Opinion

The day we begin to focus more on our ancestry as children of one father is the day we will put aside the negative things that have kept us divided and hating each other at every little provocation. The failure...

For residents of Journalists' Estate, Arepo and other adjourning communities off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, their present ecstatic mood over the 'birthing' of a dualised 2.5km road can aptly be captured in Psalm 30 verse 5, which reads: ''Weeping may...

The ‘oxygen’ of the aviation industry is leaving operators gasping for breath. In a statement issued on May 6, 2022, the Airline operators of Nigeria (AON) declared their decision to discontinue operations nationwide, with effect from Monday May 9,...

There is no perfect constitution anywhere. The more advanced democracies in the world have had cause(s) to change and amend their constitutions over time. Constitutions, whether written or not, are usually subjected to regular modifications or amendments in order to...

Expectations are high, rightly so. 2023 has been roundly described as a make-or-mar year for Nigeria. Citizens seek change, things have to change. The current socio-economic tailspin must be arrested, but we have to be pragmatic with our expectations....

It has been a while since I read voraciously a work by a Nigerian author without dropping it till I was done.  This book was not only well written but also I could relate with it and it made me...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has come under heavy censure in recent weeks. Not that the multiple awards-winning central banker is new to scathing darts from critics. Indeed, he has always been pelted by outsiders, and...

Except we want to continue to deceive ourselves, the north-south relations in this country are defined by mutual incomprehension and the current jostling for the presidential ticket of both the ruling All progressive Congress(APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic...

Ndi Igbo. We know how to jinx a good thing. Perhaps, it is our seeming indomitability, boisterousness and Thanos-will that seduce us to think everyone must believe in what we believe in and must act and think in consonance...

Since January, I have been approached by investors and project owners alike who are looking to get projects funded or deals flowing. At the same time, I have been trying to estimate using available data the gap between infrastructure...