How intelligence, technology, VCRU are closing in on Auchi–Okene kidnappers
By AKINDELE ADEGEBO For years, the Auchi–Okene–Abuja highway and its surrounding communities have carried a reputation that no Nigerian traveller would wish to associate with a journey home: the fear of being watched, followed, and intercepted by men who know the roads, the settlements, and the forests better than almost anyone. For criminal gangs operating […]
How ethnicity will destroy Nigeria
WHO will rescue Nigeria from the clutch of ethnic venom that is gradually but steadily being secreted by ethnic nationalists through their actions and behavioural disposition? I have opted to refrain from specific examples in this write-up to water down envisaged reactions from those who may feel offended; but I have also left sufficient allusion for easy mental judgement.
High Chief O. B. Lulu-Briggs: A legacy that refined culture
By Oraye St. Franklyn It does appear that the call to a cessation of public hostilities in matters relating to the internment of High Chief O. B. Lulu-Briggs is holding, albeit with frigid fragility. This is happening, not without some dramatic changes in narratives and positions by those speaking for Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs on the […]
Fake News: The Continuous Fixation with Aiteo and the Destructive Menace of Deliberate Mischief
By Sunday Smith The presence of active and formidable Indigenous companies in Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector ought to be a source of pride to any Nigerian. It is a testimony of how far the country has emerged in terms of developing local capacity. It shows that Nigerians if given an opportunity, can excel […]
Are Nigerian graduates employable?
By Seun Bisuga The 2018 Graduate Skills ranking by the World Economic Forum, placed Nigeria on 135 out of 140 countries, this simply shows that most Nigerian graduates don’t have the requisite skills, experience and knowledge for the dream job that they crave, even worse, is the fact that most of them are not professionally […]
Business and accountable governance in Nigeria: The obligations of leadership (4)
LESSONS for Nigeria: Having now taken a snapshot view of global development, the environment that conduces to desirable and acceptable outcomes, the character and values of the elite and the leader who can drive the social system to the desired end, we need to situate these lessons within the context of the Nigerian environment. In tackling the challenge we need to answer three questions:
