commencement of the contributory pension scheme in Nigeria.

Changing dynamics of state creation (2)

Changing dynamics of state creation (2)

IN the first part of this article we showed conclusively that regions and states have never been created based on the much-touted concept of “viability”. They were created principally to grant groups self-determination and opportunity to develop at their own pace.

Fifty-four sham states will not the federation make

Fifty-four sham states will not the federation make

I doubt very much that a majority of Nigerians are tuned in to the goings on at the National Conference. A lot of Nigerians still regard it with some distrust. For one, it was constituted without the consent or input of the voting public; the citizens of Nigeria.