Across the world, as countries and economies slowly reopen, Africa lags behind. We were last to experience the coronavirus—and we expect to be the final continent to flatten the curve. Some may say it is…
Kwara, AbdulRazaq and things less talked about, By…
A few hours away from now, the media would be awash with appraisals of chief executives across Nigeria. This is particularly true of first term governors who were sworn in on May 29, 2019. Kwara…
The burden of leadership at FIRS, By Abdullahi…
If one has not occupied a position of leadership, one would not fully understand the truism of William Shakespeare’s wise words: “uneasy lies the head that wears the crown''. But those who wear the crown…
Facts are stubborn things, By Femi Adesina
Next week, the Muhammadu Buhari administration would be exactly five years in office. Four full years of a first term, and one year accomplished in the second term of four years. In five years, President…
How effective is online teaching now? My experience
OLABISI DEJI-FOLUTILE shares her experience in the online lectures she attended during the week and points out the role of institutional authorities in driving the delivery of online education. I was privileged to attend two…
We screwed up public education, now is the…
AKIN OLANIYAN declares that it is time for Nigeria to fix the problems associated with its public education if the country must compete with the rest of the world. Nigeria has always been an interesting…
As Suleiman Abba mounts the Police Trust Fund…
IKECHUKWU AMAECHI expresses his view on the choice of former Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, as the chairman of Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. On Monday, May 18, former Inspector-General…
COVID-19: Labour movement, safety and job security, by…
RUFUS OLUSESAN writes on what Labour movement in Nigeria should do to protect Nigerians in general from the painful effects of COVID-19 and the measures put in place to contain it by the government. It…
‘If you can’t take blows brother, don’t throw…
Let me start by giving due credit for this headline, which is not original to me. I lifted it from the 1983 song by reggae star, Peter Tosh, in the album titled Mama Africa. The…