Nigeria @ 66: Redirecting the Education Curriculum for Industrial Growth and National Development
By YUSUF KOLAWOLE As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, the country must continue to examine the institutions and systems that will determine its future. One of the most important areas requiring sustained attention is education. Education should not merely prepare young Nigerians to obtain certificates. It should equip them with the knowledge, technical skills, […]
Lagos, taxation and economic development
There is vast empirical evidence that taxation correlates highly with economic growth in addition to some spill-over effect on effective service delivery
Appraising Nigerian Army’s strategy towards lasting peace in Taraba
By John Hosea There has been quite an upheaval on the operations of the Nigerian Army in Taraba state in recent times. So much so that it portrayed the Nigeria army as having ulterior motives in its activities in Taraba state, especially as it concerns the farmers/herders conflict. I recall that the Nigerian Army had […]
Ensuring Nigeria’s survival
THE survival instinct of a nation revolves within the capacity and charismatic leadership of the person who pilot its affairs. Nigeria will collapse if the electorate fails to make the right choice in the 2019 presidential election because the present leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari from all indications has proved that it lacks the political will to discharge functionalities of a government.
Of Generals’ anxieties over alleged rigging plot
SING-SONGS about the plot by the current administration to rig the February 16 presidential election in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari have taken centre stage.
Nigeria’s Envisaged Revenue Growth: Importance of effective monitoring
It is hardly debatable that a major challenge faced by Nigeria is her inability to optimally generate revenue needed for infrastructural and human capital development needs from the vast range of activities in her economic space. That the country is as a paradox is hard to miss: Africa’s largest economy is confronted by inability to mobilise revenue domestically, leaving her tax-to GDP ratio at 5.9 per cent. Ghana and Egypt are at 16%, with Morocco and South Africa at 22 and 27 per cent respectively.
