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In a previous incarnation, I worked in government, advising democratically elected ministers of different political hues, extensively on wide-ranging domestic and international policies, traversing business process re-engineering…. The post Efficiency …

Coups and earthquakes! Foreign journalists from America and Britain who covered Africa back in the day were never tired of writing headline stories on coups and earthquakes in Africa. The …

In Nigeria, health professionals work under fear of attack. We are saving lives amid fear for own lives. “He screamed that it was an emergency and I explained to him …

In exploring the dynamic landscape of global funding, grants, and impact investing, a comprehensive view emerges that emphasises the critical need for collaboration and innovative approaches. The traditional models of …

Africa’s dynamic youthful population and civil society will challenge autocratic misrule and strive to fulfil the continent’s huge potential in 2024. The post Africa’s year of mixed fortunes appeared first …

One of the captivating political campaign lines of MKO Abiola has been immortalised in a seminal work by Professor Tunde Ope-Davies (Tunde Opeibi) of the University of Lagos. Titled Discourse, …

I was one of the delegates nominated by the Akwa Ibom State Government to attend the 2014 National Conference convoked by President Goodluck Jonathan. The post State police, welcome! appeared …

I had known him as a forthright man, down to earth, uncompromising, principled and downright courageous. But sitting there in the courtroom listening to the tributes from various speakers drew …

Izoma Phillip Chukwuedo Asiodu, President NCF BOT. What a name! What a man! It is always a name that fills one with awe, admiration, and sheer respect. The post PhilliP …

Crude oil has been good to our nation. Very good, indeed. It is easy to rhapsodise our oil wealth and the little village, Oloibiri, where it all began in 1956. …