Insights
Primary and Secondary education: Going, going, nearly gone
Nigeria’s higher education is on a death bed. It is currently on a life-support machine. Everyone but the government is...
Enugu airport as a Trojan Horse
The sudden closure of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, is difficult to comprehend. It is mind-boggling and mindless. The...
Minimum wage logjam: Sign of an unstable state
Nigeria is facing an imminent industrial relations confrontation between government and organised labour. If the dispute is not resolved by...
Private schools as money-spinning institutions
Investigations by Punch newspaper into the state of private schools in Nigeria have revealed the extent to which gross dereliction...
South Africa’s belated apology
There is an ongoing debate over the sincerity of the apology offered by Jeff Radebe, the special envoy sent to...
Promises, promises, and more promises
It was refreshing to hear President Muhammadu Buhari admit late last month that his government had the responsibility to take...
Why the world mocks us
Diplomatic relations between Nigeria and South Africa (post-apartheid) have always been marked by tensions. Last week, the relationship was tested...
The lucrative job misnamed kidnapping
Nigeria is truly a viable market for any kind of business, legal or illegal. That is why the world is...
The good life that ends in misery
There was national outrage late last week when officials of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced they...
Is revolution in Nigeria’s best interest?
Last week’s tepid response to the call for nationwide civil disobedience (otherwise dubbed revolution) has raised important questions about the...
