Perspectives
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Governor Adeleke: We won’t sack you for loving your job — by Kunle Awosiyan
About 30 years ago, I nearly lost my job at Fototek Industry because I loved what I was doing. At the time, the late one-man band maestro, Dipo Sodipo, popularly known as Pope, dominated the airwaves. His songs were always playing in our Ebute Metta office on Cemetery Road, where I worked in the laboratory, mixing chemicals to print photographs…
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Why always Argentina? — by Chris Adetayo
Argentina has produced several of the greatest to have played the game of football. In Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, they legitimately lay claim to 2 of the greatest 5 players ever. The country’s record in the World Cup is also stellar. In the last 50 years, featuring 13 editions, Argentina has won 3, more times than any other country.…
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100% of zero is zero: What NLNG teaches us about the Bonga South-West tax incentive — by Babs Omotowa
Bloomberg recently reported that the Federal Government has agreed to an $11.5-per-barrel tax incentive to enable Shell’s $20 billion Bonga South West project to finally proceed. Some commentators have described the tax incentive as “unusually generous” — reportedly double the standard fiscal terms for deepwater projects in Nigeria. They argue that a previous Executive Order had capped such tax credits…
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Beyond Oil: How cocoa can power Nigeria’s next economic boom – by Seye Oladejo
Nigeria’s recent cocoa development initiative represents one of the most strategic economic decisions taken by the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Beyond its immediate appeal to farmers and industry stakeholders, the cocoa deal has the potential to redefine Nigeria’s agricultural value chain, diversify foreign exchange earnings, stimulate industrialization, and deepen rural prosperity. For decades, Nigeria…
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Aketi lives on: 70th posthumous birthday of a courageous statesman – by Kayode Ajulo
As we commemorate the 70th posthumous birthday of our dearly departed brother, leader, mentor, and patriot, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON, I extend my heartfelt thoughts and prayers to his beloved wife, children, the entire Akeredolu family, and the good people of Ondo State, whose history has been indelibly enriched by his remarkable legacy. There are men whose lives…
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IShowSpeed: Why the best of the best want a Nigerian passport — by Reno Omokri
While some Nigerians are talking down on their countries passports and alleging that Nigerians are trapped in Nigeria, we have probably the biggest streamer on planet Earth, IShowSpeed, pleading with Seyi Tinubu, for the green passport of Nigeria. This is a streamer who performed before 1.5 billion people at the FIFA World Cup Finals, yesterday, Sunday, July 19, 2026. And…
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Beyond victory: From promise to fulfillment — by Konyin Ajayi
Now that the dust is settling, over the election of Oyinkan Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, as President of the Nigerian Bar Association, it is time to look beyond the election to the greater task of leadership. Like many elections, this one had its glitches and moments of controversy. Yet the outcome reflects a clear pattern of choice by members of our Association…
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Why ‘Dr (Mrs)’ and ‘Prof (Mrs)’ should disappear from our universities — by Adeyemi Ademowo
There are certain practices in our universities that have become so normal that hardly anyone (or only very few) pauses to ask the most fundamental question: Why? One of them is the curious insistence on addressing female academics as “Dr (Mrs)” or “Prof (Mrs).” Every time I encounter these titles on an official document, conference programme, a university website, or…
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The Renewed Hope Agenda in Kogi State: A masterclass in federal-state collaboration — by Babajide Fadoju
The Renewed Hope Ambassadors and members of the Presidential Communications Team, on the latest leg of their National Media Tour, have painted a vivid picture of a state being transformed by deliberate policy and sustained investment. Kogi State, often described as the gateway connecting northern and southern Nigeria, is emerging as a powerful testament to what happens when a focused…
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Heritage Bank and dangerous politics of corporate survival in Nigeria, By Blaise Udunze
Heritage Bank and dangerous politics of corporate survival in Nigeria, By Blaise Udunze The Heritage Bank’s banking license was revoked, and it was ordered into liquidation on June 3, 2024. This remains one of the most controversial and widely debated events in Nigeria’s financial sector. The lingering concerns even though official reasons have been given as regulatory breaches, inadequate capitalization…
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