Tompolo’s ‘manumission’ mission, the ironies and the joys of life
By ENEWARIDIDEKE EKANPOU The state of being swept into oblivion after a sacrificial engagement to free a people from developmental enslavement sounds retrogressive and meaningless. It sounds retrogressive and meaningless because it has no historical bequest to inspire and guide the next generations away from the path that once convulsed their entire existence like the deadly […]
Tinubu’s biggest opponent is not Obi or Atiku… it’s Tinubu
By Moses Braimah “A government that spends more time explaining theopposition than explaining its achievements mayalready know where its real problem lies.” Nigeria is a fascinating country. Explain it to someone and watch them nod eagerly, only for them to confess moments later: “I still don’t understand.” If you claim to fully grasp Nigeria, you […]
From Newsroom to Government House: My recollections of the Ngige years
By FRED CHUKWULOBE As another July 10 comes around, public attention naturally returns to the dramatic abduction of Governor Chris Ngige in 2003, an event that remains one of the darkest episodes in Nigeria’s democratic history. But beyond the crisis itself, the date also brings back deeply personal memories of how I unexpectedly left journalism for […]
Ministry of Labour and Employment: Focusing on dispute resolution and lasting industrial harmony
Dispute resolution refers to the methods and processes used to settle conflicts, disagreements, or claims between parties outside of traditional court litigation
Nigerian healthcare: Questions worth asking
By LADE BANDELE How should a nation judge the performance of its health sector?” Public life has an odd way of allowing the loudest questions to eclipse the most important ones. A claim is made, a rebuttal follows, familiar positions harden, and attention gradually drifts from the matter under discussion to the argument surrounding it. Before […]
Cultural IP: Nigeria and Africa’s Untapped Asset
By Obi Asika, Director-General & CEO, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) We carry within us the origin of everything. That is not rhetoric — it is history, and it is the starting point of one of the most consequential economic arguments Africa has yet to make. Before we can build the cultural IP […]
