Living in denial with loans and unimplemented budgets, by Adekunle Adekoya
ON October 1, the President made a broadcast to the nation about the state of the Nigerian state. In summary, the president said that “reforms are over, foundation laid for prosperity.” The president’s assertions have never been interrogated, except for sporadic attacks from leading opposition figures about specific items. I want to ask: What was […]
Optics and options on subsidy and palliatives, By Adekunle Adekoya
THERE is no gainsaying the fact that Nigerians are in for a very hard grind, occasioned by the precipitous removal of subsidy on petrol by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his inaugural speech on May 29. The effects on life and living have been direct and instantaneous, sending prices of just about everything through the […]
Nigeria unsecured remains insecure Nigeria, By Adekunle Adekoya
THE news broke a few days ago that runway lights on domestic runway 18/36L of the Murtala Muhammad Airport, in Lagos, got stolen and it left me with a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. Runway 18/36L of the Lagos airport had been shut down for maintenance, and the runway lights had been […]
Akume’s misfire before the Chinese, By Adekunle Adekoya
I do not think Akume said the right things to the Chinese delegation that visited him, and also do not think that teaching Chinese language in Nigerian schools is the way to reciprocate Chinese goodwill
Anti-people policies: The Buhari leg, By Adekunle Adekoya
I am of the bent that if the APC cohorts had not browbeaten Jonathan into continuing with subsidy in 2012, the pains then, would be lesser than what we are facing today
A call for focus on the environment, By Adekunle Adekoya
After the May 29 swearing-in of the President and state governors, those who won elections are now trying to form their governments. In the presidency, some special advisers and assistants have been appointed, while some governors have equally appointed advisers and assistants and secretaries to the state governments. While we await cabinet lists at the […]
