Opinion

Two events occurred over the last one-week, that both sobered me, and got me reflecting about Nigeria. I must confess I think a lot about Nigeria than I reflect, because when one reflects about this nation it is scary....

“Carry go no be quarrel” – street parlance. At the street level folks don’t get to sign contracts. What enforces agreements is mutual respect, honour and the knowledge that reputation is everything. The concept of “carry go no be quarrel”...

Roughly 1,500 Nigerians in the financial services sectors have in the past couple of weeks been relieved of their jobs. This comprise of 200 from Skye Bank; another 200 from Diamond Bank and 1,040 from Ecobank, just to mention...

Everyone knows the State governments are bankrupt and have been for many years. Given their financial conditions coupled with the governors' working fever pitch to exacerbate the situation, the State governments are facing a completely impossible and irremediable situation. I'm...

After the razzmatazz that accompanied the privatisation of the power sector in 2013, we have awaken to the obvious fact that the nation was manipulated and misled by a few to believe that the best that could have happened...

“FLASH: @officialefcc is on the trail Dumebi Kachikwu, the younger brother of Minister of State for Petroleum. His account (s) frozen.” Nigerians have been inundated with the above bogus tweet circulated by Sahara Reporters on June 11, 2016, suggesting that...

The Enugu State Government refused to pay workers, Minimum Wage in 2011. The then Executive Governor, Sullivan Chime had in response to workers agitations, won or bought over some labour leaders in the state and intimidated then Nigeria Labour...

Although it is safe to say that the different segments of the Nigerian military is headed by men who have understandably made tremendous contributions to the growth of their professional institution, it is also a fact that the administration...

The Pension Reform Act (PRA), which established the National Pension Commission (PenCom), was enacted by the National Assembly (NASS) in 2004 to create a body that would regulate, supervise and ensure the effective administration of pension matters. Before then, pension...

Recently, a coalition of anti-corruption civil society bodies petitioned the EFCC that the erstwhile Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Muhaamed Bello Adoke to account for the sum of $3.2 billion allegedly belonging to the 774 local governments on whose...