Perspectives
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Occupational hazards, health and safety:The Hubert Ogunde Approach, by Rasaki Bakare
Apart from Efuntajobo’s son, a character played by a grandson of Hubert Ogunde, I was, probably, the youngest member of cast in Hubert Ogunde’s film Aropin n teyan. While on location at Ososa film village in 1981, we visited the riverine communities of Agbowa, Ikosi, and Ijede to shoot several scenes on the very salty Osa River. The first three…
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Dangote and a war foretold, by Dare Babarinsa
It would be good if we all realise the truth that nobody is going to build our country for us. As of now, the country needs to be built, brick and mortar, little by little. It is a good sign that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set up an Economic Team that looks quite formidable. No longer would the crucial…
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Air Peace : A triumph of Nigerian spirit over exploitation in the Skies, by Folorunso Adisa
“That boy calls you father. Do not bear a hand in his death.” The airplane touched down, and I could see smiles on the faces of people around me. Truly, Nigerians love Nigeria; they may not only express it when they are here, but also when they travel abroad. When Air Peace coined the pay-off “your peace, our goal,” they…
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What’s my ‘band’ in this electricity conundrum?, by Uche Nnadozie
The question up there has made the rounds frequently in the last week since the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu addressed the media during a live telecast together with Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation. The power minister styles himself after Adegoke Adelabu, his renowned grandfather, a major player in the first republic politics. Penkelemi (junior), a…
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The Adebayo Adelabu Peculiar Mess, by Femi Idowu
Nigerians need to turn the searchlight a lot more on top government officials particularly. It’s getting increasingly obvious that the so called vetting process by the Senate for ministers is a sham, absolute deception. Many people are wondering how some top officials were cleared by Senate. I have had to cover my face, in shame, utter disappointment and embarrassment at…
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New electricity tariff is pro-poor, not a burden on majority of Nigerians, by Dapo Okubanjo
When the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced what has been described as a hike in electricity tariff, there was bedlam in the land even before many Nigerians understood what was happening. But a close look at the press statement issued by the regulators indeed showed that subsidy on electricity tariff is still largely intact. What NERC did in response…
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NPSA, the 4th Republic scorecard and service delivery conversation, by Prof. Tunji Olaopa
One of the critical planks in my institutional reform philosophy hinges on the functional capacities of communities of service and practice to achieve optimal oversight in stimulating the significance of national discourse for the health of democratic governance in Nigeria. Indeed, good governance and real development achievements are not just a function of leadership acumen and the forthrightness of government…
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Akpo Esajere: Memories of a power writer, by Abiodun Adeniyi
Akpo Esajere, the inimitable Political Editor: The many struggles of life are now over. Rest in peace. Akpo Esajere (1954-2024) exited not in the bloom of youth at 70, but his influence outdid his final deadline. His legacy grips memories and imaginations, binding hearts and minds, and making his transition at 70 premature. Esajere was not arrayed in the trappings…
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The Nigerian Students Loan and Me, by Oloye Lekan Alabi
Forty-eight (48) years ago, in March 1976, I obtained a valid one-year student visa from the British Consulate, then sited on the ground floor of AJE HOUSE, Dugbe, Ibadan, capital of the then Western State of Nigeria(please see the 24tn March 1976 student visa on my Nigerian international passport, sent in 1975 to me by the Nigerian Immigration Service(NIS), on…
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Matters arising from new electricity tarrif in Nigeria, by Tolu Ogunlesi
Quite sad (but not surprising) that it’s the ‘freezer’ comment that’s totally dominated the headlines from yesterday’s Electricity press briefing. There was a lot more that was said, that’s useful to know, as background and basis for conversation and debate. If you want to know what else HM Bayo Adelabu said, I took some notes – the comments below are…
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