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, […]
Ekweremadu: A Dependable Democrat
As the general elections approach, it is time yet again for politicians, both old and new, to sell their candidatures.
47 years of fraternal association with P.Z. Aginighan
My path and that of the late Pastor Power ZiakedeAginighan crossed first in 1971 when he met me in St. Vincent’s College (SVC), Okwagbe in Ughelli South LGA. I was in form four when he got admitted. But he spent only one or two years before he left for St. Brendan’s College, Bomadi.
APC group says mole working against Buhari’s govt
The North East Solidarity Network of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has made a shocking disclosure on some persons believed to be moles working against the unity and interest of the country. The APC group was reacting to a recent article entitled “All the President’s Men: On national (in)security” where the author claimed a few […]
TRIBUTE: My encounter with late Shagari –Esogban of Benin
Last Saturday, we published the first part of a tribute Chief David Edebiri, the Esogban of Benin, wrote to late President Shehu Shagari. Today, we conclude it. Enjoy it
Of figures and their application
MAKE no mistake about this: the greatest challenge facing the Nigerian nation today is economic. With little else to rely on for foreign exchange save her oil, which in itself is no longer the life saver it used to be, the country is teetering on the precipice of economic collapse amid high inflation rate, high unemployment rate and high cost of living occasioned by poor, visionless and inept leadership. As the country inches closer and closer to the 2019 general elections therefore, it has become imperative that only the right choice of leaders by the electorate can halt the nation’s ominous slide to an ineluctable disaster.
