Chinese invasion of Nigerian retail market
Nigeria must resolve the growing tension between Chinese retailers and indigenous traders without sacrificing consumers’ right of access to affordable goods. The bullish expansion of Chinese retail giant Sinomart International into Lagos, Ota, Ibadan and Enugu, with eyes on other Nigerian cities, has sharpened a dispute that erupted with protests at Lagos International Trade Fair […]
Tired Of Promises
PROMISES raise our hope, increase our confidence, and change our attitude to situations. Our reactions to promises depend on who made them and the circumstances that produced them.
Obasanjo Preaches Social Justice
SOMETHING happens to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo each time he travels abroad, he speaks in ways that cut an image of the Obasanjo that Nigerians never know, though he was a military Head of State for three years and a civilian President for eight years.
JAMB – Experimenting with the future
INTENTIONS, no matter how noble they may seem, are no longer enough as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, would have discovered in its most recent conduct of examinations into universities.
Boko Haram, Its Conditions
OUR security agencies are becoming an embarrassment. President Goodluck Jonathan compounds the situation by excusing the lapses. According to him, the bombs that have been going off in Nigeria were the country’s portion of the rise in global terrorism.
New Reps, New Offices, New Microphones
THOSE who have canvassed part-time legislatures have a point as the long recesses, high costs of maintaining legislators and their low contributions to the society are showing.
