Can Nigeria build new millionaires through Dangote IPO?
By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA Nigeria has a long, painful, and largely unreported history with shares. The promise of ownership has repeatedly been used to separate ordinary citizens from their savings, and the consequences have rarely been visited upon those responsible. Between 2007 and 2009, an estimated N800 billion was funnelled into private placements that promised future […]
Electoral reform: An appraisal of the case for e-voting (3)
The solution lies in voter education. It lies in the formulation of government policies aimed at the eradication of illiteracy and poverty. A solution must be found to voter apathy which has characterised most elections since the incursion of the military into politics.
Suicide in the season of anomy
IN societies with responsive and responsible leadership, the increasing rate of suicide is all that is needed to put things right. But here in Nigeria, the major concern of those at the helms of affairs is whatever threatens their hegemonic control of the national commonwealth.
Senate’s dance steps of absurdity
THE floor of the Senate, recently released more than enough for any group of best comedians can ever present in a life-time. Our own first-class Ali Baba and all his compatriots in the famous world of comedy couldn’t have produced a better show than what the Senate presented recently. Let us go.
Closing the Food gap: From farmer to table
By Mamadou Obe DAILY images of drought are a stark reminder of the importance of food for human health and prosperity. And while we know that agriculture is the economic backbone of most nations across Africa, food insecurity remains a significant problem. There is an incongruous disconnect between the economic value we place on agriculture […]
How two Kano Governors exposed the electoral fraud of 2015 – Reno
Two Governors of Kano state have inadvertently exposed the smoking gun proving that contrary to the Electoral Act, No.6 of 2010 (as amended), foreigners were illegally used to win elections in Kano and other states.
