Perspectives

Enhancing economic growth: The impact of cocoa training and empowerment in Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila Federal Constituency, By James Bamgbose

In the heart of Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila Federal Constituency, an initiative spearheaded by Hon. Clement Ademola Akanni, the Member House of Representatives (MHR), is set to revolutionize the local economy. This initiative aims to train 200 cocoa farmers in the intricate processes of cocoa production, processing, and export packaging. Coupled with this training is a generous cash token empowerment of N50,000 each…

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How blue economy governance architecture will drive economic transformation in Nigeria, By Olufemi Awoyemi

The Nigerian government, in its desire to diversify the economy and reduce its vulnerability to external shocks, is rightfully promoting other viable sectors such as technology, education, agriculture, solid minerals, and the blue economy. These sectors selected appears deliberate and backed by evidence, but the necessary policies, programmes, and projects to drive the thoughts to actions are still at large,…

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Liberian presidential election : A salute to the advancement of Africa, By Olukayode Ajulo

Today, I write with profound appreciation, admiration, and utmost respect to commend and pay homage to an extraordinary individual who has exemplified the true essence of democracy and the power of accepting the will of the people. It is with great honor that I take this moment to recognize and celebrate His Excellency George Weah, a man whose journey from…

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My party lost the election but Liberia won, By George Weah

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. GEORGE MANNEH WEAH PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA CONCERNING THE RESULTS OF THE RUN-OFF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS HELD ON NOVEMBER 14, 2023 MONROVIA, LIBERIA NOVEMBER 17, 2023 MY FELLOW LIBERIANS, DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I stand before you tonight with a heavy heart, but with the utmost respect for the democratic process…

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Matters arising in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi off-cycle polls, By Tunde Rahman

Former President Goodluck Jonathan last weekend opened the debate on the propriety or otherwise of off-season elections. Speaking in an interview with journalists after voting at his Ward 13 Otuoke, Ogbia LGA, Bayelsa State in last Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election, Dr. Jonathan asked the country to put a stop to off-cycle elections, explaining that if the trend continued a time…

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Too much truth can be a dangerous thing, By Dare Babarinsa

Men believe that it is their duty to preserve the bloodline. No one wants to be the father of another man’s children. This is an instinct acquired over millions of years through evolution from the Stone Age to the Internet Age. However, despite man’s struggle and insistence, only a woman can be sure who fathers her child. In the modern…

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Progressives, let’s take a deep breath of patriotism, By Dada Olusegun

In 2013, the All Progressives Congress rose like a phoenix from the ashes of three legacy political parties each of which subscribed to a brand of politics anchored on welfarist progressive ideology. The new party that emerged from the unprecedented merger offered Nigerians a pathway to people-centered political leadership. Millions of Nigerians came on board the APC train and in…

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Brutalisation of Ajaero: Matters miscellaneous, By Ray Ekpu

Mr. Joe Ajaero, the thinly built President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), was addressing workers at the NLC Secretariat in Owerri, Imo State, when hell broke loose. According to one account, some thugs descended on the place as he was speaking and beat him black and blue. His face as shown in photographs resembles that of a man who…

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A Tortoise story for labour, By Kayode Komolafe

“Alo  ni ti ijapa, abo ni ti ana e” (While the public opinion favoured tortoise’s in-law at dawn; the popular view shifted in favour of tortoise at dusk).   The Yoruba have an allegory about the pendulum of  public opinion from which the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) should learn some lessons. Tortoise is, of…

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What has Yahaya Bello done in Kogi? By Jesutega Onokpasa

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, having already debunked the myth of the electoral invincibility of Kogi East by uniting a critical mass of Kogi Central and Kogi West behind him, the only hope for the opposition of defeating the Ododo/Joel ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was for Kogi East to have conceded the governorship slot to Kogi West…

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