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Opinion

June 11, 2024

How Nigeria can leverage technology for youth development

Nigeria stands out as one of the eight countries driving global population growth and leads in Africa.

Nigerian students on campus
June 10, 2024

Nigerian govt, labour should avoid pitfalls in new minimum wage policy

While a higher minimum wage may seem like a solution, implementing it without a thorough strategy to boost productivity and economic growth is akin to building on shaky ground.

President Bola Tinubu and NLC president, Joe Ajaero
June 10, 2024

Why minimum wage is a bad idea

The main challenge for Nigeria has been the tendency, especially among states, the main power blocs, to prioritise rent and politics over creativity and competition.

Labour union members protesting over new minimum wage
June 9, 2024

Yushau Shuaib: Rakiya Mohammed: Predicament of CBN’s ICT guru

Her professional journey spans over 25 years across the financial, telecommunications, and technology sectors.

Rakiya Mohammed
June 3, 2024

Harnessing Nigerian youth’s potential for national development

The great potential of the Nigerian youth to expand the country’s capacity as a global economic hub has been blunted.

Nigerian youths
June 3, 2024

Chinua Achebe writes Wole Soyinka from the Great Beyond

They said I should tell you that they are glad to see that you are still wagging fingers, ruffling feathers, and, as young people of today say, busting balls.

Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka
June 2, 2024

Book Review: The Escapades of Abisogun

As we embark on this unforgettable journey through Abisogun’s chronicles and adventures, this captivating novel is a testament to the transformative power of storytelling.

The Escapades of Abisogun
June 2, 2024

Top ten problems with Tinubu’s reintroduction of Nigeria’s old national anthem

Nothing the Bola Tinubu government has ever done has embarrassed me as reverting to Nigeria’s old national anthem.

Bola Tinubu and Nigerian flag
May 31, 2024

The pathologies of a throne

The moment the Supreme Court upheld Governor Abba Yusuf’s election in January, Bayero knew the governor would need the throne to pay his debt. 

Sanusi, Governor Abba Yusuf and Aminu Bayero
May 29, 2024

Yushau Shuaib: Tinubu Presidency: Where is VP Shettima?

Speculation is rife that a kitchen cabinet of Yorubas is responsible for assignments passed to Shettima, such as attending to condolences and other inconsequential visitations.

Kashim Shettima