Opinion Corner

By Louis Odion, FNGE While offering clarification on the prospects of immortality, Awolowo had famously declared those who could truly be called “Awoists” in future would not necessarily be those related to him by blood or old association, but by shared values. So, if Awoism could be defined in broad terms as a fierce fidelity to a progressive ideology, stubborn …

By Dr. Matthew Ayibakuro The scandals involving the first Secretary to the Government of the Federation under the current administration, Babachir Lawal and the recent case of the former chairman, Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform, Abdul Rasheed Maina are instances that could have been handled more decisively in the context of anticorruption.  The apprehension of nepotism in appointments under …

By Louis Odion, FNGE In framing his own policy on environment, Sanwo-Olu says he draws inspiration from the sort of audacity behind the Bill Gates Initiative in the United States turning human feces to drinkable water. It may sound crazy; but Gates’ idea is already being viewed in enlightened circles as the future’s more sustainable way to fix waste disposal …

The campaign document of the presidential candidate of the PDP identifies anticorruption and the rule of law as one of its priority areas. It proceeds on the premise that the lack of progress in addressing corruption is caused by lack of transparency, absence of mechanisms for effective law enforcement, breakdown of rule of law and order, weak institutions and the …

Whereas the establishment people are wont to highlight the bright side perhaps in anticipation of a chance to retain their jobs and continue “business as usual,” most – if not all – will however duck invitation to debate the old question: how do we detoxify the prevailing operating environment with a view to making the technology more impactful to a …

Paradoxically, the average Nigerian politician usually shares this perspective until they gain power. Suddenly, the erstwhile clear-headed, fire-spitting visionary turns an agent of reaction, feverishly seeking to preserve the sitting arrangement at the national buffet and the crooked sharing formula. It explains why PDP hierarchs had pooh-poohed the idea of restructuring while in power but today are quite vociferous in …

Cybersecurity has become the number one concern of major civilized countries. Forward thinking nations all over the world are implementing cybersecurity countermeasures to ensure that they protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their national critical infrastructure; most especially the electoral information systems. The question is: Is Nigeria ready to respond to cyberattack(s) on the 2019 presidential election to protect …

Investigations revealed that those who sell the naira get their supply from both the central bank and the commercial banks. That explains why some denominations of the naira such as 20 naira, 50 naira, 100 naira and 200 naira are scarce in the banks, especially the new notes. Some bank workers who confided in this writer say those who sell …

Coming in the very week that the twenty-third anniversary of the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa was being marked, it would have indeed been interesting to hear what answer the heir to the British throne would, for instance, offer to the Ogoni procession in Bori or Port Harcourt on the old question of British complicity – both by commission and omission. …

Having thus subjected the acclaimed “heartland” of the South-east to such unscrupulous privatization racket in the past seven and a half years, Okorocha apparently could not think of a better finale than having his son-in-law succeed him. But the Igwe underestimated the guile of the so-called Allied Forces. They understood the power of ambush and surprise. By plotting stealthily and …