Nigeria is blessed with natural resources distributed all over different geographical regions however, it is its citizens, Nigerians, that harness the economic potential from these resources thereby making human capital the true driving force of the economy. This point in itself places emphasis on the importance of optimizing population health to preserve Nigeria’s human capital and ensure that Nigeria as a nation continues to remain at the fore front of Africa’s economy. 

Like the headline suggests, this is not a rag to riches tale, neither is it one naturally disadvantaged but made significant by personal struggles. It is simply about character and focus. Chief Executive Officer of Urban Spaces Innovation, Felix Morka and ex-Chairman of the United Nations Expert Committee on Development-based Displacements discusses how the character learnt through the sterling examples of family bonds, especially his late father’s devo

With an estimated 186 trillion standard cubic feet (SCF) of natural gas reserves, Nigeria is by far the biggest reserve holder on the continent

We are not ignorant that the SGF, the CoS, the DG NIA, the CNS, the CAS, the IGP and the bosses of the INEC, the EFCC, the Customs, the NDLEA, and so on are the movers and shakers of power in this dispensation. The only South-West slot of DG National Intelligence Agency was recently replaced by another PMB’s ethnic man

All government action has been on how to appease the aggressors rather than find succour or consolation for the victims. The most heinous of such appeasement is the Federal Government plan for cattle colony

We’ve looked up to Nigeria as a country for mentoring because of the depth that Nigeria has in terms of its knowledge and in terms of its capacity in international arena. We shall continue to look up to Nigeria and we shall continue to work with her

I am not a friend of Obasanjo but, for the first time, I agree with him totally. There is no accusation he made that is not justifiable except sycophants want to play to the gallery

It is sad that 2019 has dominated our political landscape. But for these politicians talking about 2019 now, do they know what will happen tomorrow not to talk of next year?

Australia and Nigeria have shared institutions which derive in large part from our shared colonial heritage and aspirations

That event came from the fact that a lot of things are going wrong in our polity. We are losing a beautiful country and people are concerned