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It is a time-honoured suggestion that during a period of rapid economic growth, nations, as well as corporate organizations, must continue investing even though it may not be clear how much investment is appropriate. Over investment is not a serious worry, since the excess is likely to be absorbed by …

It is common knowledge that the Federal Government on August 20th, 2019, ordered the closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic, citing massive smuggling activities taking place on that corridor as the reason(s). Within this space also, Nigerians have listened with rapt attention to the Federal Government reel out how …

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected- Julius Caesar (100-44BC) An interesting sidelight to this topic was elicited by a conversation with a group of young people during the Sallah public holiday in Lagos. They were humane and well-informed. The discussion which lasted for …

Tuesday 1st October 2019, a day set aside as public holiday by the Federal Government to celebrate the nation’s 59th Independence anniversary, provided me with yet another opportunity to ponder on the true meaning of independence. And search for answers to why Nigeria, a nation of people with extraordinary intellects, …

It is common knowledge that the Ijaw Youths Council recently issued a release which among other remarks stated that; if the government should reintroduce what they referred to as inimical and controversial Water Resources Bill which was formally stepped down by the 8th Assembly after much public outcry; that Southern …

Oddities they say make the news. This time-honoured saying explains the recent reaction   elicited when Rauf Aregbesola, upon assumption of office as the new Minister of Interior Affairs, declared that; he did not really know much about the operation or policies of the ministry apart from stories about the ministry …

Going by the counter, trans, cross and to some extent intercalary conversations coming from the court of public opinion over the simple decision rendered recently by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, Nigeria, it appears the judgement will linger on the mental sheets of the future generations. To the …

Going by available records, Robert Gabriel Mugabe was born on February 21, 1924, in Kutama, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). In 1963, he founded ZANU, a resistance movement against British colonial rule. Mugabe became Prime Minister of the new Republic of Zimbabwe after British rule ended in 1980, and he assumed …

Two separate but similar reports that left me lost in the maze of high voltage confusion in the past few weeks or thereabout are; the FBI’s release of the names of eighty suspects involved in internet fraud-related cases, with 77 of them Nigerians. And from their names, Nigerians have identified …

Very recently, President Muhammadu Buhari again demonstrated that for an average Nigerian leader, once a direction is chosen, instead of examining process meticulously and set the right course; one that will allow us to overcome storm and reach safety before we can progress and achieve our goals, many obstinately persist …