Perspectives
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Once upon a trip – For KOH at 60, by Gbenga Omotoso
It was a one-hour trip for a two hours meeting, but the memories have remained boldly etched in my mind since that day – some three years ago. The search for a flight was long and tedious. First, the flights were fully booked, but there was no giving up because the alternative – going by road – was not on…
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Just N1000 for a litre? By Toyin Falola
As is the case with most Nigerian things these days, the subject of this article has to do with petrol. And in commencing it, I am struck by the choice words of the real estate and automobile content creator, Ola of Lagos, as he markets multimillion naira assets saying “just.” He could go “for just N350 million, you can get…
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EFCC: Yahaya Bello’s dollars and Onokpasa’s life! by Tunde Nasiru
Nothing other than unbridled greed spurred by monstrous poverty could have motivated the uncharitable write-up by one Jesutega Onokpasa on the latest theatrics of former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State; a fugitive from law, in his hide and seek game with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Onokpasa, obviously a revisionist, supposedly a lawyer, threw caution into the…
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Khalil Halilu’s 365 days outstanding transformations at NASENI, by Olusegun Ayeoyenikan
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is mandated to make available in the Nigerian market the primary and intermediate capital products required for machine and equipment design, fabrication, and mass production to provide an enabling environment for sustainable industrialization of the country. The agency, established in 1992, continues to make progress in Nigeria’s technological advancement, driving home-grown…
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Reasons for Obaseki’s desperation, by Kola Amzat
As we count down to Edo gubernatorial election, the declaration by the state’s out-going governor to employ ‘do or die approach’ to win the election shouldn’t take Nigerians by surprise. The reckless and very undemocratic pronouncement is a testament to the fact that Godwin Obaseki is obviously been hounded by his horrendous political antecedent. He’s a governor been tormented by…
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NASENI’s promising talent: Physicist Jamilu Tanko and his groundbreaking Cyclone Furnace innovation
Nigerian physicist Jamilu Tanko is making headlines with a groundbreaking invention that promises to revolutionize small and medium-scale industries. His innovation, the Cyclone Furnace, presents a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution for drying processes, with far-reaching applications in sectors like baking, pharmaceuticals, rice mills, papermills, brickmaking, and local communities. As a Principal Scientist at the Hydraulic Equipment Development Institute (HEDI) in…
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Jola Ogunlusi at 90, doyen of NUJ-By Bolaji Kareem
On September 25, Former National Secretary of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) , Comrade Jola Ogunlusi will be 90 years old. His friends and associates have planned a thanksgiving service for Saturday September 28, at church of Pentecost, 21, road, FESTAC Village, to give praise to God for preserving the life of the man who crossed many turbulent waves, along…
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Ball already in the court of local government authority(s), by Kola Amzat
A couple of months ago, the Supreme Court in a landmark judgment ruled in favour of Local Government Council Fiscal Autonomy. This was consequent upon the suit instituted at the Court to do so, by the Federal Authority. The initiative of the federal government was necessitated by the decades of impunity, mindlessness and cheating visited upon the 3rd Tier authority…
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Joe Ajaero, DSS and fuel price hike, by Tunde Rahman
By the time the Department of State Services released Nigeria Labour Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, last Monday evening September 9, he had become contrite, remorseful and perhaps ashamed of his uninformed action. The labour leader was invited twice by the secret police and twice he failed to honour the invitation. As I learnt, during the second invitation, Ajaero even…
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NNPC, Dangote, marketers and the price of petrol, by Simbo Olorunfemi
I am not sure what to make of the news that there is finally an agreement in place which will see NNPCL starting to load petrol from the Dangote Refinery from September 15th, which it will then push on to marketers for onward distribution to service points around the country. There is no doubt that it is good news, as…
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