Still on GDP data and realities facing Nigerians, by Adekunle Adekoya
OUR government, especially the one in office now, is fond of reeling out data, particularly data from multilateral institutions and global rating agencies to justify their performance in office. As you may know, government officials have been throwing macro-economic data at us to show that they they have been working in our interest. As if […]
Facts and fiction on the National Welding Policy, By Adekunle Adekoya
ON the internet a few days ago, I came across a news item which proclaimed that stakeholders are kicking as the Federal Government launches the National Policy on Welding. First, I was pleasantly surprised that the central government, which hitherto had demonstrated crass incompetence in the management of our affairs, could find a profession like welding, populated […]
Rumblings over appointment of PTDF scribe, By Adekunle Adekoya
RELATIVE to the numerical strength of the Nigerian population, not many people know of the existence of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF. Fewer people will even know of the mandate of the organisation. With the Federal Government having 943 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs, and 541 state-owned corporations, it will be a full time job […]
A day for one of Buhari’s magicians in court, By Adekunle Adekoya
Dr. Betta Edu should not have issues having Hajiya Umar Farouk walk her through how she was able to perform a feat that even Harry Houdini or our own Professor Peller would find difficult; how did she feed children who were in their parents’ houses during a lock-down?
Stopping more states from the off-cycle train, By Adekunle Adekoya
A few weeks ago, there was palpable apprehension that the presidential election itself might go off-cycle, given the ferocious litigation against the victory of the declared winner, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
Plunging down a dark, bottomless hole, By Adekunle Adekoya
With inflation at almost 28 per cent, it is becoming VERY difficult for the ordinary Nigerian to generate just two meals a day.
