Rehabilitating South Africa evacuees
The latest xenophobic violence in South Africa has again exposed the precarious existence of African migrants in a country that owes much of its liberation history to African solidarity. Nigerians and other foreigners have been harassed, threatened, and driven from homes and businesses by armed mobs and vigilantes. More disturbing is the apparent inability or […]
Another Crash, Another Cant
TEARS are running. Anger is mounting and experts and pseudo experts are filling every available space with what should be done, what should have been done and what must be done. How long would these last? What would change?
Impetus For East-West Road
EARLIEST interests in constructing Nigeria’s coastal road, dates back eight decades. The Niger Delta Environmental Survey of 1998 rated the road among development priorities for the Niger Delta Region.
CBN – We Need To Know
THE most strident argument Central Bank of Nigeria makes for its autonomy – best international practices – is also one of the weakest points, if it is to convince Nigerians it has a right to supervise itself.
Jonathan Long On Assurances
THE effort of producing the May 29 presidential address dripped through every line. President Goodluck Jonathan wanted Nigerians to know how hard he had worked in the past year though many think he hardly worked.
Ministry Of Nothing Affairs
POLITICIANS patronise tokenism. They have easy solutions for challenges, no matter how deeply rooted they may be. The attitude is to get obstacles out of the way, even if they re-surface.
