By Olusegun Adeniyi After no fewer than 16 meetings and protracted negotiations with the organised private sector, the authorities in the 36 states and the federal government, the Ama Pepple-led national minimum wage tripartite committee finally submitted its report to President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. And with the presidential endorsement of the recommendation, the sum […]
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The issue of restructuring Nigeria to fit the specific requirements of a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual nation that she is, is not new. Indeed, the debate on the matter has been with us since the First Republic and particularly since the end of the civil war. What is however novel is the strindency that the […]
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By Biyi Adegoroye In a presidential election whose strongest contenders are in their 70s and coming from different intellectual and ideological divides, the emergence of Oby Ezekwesili as the candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, (ACPN), represents a fresh air in the now weedy presidential race. Ezekwesile, a former World Bank Vice-President Africa Division who […]
Continue ReadingBy Chris Enyinnaya This writer came to reside in Lagos more than three decades ago after serving out NYSC in Borno State, doing his primary assignment in Central Bank of Nigeria Maiduguri branch. Coming to Lagos was by the grace of United Bank for Africa (UBA) that offered me employment as special trainee banker and […]
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By Kayode Ajulo As Nigeria prepares for the impending February 2019 Election, the season has sprouted a number of issues. While it is normal to reap issues at times like this, some of the issues sprouted are debatable and some are unassailable constitutional themes. Those issues whose lives and spaces rely on the constitution to […]
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As we race towards the 2019 Nigerian general elections, there are bound to be many political occurrences competing for attention and consideration. It is therefore incumbent on all patriotic Nigerians to monitor these occurrences closely, analyse them critically so that we can all be in the right frame of mind when the time comes in […]
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A new Nigerian Republic can be a federation of six units as above. “Nigeria is indivisible” This Ruling Class consensus, above, has become a magic mantra that the elites throw at any group suggesting that perhaps our indivisible country need some structural tinkering to make it a better indivisible entity. I believe Nigeria is indivisible. […]
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By Lola Fabowale As Nigerians wring their hands, seemingly resigned that neither of the two national political parties they are asked to choose from in 2019 may offer nothing else but more of massive unemployment and growing gaps between the rich and poor in the country, with innuendos that some corrupt politicians may resort to […]
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The entire world woke up on 2nd October to the rude and shocking news that Saudi-born journalist Jamal Khashoggi had ‘disappeared’ while on a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Ankara Turkey. Khashoggi had been an outspoken critic of the methods and excesses of the Saudi government under the de facto headship of Crown Prince […]
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By Lawrence Njoku Former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has assumed the epicenter of discussions in the southeast zone since his announcement as running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential flag-bearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The news, which ended days of speculation over where and who the PDP presidential running mate would […]
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