The textbook debate and the future of education reform
By Ayo Olodo Government policies rarely fail because their intentions are bad. They fail because good intentions are often mistaken for good implementation. Nigeria has become something of a laboratory for ambitious education reforms. Every new administration arrives promising transformation. New curricula are introduced. New assessment methods emerge. New technologies are announced. Fresh slogans replace […]
Adebanjo’s unsavoury remarks
In finding permanent solutions to the root causes of the herdsmen-farmers clashes in some parts of the country, this administration has indeed shown its commitment to ending the impunity of violence
Africa: A continent without democrats
The second wave of democratization in Africa, beginning in the 80s, and the gradual establishment of democracy as the new normal in the continent brought much hope and excitement. As we have seen in the recent intervention by the military in Zimbabwe, coup d’etats have become unpopular and unacceptable in the entire continent in deference perhaps to dominant global politics.
Saraki, double payment and former governors
Many more acts of conscionable sacrifice by political elites in Nigeria, as exemplified by Saraki, would go a long way to make the country a better place
2019: What difference will the PVCs make?
You must understand that the system has been rigged in favour of a political elite that care less about the next generation!
Analysing CBN’s new dividend policy
Many bank directors were notorious for contributing to a greater percentage of non-performing loans which contributed to the collapse of the banking industry
