Perspectives

Tinubu, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ and the power of creative economy, By Temitope Ajayi

While extolling Funke Akindele, the Nollywood filmmaker for her recent box office accomplishment, President Bola Tinubu lauded the growing contribution of the Nigerian creative industry to the economic growth of the country. He acknowledged its pivotal place as, not just a medium for artistic expression but also a source of enormous soft power and viable cultural export. In his effusive…

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Wolves and sheep, By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

‘Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath they are ravenous wolves’ (Matthew 7:15) I arrived Lagos from Abuja around 10am one morning in February 2011. Shortly after I arrived, I got a phone call from a former colleague of mine in Accra, let me call her Mary. Her twenty-eight-year-old daughter, Tina, had terminal breast…

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Will Dangote ever deliver cheap petrol? By Jide Abdulgafar

Delays and setbacks in mega-construction projects are nothing new. It doesn’t matter which country you are in, the level of investment you may have, or even the skill and determination of your government and workforce, these projects are hardly ever completed on time. When, in 2013, Aliko Dangote announced his plans to build an oil refinery, itseemed like the perfect…

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Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election, angering China

Taiwanese voters have chosen pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China. The move angered Beijing, which issued a statement after the results insisting that “Taiwan is part of China”. While Beijing has called for “peaceful reunification”, it has also not ruled out the use of force. It…

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Code of Conduct for Public Officers: Part 3, By Okoi Obono-Obla

The Code of Conduct for Public Officers contained in the Fifh schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,1999 (as amenddd) contains the following provisions in paragraphs 7-10 thereof thus: Prohibition Against Offering Any Property,Gift , Benefit or Bribe: – No person shall offer a public offer any property,gift, or benefit of any kind as an inducement or…

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Remembering my father, the notorious disciplinarian, By Emeka Oparah

Yesterday, while speaking to one of my older friends back in the village, he said to me: “Emeka, I hope you won’t be a notorious disciplinarian like your father. Children of nowadays can’t handle cane O!” And that really cracked me up! My father was indeed a notorious disciplinarian, if not worse. His notoriety was widely acknowledged beyond our community.…

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Code of Conduct For Public Officers – Part 2, By Okoi Obono-Obla

The Code of Conduct For Public Officers which applies to all categories of public officers including the President, Vice President, Ministers, Governors, Deputy Governors, Members of the National and States Assemblies, Commissioners at the States level; Federal and States Judges, local government Chairmen, Councillors etc., and all classes of civil servants at the federal, states and local governments levels are…

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The significance of Tinubu’s first week of 2024, By Tunde Rahman

There couldn’t have been a better predictor of what to expect from President Bola Tinubu in 2024 than the way and manner he began the New Year. For the President, 2024 started on a business like, work-filled note. While many were still savouring the New Year, the Nigerian leader cut short his Christmas/New Year holiday in Lagos on January 1,…

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Opinion: As ministers gear up to render their stewardship, by Kola Amzat

The present Federal Executive Cabinet (FEC) was constituted about five months ago, not quite long after the president got inaugurated. No doubt, the time is ripe for the ministers to start rolling out their achievements for the period they’ve been in the office, particularly as New Year commences. In accordance with the President Tinubu’s avowed commitment and promise to run…

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Code of conduct for public officers, By Okoi Obono-Obla

Undoubtedly Nigerians are tired of bad governance, corruption and therefore yearns earnestly for good governance and improvement in their living standard. This can be discerned from the outraged response to the scandal that broke out in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Allievation which is currently under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) by Nigerians. As…

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