Has Nigeria’s indigenous industrialisation policy failed?
By Moshood Oshunfurewa This symptom has fully emerged. Nigeria’s indigenous industrialisation policy has failed. This failure is not the product of any single policy misstep but the systematic collapse of a six-decade-old structural architecture. This is a consequence of energy costs that devour manufacturing margins, foreign exchange controls that choke off access to production inputs, […]
Ogboru’s critical assignment in Delta
NO question, Great Ovedje Ogboru will easily fall within the pantheon of Delta state’s political icons. This venerated stature remains something of a mystery. For one, Ogboru has neither been a governor nor held a political position in the state. Yet, he commands a totemic followership that confounds. Indeed, in Delta state, Ogboru is simply […]
Jonathan and Almajiri’s empowerment
THE issue of the Almajiri has remained worrisome to Nigerians; it has been a source of embarrassment since independence. The Almajiri, as it is, has no place in modern society. Reports show that they are about 10 million children roaming the streets of Northern Nigeria.
Tribute to Chikelue Omesuh
THE town and gown controversy has been on for many years. However it has since been settled that professionals and men of the ivory tower in fact contribute their wisdom, expertise and vast knowledge to the growth and development of their environment, their community and their nation.
Gidado Idris @ 80
A VERY rare civil servant, Alhaji Gidado Idris,GCON, will be eighty on Sunday March 15. He has served his country for 42 years.And he has seen it all. He has shaped and witnessed history in his years of service.
Pondi: Icon of generational shift
THE waning hopes of proponents of generational shift recently received a new surge of life with the emergence of the youthful Julius Gbabojor Pondi, who clinched the House of Representative ticket of the ruling party, the People’s Democratic Party to vie for the seat of Burutu federal constituency.
