Opinion

OPINION: MORE STUDENTS IN SCHOOL BUT STILL NOT ALL

One objective of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was to ensure that all children entered primary school at an appropriate age and completed the full educational cycle. That is how the goal of universal primary education would have been...

OPINION: AN OLDER MAN’s ROCK OR A YOUNGER MAN’s COUGAR

Most men of all ages want ladies in their twenties but most ladies in the 20s want men closer to their age. Unfortunately, there are not enough men in their twenties to satisfy the needs of all those ladies...

OPINION: THE PROBLEM OF BUHARI!

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Building unity and harmony amidst rifts and insecurity (Buhari) is usually a feat to be achieved by a people conscious leader. This is part of what Nigerians want from the incumbent president. Insecurity in Nigeria is gradually breeding disunity and...

OPINION: CBN INTEREST RATE AT 12%: ERRATIC MONETARY POLICY AND ILLIQUIDITY

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the country’s supremely reserve bank has made a decision of hiking the interest rate from 11% to 12%. It was puzzling to many financial and monetary observers because it was less than three...

OPINION: SOUTH-EAST MARKETS AND THE STEREOTYPE OF FAKE DRUGS, PRODUCTS

When a person described as an academic expert speaks the audience expect nothing short of affirmations and assertions that are flooded or loaded with evidence based and scientifically verifiable conclusions built from the viable premise of sound logic and...

OPINION: WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A WOMAN?

I remember a friend saying that gay rights is the issue of our generation and, while I agreed at the time, I can’t help but feel that he was not entirely correct. As a woman, I fight everyday to be...

OPINION: MATTERS ARISING ON OSUN LCDAs

It's no longer news that some 31 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs), 3 Area Councils and two Administrative Offices were recently created in Osun State by the Rauf Aregbesola-led administration. As Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in the Bola Tinubu-led...

OPINION: NEW ECONOMIC AGENDA AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM FOR NIGERIA

INTRODUCTION It is a settled matter that every society can develop as people expand their capacity to confront the environment and solve their problems through a variety of means including science, technology, innovation and development knowledge. Nigeria as a nation...

OPINION: ALL THESE DRAMA, IS IT LEADING ANYWHERE

“And, since they are theater people, they are all talking. All of them. Simultaneously. They do not need to be heard; they only need to be speaking.” ― John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson And so my friend tells me that...

OPINION: DEPOSIT INSURANCE: BETWEEN A QUICK FIX AND A LASTING SOLUTION

When most people have a headache, they reach for the nearest pain reliever and pay little attention to the reasons behind the headache. This strategy usually ends up providing them with immediate, yet temporary relief as the headache returns...