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Functional Education and the Nigerian Project: Strategic Human Capital Development for National Renewal

Functional Education and the Nigerian Project: Strategic Human Capital Development for National Renewal

By OBIORA OKONKWO Introduction The Founder and Chancellor; Your Excellencies; the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council; the Vice-Chancellor; distinguished members of the Governing Council and Senate; principal officers of this great University; members of faculty; eminent scholars; captains of industry; distinguished guests; proud parents and guardians; graduating students; ladies and gentlemen. It is both a […]
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A banner without stain: Justice, accountability, development  

A banner without stain: Justice, accountability, development  

By Chidi Odinkalu  This conference meets in a difficult moment for a country with a troubling balance sheet. On the credit side, civilian government under the guise of electoral legitimacy is now in its 26th year, the longest unbroken stretch in Nigeria’s history. It is a stretch long enough to inspire genuine questions from the people about […]

How Imo is engineering a $1 trillion economic transformation 

How Imo is engineering a $1 trillion economic transformation 

By JAMES UDEMBA After decades of reliance on human capital export and unharnessed natural wealth, the state known as the Eastern Heartland is staging its most consequential act of self-redefinition. This week, the Imo Economic and Investment Summit 2025 is a meticulously engineered launchpad for industrial take-off, built upon a foundation of structural reforms that directly address […]

Open letter to Minister of Education on the silencing of our tongues

Open letter to Minister of Education on the silencing of our tongues

By Dr Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Ení bá sÍ ilé nù so àpò ìyà kÍì. Whoever loses their home (language, ancestry, and identity) burdens themselves with unending suffering. Dear Minister, I write as the publishing director of Cassava Republic Press, a global African publisher not only based in Abuja but deeply rooted in the cultural and intellectual […]

Media, terrorism and national security in Nigeria: Addressing the complexities (2) 

Media, terrorism and national security in Nigeria: Addressing the complexities (2) 

*Continued from yesterday By General Lucky Irabor From a national perspective, the Nigerian National Security Strategy 2019, NNSS 2019, views the concept of national security as the capacity of the state to preserve its sovereignty, ensure the protection of its citizens, defend its territorial integrity, and maintain peace, law, and order. It underscores the interconnection between […]

Media, terrorism and national security in Nigeria: Addressing the complexities 

Media, terrorism and national security in Nigeria: Addressing the complexities 

By General Lucky Irabor It is evident that information management and national stability are inseparable. The media’s responsibility in balancing reportage with sensitivity during security threats cannot be overstated, especially as public perception often determines the resilience of our national fabric. In this respect, Editors, as gatekeepers of truth, hold a sacred responsibility in preventing […]