Today is the fifth edition of Nigeria’s new Democracy Day. Before June 2018, our Inauguration Day (May 29) was also the Democracy Day, as dictated by the military regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar in its 1998/1999 transition to civil rule programme. Nigerians clamoured for, and finally got former President Muhammadu Buhari to grant June 12 […]

The announcement of the demise of High Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, marine engineer and broadcast mogul, came to many as a shock, typical of death news. Dokpesi, an ebullient personality, pioneering broadcast mogul, astute politician and colourful socialite, was one of the architects of the Nigerian project, particularly from the early 1990s till the end […]

Nigeria’s economy has been struggling for years, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s new administration is seeking novel ways to turn the situation around. One of his major proposals is the introduction of a credit culture in our economy.Credit culture refers to an economic environment where people have access to loans and credit facilities to support […]

The quick and timely response of the Federal Government to the strike notice earlier served by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has brought great relief to the economy which should by today have been reeling. We commend both sides for treading the line of patriotism and demonstrating willingness to work together towards finding acceptable and […]

We deeply fault the South-East Governors’ decision to name the newly completed Second Niger Bridge after the recently out-gone President Muhammadu Buhari. The Governors purportedly named the Bridge after Buhari in appreciation of his commitment to its completion. We do not question Buhari’s contribution to the completion of the Bridge, given its chequered history. Former […]