Opinion

OPINION: YINKA ODUMAKIN: AN ODE TO THE FALLEN ONE

I saw him some months ago when he came to our office at Lugard purposefully about the condition of the national union. It was always about the state of the Union. Never about himself. Never about personal gains or...

OPINION: BALA-USMAN: FIXING THE APAPA GRIDLOCK WITH “ETO”

The roads leading to the two Nigerian ports in Lagos have been for many years an abiding source of heartache and nightmare. Businesses have had to relocate from that part of the city for that very reason. Residents tell...

OPINION: DISSECTING THE ANTECEDENCE AND PEDIGREE OF RT. HON. AHMED IDRIS WASE

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I have followed the reactions which trails the event of March 10th, 2021, at the hallowed chambers of the lower house of the National Assembly with keen interest. It was a day when Hon. Mark Gbillah member representing Gwer-Gwer west...

OPINION: WILL THE NAIRA EVER RETURN TO ITS FORMER GLORY?

There was a time when the Naira was worth almost twice as much as the Dollar and equivalent to the British Pound. Almost three decades later, the local currency is valued at N407 per Dollar and N559 per Pound on...

OPINION: FINANCING BUSINESS IN A PANDEMIC IS CRITICAL: OVER 25 FUNDING AND CAPITAL RAISING OPPORTUNITIES EXPLAINED

In the country, apart from the known business challenges such as the decrepit infrastructure, inconsistent government policies, double taxation, regulation irregularities and the pandemic disruptions in recent times, overwhelmingly, lack of capital or funding issues contribute majorly to business...

Ibori, Okowa, Obasanjo, Ribadu, Atiku, UK: “Politricks” As Empire Strikes Back (2)

After reading last Sunday’s offering, scandalised readers asked what happened to Pentascope after it had ruined NITEL/M-Tel. Answer: Its contract was terminated February 2005, after 20 months; it had paid itself $7, 600, 000 instead of $5, 500, 000...

OPINION: SECURITY: ONSA, MILITARY STAND FIRM

Frequently described as overstretched and underfunded, Nigeria’s military forces are fighting jihadists in the North-East and armed gangs in the North-West as well as dealing with communal conflicts in central regions, separatist tensions in the South-East and piracy in...

OPINION: BUHARI’S $1.5BN PLANNED PH REFINERY REHAB: WHAT A COUNTRY?

BEVERLY HILLS, March 29, (THEWILL) - The $1.5 billion approved on Wednesday March 17, 2021 by the Federal Government for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery, as announced in Abuja, would have been celebrated as a welcome development but...

OPINION: ISSUES IN HIGHWAYS CONCESSIONING

The Federal Government has released a Ministerial notice for the commencement of the process of concessioning or leasing 12 highways in the six geopolitical zones to private sector operators. It is under the Highway Development Management Initiative (HDMI), being...

BOLA TINUBU @ 69 AND 2023 PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, popularly called BAT, is a master strategist, generalissimo, who has dominated the politics of Nigeria's commercial capital for over two decades, Tinubu, has long been overdue and expected to make a run for the country's...