Banking recapitalisation like no other
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief WHEN the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, met Chairmen and Board members, as well as, Chief Executive Officers of Nigerian banks at the 58th annual Bankers’ Dinner and grand finale of the 60th anniversary of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in […]
The Challenges Ahead for Abiodun’s Southern Governors’ Forum
By Kunle Somorin Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State commenced the week on a positive note. His fellow governors from the 17 states in Southern Nigeria entrusted him with leadership for the next few years. Elected as the new chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, with Anambra State Governor Professor Charles Soludo as his deputy, Abiodun’s election […]
Of June 12, 2024 democracy day dinner and the president’s speech
By DIPO AKA-BASHORUN “The lizard that jumped from high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did” – Chinua Achebe ON October 1, 2005, our father, Alao Aka-Bashorun, passed away at his home in Gbagada, Lagos. He would have turned 75 years old in December later that year. Shortly after his passing […]
365 days of Akpabio’s Legislative Diplomacy and the Renewed Hope Agenda
By Jackson Udom When the Nigerian Senate elected Godswill Obot Akpabio as its Primus Inter Pares on June 13, 2023, not a few Nigerians expressed excitement at his emergence as President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly of Nigeria. The reason for that excitement was not far to seek. Many people knew that in […]
10th Senate @1: Leadership pedigree of the Senate President in focus
By Ola Awoniyi Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio’s emergence as President of the 10th Senate on June 13, 2023 raised high expectations. Not just because of his track record of high service delivery in his previous public offices, but also because Akpabio is not a stranger in the National Assembly, having been elected as the Minority Leader of […]
Existential Public Policy – Africa’s healthcare sector brain drain: Strategies for retention
By KINGSLEY MOGHALU I. Introduction: The Challenge If health is truly wealth, as the popular saying goes, does Africa have any chance of escaping mass poverty and low rankings in the human development index that measures the quality of life of the world’s peoples? This is an existential question for the continent because its health […]
