President Tinubu: Nigerians are starving
By Toyin Falola I am not privy to what Chief Femi Gbajabiamiala, your savvy Chief of Staff, is telling you. There is hunger in the land. Messages have been sent…
Femi Falana, Covid-19 fund and the art of misrepresentation
By Temitope Ajayi There is a viral video where human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, made allusion to the sum of N135billion given to the 36 states in December 2023…
Why Dangote refinery deserves the support of government
By Femi Bamidele The recent news that the $20 billion, 650, 000 barrels- per -day capacity Dangote Refinery, has commenced operations has been eliciting shouts of hurray from several quarters…
Time to temper the headlines on Nigeria’s security challenges
By Bayo Onanuga I woke up Tuesday to read some hair-raising headlines about kidnapping and killings in our country. “Over 17,000 Nigerians abducted under Buhari and Tinubu”, screamed one newspaper…
Tinubu and the quest to secure Nigeria’s natural resources
By Temitope Ajayi For many decades, Nigeria’s move towards rapid development and economic growth was impaired by poor revenue despite the country's abundant natural resources. The country's unsavoury economic situation…
Security and good governance: the pillars that sustain Lagos
By Segun Ajayi It is no longer news that one of the pillars of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration is security and good governance. Security is pivotal to good governance and…
Non-Aligned Movement and Nigeria’s quest for equal access to capital
By Tunde Rahman Is the Non-Aligned Movement still around? Is the organisation still in existence? That was the weighty question Professor Ikechukwu Okoro, a visually impaired Nigerian and Iowa State…
Single or married, no myth about where the cap faces in Lagos
By Akeem Lasisi The way executives in Lagos State wear Yoruba caps defies the myth about whether one is single or married This photograph is not the youngest in town.…
Ban on styrofoam plastics: Eateries adjusting to Lagos’ new environment-protecting law
By Akeem Lasisi When Lagos wielded the big stick on styrofoam and other single-use plastics four days ago, it deployed one important phrase: with immediate effect. Obviously propelled by the…
Relocation of FAAN, CBN Depts from Abuja to Lagos and the protests of hypocrisy
By Lere Olayinka I read the reaction of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and others, condemning the relocation of some departments in the Central Bank of…