WHEN Nigeria discovered crude oil in the late 50s, it began to abandon agriculture. With time, cocoa and groundnut and other commodities stopped getting due attention. Oil money was good; so …
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THERE was a time that the Nigerian economy was the toast of the world. On every front and on every basic fundamental Nigeria was among the very top globally, particularly …
THE security situation in Nigeria has degenerated to a point that requires very urgent measures if Armageddon is to be avoided. It has been a long drawn issue in the country’s …
FORMAL education is the bedrock of nation-building. A nation’s growth and development cannot outpace its intellectual consciousness. That Nigeria is tottering today may not be unconnected with the quality of the …
ADVERSITY is a daily reality of almost every average Nigerian living in a country ravaged by years of misrule. It takes guts, courage, hard work and perseverance to rise above this …
LAGOS, Nigeria’s former administrative capital and which still serves as the country’s commercial capital, is a city state like no other in the country. By a wide margin, it beats …
IT was July 4th, a day America has marked for decades as its Independence Day. The country was in an expansive mood. Government offices were closed and only few private …
FROM Benue to Imo, to Anambra, Kogi, Kaduna, Niger, Ondo and almost every other part of Nigeria, unknown gunmen appear to have taken over the scene and are freely unleashing a …
THERE is hardly any part of Nigeria where fuel is easily available now. The sad part of the fuel crisis is its implication for businesses, which are dying. The major …
IT has been months of intense intra-party politicking in Nigeria. Now, all the political parties have held their primary elections and they have chosen their candidates for elective posts: House of …