The committee set up by the federal government to implement the needs assessment report in Nigerian universities yesterday reached an agreement with representatives of the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on the vexed issue of decaying infrastructure in Nigerian universities following the adoption of a report by the committee’s technical... Read More
by Tunji Andrews It may not shock you to learn that Nigeria’s limited infrastructure services tend to be much costlier than those available in other regions. For example, road freight costs in Nigeria are two to four times as high per kilometre as those in the United States, and travel times along key export corridors... Read More
by Dele Momodu Abuja is a complete waste of resources and a terrible return on investments. It is an eloquent testimony to the stupendous decay that has eaten up the very fabric of our existence. Fellow Nigerians, I made my first trip to Abuja in nearly two years yesterday morning. Let me confess that Abuja... Read More
by Paul Eze Startups can work on ideas for tools and apps that check and report on important body health parameters such as blood pressure, stress levels I had read somewhere a piece on why the next Facebook or Google may not come from Africa and it provoked some reflective thinking. As many commentators and... Read More
Nigeria is critical to the rest of the continent and if Nigeria does not get it right, Africa will really not make more progress. – President Barack Obama Nigeria is not just the most populous black nation, it is indeed the heart of Africa. This is not just by its geographical positioning and expression but... Read More
And Nigerians are not even demanding. They’ve been used to seeing leaders do nothing that they’ll be ready to hero-worship the man who tries to scratch the surface of our dire needs. Fellow Nigerians, the time has come to confront the biggest ailment afflicting Nigeria, and Nigerians, head on. Let me start with my thesis... Read More
What is painfully obvious is that government does not have the right statistics of housing deficits in Nigeria, nor a workable transport sector development strategy under implementation. Just when you think President Goodluck Jonathan should have finished settling his political debts to enable him focus on easing the hardships that most Nigerians face simply to... Read More
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