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Minimum wage review: My take away, item 34 of 1999 Constitution’s Exclusive List should be amended
By Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, CON *An Opinion piece titled, “MININMUM WAGE REVIEW- MY TAKE AWAY ,” by former Hon. Minister of Works...
American Democracy’s Trump Test By Dakuku Peterside
There is currently no evidence to support the claim that democracy is a perfect system of governance. However, humans still need to figure...
South Africa’s 2024 Election, A Referendum on Black Leadership
By Paul Ejime The results of South Africa’s 2024 elections further illustrate what pro-democracy groups have always canvassed – good governance/leadership is tribe...
South Africa: Economics above politics By Dakuku Peterside
South Africans voted in national and local elections on May 29, exactly one year after Nigeria inaugurated its current president. Since 1994, this...
OPINION: Nigeria’s Urgent Need for Increased Government Funding in the Water Sector
By Sefa Ikpa In Nigeria, walk two kilometers in any direction, and you’ll likely encounter at least three boreholes. Boreholes and wells have...
One Year On: Words Above Action
Amidst the initial fanfare, good feelings, and high expectations, a new era began on May 29, 2023, as a new president, vice president,...
The Scourge Of Rising Inflation by Dakuku Peterside
An increasing number of Nigerians are being driven into poverty, not by choice, but by the current political and economic climate, shaped by...
THE ECOWAS OF YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
by Paul Ejime Nigeria’s late Professor Adebayo Adedeji and Togo’s Edem (Kodjovi) Kodjo would likely be turning in their graves in disappointment if...
Bad Law, Needless Levy By Dakuku Peterside
A few weeks ago, Nigerians were startled by a legislation that had largely escaped public awareness. This legislation, which has since undergone substantial...
Unsavory developments in Togo
By Paul Ejime As widely expected, Togo’s national electoral commission has declared the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR) Party, as the overwhelming...
The Minimum Wage Issue: Numbers vs Value by Dakuku Peterside
The issue of minimum wage or salary increase or by whatever nomenclature is a complicated policy issue. The wage increase is neither good...
The Dying Public School by Dakuku Peterside
There has been no remarkable uproar on the public school collapse in Nigeria, affecting primary, secondary, and university education. Our leaders do not...
World Malaria Day: Why the War against Malaria matters
By Paul Ejime It is another World Malaria Day (WMD) today, one year after the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended two candidate anti-malaria...
IBB makes a strong case for ECOMOG journalists
by Paul Ejime NIGERIA’s former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, who was instrumental in the formation of ECOMOG, the regional Ceasefire Monitoring Group...
The Yoruba Nation “secessionists” of Ibadan by Reuben Abati
Arrested Yoruba Nation agitators On Saturday, 13 April, a group of 18 masked persons dressed in army camouflage, armed with rifles, charms and...
With CDCU’s Delivery Tracker, Tinubu gives voice to otherwise voiceless by Oriyomi Anthony
Although the President Bola Tinubu government’s quest to convince Nigerians that it will make things better is still hanging in the balance, an...
