The Nigerian Bar Association, its August guests, and the vacuum we must fill
Reflections on the 66th NBA Conference in Port Harcourt By Douglas Baye-Osagie The 66th Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, will be remembered for many things. Not just the swearing in of the first elected female President of the Bar, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, but also the quality of some […]
Preserving the Civil Service as Engine Room of Government Policies
THE Nigerian Civil Service remains the strong engine room of government, regardless of contrary views to this time tested belief. It is indeed the repository of institutional knowledge and policy continuity; both critical ingredients for sustainable development, especially in a country aspiring for greatness as Nigeria.
How the Lagos DNA milestone can change Nigeria
Coming to Lagos for the first time from my remote village, one incidence shattered my psychology. It was in 1981. I lived with an uncle on Adetayo Osho Street, Akoka.
NLC: Reflections on 40 years of struggle
Institution building is today globally acknowledged as the hallmark of nation building. But often the focus is on the state institutions.
Chibok and Dapchi girls: The whoredom of karma
On Monday, February 19, 2018, Boko Haram insurgents invaded Government Girls Science Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe state, abducting 110 of the 906 student population. It was yet another tragic day for a nation that is yet to get over a similar incident that took place on April 14, 2014 in Chibok, Borno state, when the insurgents invaded Government Secondary School, carting away as “ready luggage” 276 schoolgirls.
Enhancing the integrity of Nigeria’s Voters Register
Recent reports of violations by underage persons following the local government elections in Kano State are deeply disturbing. The voter register in Kano State is the one used for the 2015 general election. In July 2016, INEC used the same register to conduct a State Assembly bye-election in Minjibir Constituency.
