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The Gbenga Hashim advantage: A new national economic mobilisation

The Gbenga Hashim advantage: A new national economic mobilisation

By ODIAKA OLIKA  Watching the recent exchange between the presidents of the NLC and TUC, one is struck by a disturbing irony. While organised labour debates the welfare and representation of Nigerian workers, millions of Nigerians continue to struggle with the cost of getting to work, school, markets and other essential destinations. The Federal Government’s […]
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Why home ownership remains a huge challenge for many Nigerians

Why home ownership remains a huge challenge for many Nigerians

By Ailara Owolabi Abdulrafiu In the hierarchy of human needs, housing is a basic necessity, widely accepted as the second most important after food. Everyone deserves shelter and a place to call home—a cornerstone of well-being and human dignity that reflects one’s identity and values. Speaking about his single-storey, red-brick house built in 1945 in […]

X-raying the significance of Nigeria’s leadership of AFRIPERF

X-raying the significance of Nigeria’s leadership of AFRIPERF

By Toby Prince  As Plato aptly stated, “Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.” This profound assertion underscores the necessity of wisdom to distinguish belief from truth. Without clear understanding, opinions, no matter how well-intentioned, remain elusive and inherently subjective, lacking the objectivity required for transformative progress.  To transition from ignorance to knowledge, rigorous […]

A Letter to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike 

A Letter to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike 

By Bello Bala Shagari Mr. Minister, We all celebrated your appointment as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, largely because many of us know you as a man of action, someone whose record in Rivers State speaks for itself. We believe that under your leadership, Abuja will experience a new wave of transformation toward […]

Criticism of Bago on vetting of preachers: In whose interest? 

Criticism of Bago on vetting of preachers: In whose interest? 

By DEYEMI SAKA It was on a ride from Zuba to Minna in 2013 that I had a very profound encounter which I will cherish for as long as I live. I’ve been in Abuja for a while and it was customary for me to go to Minna to see a boss who is always quick […]