Perspectives
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Tinubu’s big bets on gas, by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz
Three distinct events in the course of last week all point to the unmistakable direction of the Tinubu administration in putting Nigeria on a firm and sustainable energy path. First was the order that government ministries and agencies must prioritise vehicles powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in their procurement. The second was the commissioning by the President of three…
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Political positioning & somersaults, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, by Femi Oke
Prior to the 2023 General Elections, I defined then Governor Wike as the Niger Delta Militant, Warlord Lawyer Governor to castigations from LPDPians who hailed him then as their champion for his most vociferous stance against PMB’s APC Government. Wike was also hailed in the South for being the vanguard of the PDP hierarchy who opposed the Forever Candidate Atiku…
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Dapo Abiodun: After five phenomenal years, three glorious years beckon, by Kayode Akinmade
He came into office amid ceaseless assaults by a violent Establishment. He had no handover notes. But he had an agenda, a steely resolve, and a burning passion to transform the Ogun environment. Today, five years on, even the most cynical observer would admit that the Iperu-born prince and boardroom genius has turned the Gateway State around, infused a climate…
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Tinubu, the opposition and the Nigerian honey pot, by Kayode Soremekun
As the Tinubu administration approaches the one year mark,it is important to effect a review of what has transpired in the last twelve months. At the level of sheer policy postures and pronouncements,much has been done and so much is also being done, such that it is almost impossible to keep pace . In this narrative however,I have decided to…
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Oyetola’s ambitious fish production initiative and other matters, by Ismail Omipidan
“The comprehensive Strategic Plan for the Enhancement of Fish Production, the minister noted, aims at transforming the marine and freshwater fish production in Nigeria with the aim of reducing the country’s dependency on imports, increase domestic production, and establish Nigeria as a net exporter of fish.” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not mince words when he declared upon assumption of…
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The impact of the exit of National Economic Intelligence Committee, by Eric Teniola
During the era of General Sani Abacha GCFR (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998), there was the National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC). The committee had its office at the seventh floor of the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. The committee was a co-pilot in the execution of economic policies for the country. The committee’s work was later inherited by General Abdusalam…
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Wike: A politician like no other, by Kola Amzat
Except Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who eternally occupies a special place in my heart, following the missing out of the nation’s presidency by the two Yoruba legends and icons, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Bashorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola, I’ve always refrained to write glowingly on Nigerian politicians. However, in the case of Barr Wike Nyesom, the immediate past governor of Rivers…
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Tribute to His Eminence Primate Solomon Niran Aluko, JP, by Olukayode Ajulo
It is with profound sorrow but gratitude to the Almighty that I received the heartbreaking news of the passing of the illustrious His Eminence Primate Niran Aluko, JP. His unmatched elegance, grace, and spiritual distinction have left an indelible mark not only on my own life and endeavors but on the lives of countless individuals. Primate Solomon Niran Aluko, a…
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The 2019 Tinubu speech we ignored is biting back, by Farooq Kperogi
At the 11th Bola Tinubu Colloquium on March 29, 2019, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, then only a powerful but unofficial pillar of the APC, gave us an ominous presage of his administration that we all either ignored or sniggered at but which is now eerily materializing. “If we reduce the purchasing power of the people, we can further slow down the…
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Ekweremadu: This too shall pass, by Ismail Omipidan
Yesterday was my daughter’s birthday. He was one of the earliest callers when my wife was delivered of a baby girl, in 2012. He jokingly told me we denied him of having a birthday mate in my family. So, I know that today is his birthday. But unlike the previous years, he is not available today. He had fought so…
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