Before I start to immerse myself in 2025 matters, let me briefly look back at a few individuals who excelled in different areas of endeavour in 2024…and bestow my own special awards on them. HERO OF THE YEAR Dele Farotimi, the fearless and uncompromising activist lawyer. He regularly launched verbal and written attacks on powerful […]

At the beginning of every year, analysts look back at the past 12 months – reflecting on what worked and what didn’t – and look forward to the next 12 months – prognosticating on what might and might not be. In that tradition, this column began last year with an article titled “2024: How Nigerians […]

I’m not going to lie. It seems that many people value constant noise and speedy communication. Consequently, the power of silence is frequently overlooked. Yet, in both spoken and written communication, the strategic use of silence and white space can be highly impactful. Whether you’re giving a presentation, writing a report, or engaging in a crucial conversation, […]

In physical terms and, perhaps, its sheer lack of social character and cohesion, Nigeria has been described memorably as a mere geographical expression. But as an anthropomorphised social formation, she could well be compared to a woman, victim of multiple rapes and mental torture, that is eventually shot and left for dead by a deserted […]

“The Lake Chad Basin is an important source of fresh water on which more than 40  million people in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Niger and Nigeria depend.” -African Review of Business and Technology, 26th February, 2018 The international dimension of saving Lake Chad has seen the commitment of various actors to this singular […]

As the year 2024 raced to an indeterminate conclusion, there was some theatre of the absurd playing out in the telecommunications industry. Tariff occupied centre stage. There was a reported tariff hike in the industry which was immediately denied by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, also reportedly.  Just before the final bell could ring on the […]

My dear 2024, In this digital age, letter writing may seem like a relic of the past, yet the weight of reflection compels me to pen this note. Your arrival, 2024, carried the hopes and dreams of many Nigerians, but as the months unfolded, you became a year defined by hardship, perseverance, and invaluable lessons. […]

In 2015, my friend, a retired federal Permanent Secretary, Dr. Goke Adegoroye, from Akure Oloyemekun in Ondo State wrote a book titled RESTORING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA. The book is well researched and a guide to good governance in this country. Dr. Adegoroye was Director General of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, FEPA, between 1996 and […]

By Dele Sobowale “History does not repeat itself; man does.” Barbara Tuchman, Harvard University Historian. The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, is adamant that the licence given to a private organisation/individual will not be revoked. In that statement, the Minister betrays ignorance four ways, historical, social, security and economic – as will be shortly explained. But, […]

Anthony Ijaola Ayinla Asiwaju was unaware when he delivered his inaugural lecture on December 12, 1984 that it would    change his life forever. More importantly, that with that step, he was transforming our consciousness    of the seemingly inanimate colonial boundaries of Africa into the living things that they are in reality. The lecture had […]