The moral optics: Rippling effects
Nigeria's crisis today is often described in economic, political or security terms. But beneath the inflation figures, rising cost of living, insecurity, unemployment and institutional distrust lies another crisis that deserves greater attention: the challenge of maintaining public confidence in standards of conduct, accountability and leadership.
Children as coup plotters
The Nigerian Police routinely outcompetes itself in absurdities, but the arraignment of 30 children last week in Abuja by the police for allegedly plotting a coup to topple the Tinubu administration was the lowest point the police has ever sunk to
Time is Your Greatest Privilege: Use it wisely
Time is a resource we all have, but how we choose to spend it differs drastically. In our youth, particularly in our 20s, we are often comforted by the idea that we have “our whole lives ahead of us.”
Governors got it wrong on calls for NNPCL to end PMS importation
Sesan Shomefun The recent calls by Governors of the 36 states urging the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to halt further importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol into the country can best be described as a poor judgement of the workings of the oil industry, particularly the downstream sector. According […]
Olufemi Soneye @ 50: When competence and commitment enhance delivery
By A. O. Bolaji Egbon, don’t you remember me?’ Those were his first words as a mutual friend asked if I didn’t remember him. We were together in America during Obama’s election in 2008. We went around during the coverage. We even had lunch on you,’ he said. That was when I remembered this young, enterprising […]
How Tax Reform Bill will Drive Economic Growth
By Arabinrin Aderonke The Tax Reform Bill has become a point of discussion in Nigeria, generating enthusiasm and concern among various stakeholders, and the general public. This reform includes four legislative proposals: the Nigeria Tax Bill, which aims to eliminate multiple taxation; the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill (NTAB), designed to harmonize tax processes across all […]
