Reports that more than 30,000 jobs have been lost following the closure of 15 manufacturing companies in Nigeria are alarming, and they send all the wrong signals about the parlous …
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As a jittery presidency faces ‘Days of Rage’
One year and two months in office, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ‘Emilokan’ Presidency faces its toughest challenge so far with the ongoing nationwide youth hunger protest that began on Thursday, August …
Read More »Unraveling the boundary disputes between two states
The boundary conflict between Isu and neighbouring communities, including the Utuma, Ito, Umoh clans, and Mbiabong Ukwa, has caused a severe crisis in the Abia/Cross beachline areas and surrounding neighbourhoods. …
Read More »What is killing Nigerian musicians?
In recent weeks, Nigerian comedian, Brain Jotter, set off a dance challenge ‘Gwo gwo gwo ngwo.” It was a line taken from the song of folktale musician Gentleman Mike Ejeagha …
Read More »Broadcast: Tinubu’s missed opportunity
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu’s Sunday national broadcast addressing the widespread hunger protests in Nigeria has understandably sparked significant criticism from various quarters. While the President aimed to quell public discontent, Tinubu’s …
Read More »Ajaokuta Steel: Nigeria’s metaphor for waste
THE National Assembly is on another round of ritualising. Last week, the Senate Ad-hoc Committee probing alleged corruption and inefficiency in the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and National Iron Ore …
Read More »Presidential monologue – Part 30
The theme of my conversation is the Dangote Refinery impasse. The bourgeoisie, namely, the dominant class with control over the means of production, employer of labour, with control over the …
Read More »Before the next hunger protests
There’s a lot of work for government to do, in terms of engaging young people, like the hundreds who came out to protest against hunger and bad governance. The post …
Read More »Sustainable development: Drawing from the South-eastern apprenticeship system
Have you seen the movie “Afamefuna” on Netflix? It captures a South eastern tradition that has stood the test of time and proven to be a powerful engine for business …
Read More »Livestock ministry must end open grazing, conflicts
Against the backdrop of several failed attempts of the government to curtail incessant herders-farmers’ clashes that have claimed thousands of lives of peasant Nigerians, the plan by President Bola Ahmed …
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