PERSPECTIVE – The Tinubu Bus Stop
By Sonala Olumhense (Daily Trust Sunday (23-Jun-24) Nigeria was last week swept up in a wave of emotions as a video emerged in South Africa of President Bola Tinubu appearing to be on the receiving…
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PERSPECTIVE – Reinventing the Customs
[caption id="attachment_27741" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Mr. Pius Mordi[/caption] By Pius Mordi Last week, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), marked his first year in office. That he is the first career…
PERSPECTIVE – KPEROGI ON NIGERIA’S WOES: I am sick and tired of being sick and tired
[caption id="attachment_10560" align="alignnone" width="283"] Prof. Farooq Kperogi[/caption] By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi When I sat down to write my column this week, I was overwhelmed by the multitude of issues I wanted to address:…
PERSPECTIVE – Tinubu’s ‘taste’ gerontocracy
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 17 June, 2024) The University of Ibadan is 75 years old. Chief Bisi Akande celebrated his 85th birthday on January 16 this year. He was…
Tinubu’s June 12, 2024 speech: Just rehashing history, failed to address current issues, says Adegboruwa
[caption id="attachment_16220" align="alignright" width="290"] Chief Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN.[/caption] Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Democracy Day speech, calling it a mere recounting of history without…
June 12, 2024 Democracy Day: Full text of President Tinubu’s speech
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday addressed Nigerians on Democracy Day for the second time since he assumed office on May 29, 2024. Read his full speech below: TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S NATIONAL BROADCAST ON…
PERSPECTIVE – The fault is not in our anthem, but poor leadership!
By Tony Eke In the past one year of the 10th Senate, no other bill was swiftly passed like the one that reverted Nigeria to the old National Anthem after presidential assent. Without inputs from…
STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT – Tinubu directs review of tertiary institutions’ Governing Boards
President Bola Tinubu has directed a total and comprehensive review of the recently announced governing boards of tertiary institutions in Nigeria before the inauguration and retreat being planned for the nominees. The Federal Ministry of…
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PERSPECTIVE – Lessons from Nigeria LNG Limited
By Ifeanyi Igwebike Mbanefo The lessons of history are universal and can be broadly applied across time, culture and races. But its gems and information nuggets, often sitting layers below the main story, take some digging…
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PERSPECTIVE – Goodness gracious! Its all tax, no wealth creation
By Pius Mordi Margaret Thatcher, the late Conservative British Prime Minister, was the archetype exponent of private sector-led management of economies. Against the rigid position of organised labour which believed in state running the commanding…