by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji To be honest, despite how callous the average Nigerian might think, the government’s position is not atypical from what is obtainable in many countries whose education systems we admire,…. Heart broken as I am that so many young people are idling away at home because of the recent ASUU strike, I feel like... Read More
by Mina Ogbanga …irrespective of who is right or who is wrong, it is most obvious that this continued strike will do the nation no good. I am an unrepentant optimist but as days go by my pessimism over certain issues take the best of me. Yes, it’s the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa As we look at #TheFutureAfrica we must bask in the euphoria of where we are compared to where we used to be, but in basking let us always remember that there is a future ahead whose challenges are yet to be met and start meeting them even today. All the trade numbers... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa The biggest ethnic group in Nigeria is the Poverty group. The group defies religion and ethnicity. This group cuts across every region and language in Nigeria. The Nigerian conversation never runs out of options. There is always something attracting our attention as it should be. The unfortunate thing about the Nigerian conversation... Read More
by Mina Ogbanga Then let’s start by facing the crux of the matter and also remember that “Those whose palm kernels have been cracked for them by some benevolent spirits must also learn to be humble.” Not too long ago, I watched in amazement how Nigeria was classically humbled by the boisterous, goal hungry,... Read More
by Alkasim Abdulkadir These funds can be spent in the re-channelisation of the water ways, building of higher embankments and aqueducts to also aid in irrigation farming. One of the most important phrases unifying modern states was the statement made by President Ronald Reagan in a speech to the then Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa The deregulation of the media on the continent via social media and cable television have brought Africa closer to itself and the world closer to Africa. Young Africans now see very clearly that freedom is not a gift from a dictator but a right they own as humans. Some 50 per cent... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze The world will always be full o’people like Yerima who will always attempt to twist conditions for their own benefit regardless of what storm it causes. But when our very laws give them the latitude, then we have a problem. I love the Arabic word for “hypocrite”. It is “munafiq”. It shares... Read More
by Chuba Ezekwesili In the midst of hunger and rise in food prices lies the opportunity to have effective industrial farms crossed with unabating demand. So much opportunity exists that we remain unaware of. It’s time we break out of this defeatist and complacent mindset. No one makes lemonade by simply staring at the lemons. I’ve... Read More
Mina Ogbanga: For the love of country – 10 steps to addressing the transition dilemma (Y! FrontPage)
by Mina Ogbanga …citizens (have) become like a woman that is being raped, called for help, help came and elbowed the rapist but continued none the less in the same act. When I was approached by the editors of YNaija to join its popular Y! FrontPage series I asked my four “W” questions; What is... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa We are not better off collecting stipends from our politicians than we’d be if we freed up our national wealth building infrastructure that’d benefit far more people. It is very easy to look at the pay of Nigerian legislators and accuse them of injustice like I did in today’s Punch newspaper. It... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze Changing that discussion requires actually going to the National Assembly and putting the issue on the table. Until we are actually ready to do that, please get the hell off of my timeline. Saturday morning, I went to The Palms Shopping Mall in Lekki to join in signing the petition regarding the hashtag #ChildNotBride.... Read More
by Chuba Ezekwesili What’s the lesson? Never take things on face value. Every transaction has unintended consequences: good and bad. In developing countries like Nigeria, these goods have more value than can be estimated. Nikee, Mike, Nikke, Niike, Abidas, Abidas, Ray Bon, Roy Bon…if you can’t see the connection here, then you really need to go the local market.... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa The time has come for the Nigerian government to come clean. Stop lying about an imaginary transformation agenda when of a truth things are only getting worse. Our country has been in the doldrums for decades, one would be asking for too much to expect President Jonathan to correct the ills of... Read More
by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji This lack of alternatives has allowed us lose too many conscientious youth to the logic that to change the game, they must play the game. First the silence for the past few weeks was unacceptable but I’ll have to engage you in a protracted explanation and apology for that later. I was making... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Unfortunately, because the AP has earned its credibility over many decades and become so important to us, it was easy to see hubris as courage, and to hold as a gold standard for our journalism a man who would struggle for column space in his own media. On March 21, the rumour mill was on... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa Africa and Germany are looking to build a future together, that future gained a lot of energy over the past two weeks. It’d need more of such commitments backed by strategic action after the bla bla of conferences to work. Germany wants to make an imprint in Africa and it looks to do this... Read More
by Temie Giwa Blood from volunteer donors is often the difference between life and death yet Nigerians hardly donate blood voluntarily. Consider these facts: Blood means life but in Nigeria access to safe blood is rare. About 10% of all HIV cases are caused by unsafe blood transfusion. Volunteer blood donors can help save the... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa Africa is a land of opportunities. The only sad part of this is that most Africans are not aware of this reality. President Barack Obama is not in Africa because of what the United States can give to Africa, he is in Africa because of what the United States can get from... Read More
by Temie Giwa Primary health care in Nigeria is truly horrific… Clinic filled with overworked and underpaid staff members, who are so prone to mistakes that if Nigerians were remotely litigious, lawyers would suddenly become overnight celebrities and billionaires. The International Finance Corporation claims that $4.5 billion investment is needed to repair Nigeria’s health system... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa How can you change a nation if all your life you were taught to “do as you are told”? The Nigerian educational system has failed and it is currently failing. Virtually everyone agrees with this. Sadly though, when government more often than not looks to fix the system, they throw more money... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa I never at anytime say, insinuate or suggest that social media was doing more than Chief Gani Fawehinmi did. The video says it all. Certain things happen so that we can put certain phenomena into perspective. Before perspectives though, stating the absolute truth is necessary especially considering the misinformation going around. The worst... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa Government should provide the environment for pharmaceutical businesses but like other businesses, government has no business in this business. Governments’ business is regulation. The pharmaceutical industry in Africa is experiencing something like a revolution. This is not just about the fact that over the years the influx of fake drugs into the... Read More
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