Perspectives
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Ajantala and the angels on life support, By Dare Babarinsa
So, The Guardian is 40. In 1983, when it debuted, it staked its claim to the highest echelon of the Nigerian press. It announced itself as The Flagship of the Nigerian Press, even before the first copy rolled out of the press. It was a venture of breathtaking audacity. The newspaper came into a field dominated at that time by…
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A budget prioritising Nigerians, By Fredrick Nwabufo
Build the people. They build the nation. Human capital investments are the most profitable. They deliver the highest returns on investment. A skilled population is a productive one. Skills are treasures; they are the diamond mines of the new age. Nigeria is a country where there is an affluence of unsullied, diverse talents and abilities. Should we not tap and…
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Osun’s maladministration: When will Dr. Deji Adeleke address that press conference? By Ismail Omipidan
The popular saying, ‘Promises are like babies: easy to make, hard to deliver’ appears apt in situating the promise made in July last year by a business mogul and elder brother of current Osun Governor, Dr. Deji Adeleke, that he would be the first to address the press if his brother, Ademola Adeleke, derails in the administration of the state.…
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FULL TEXT: 2024 budget speech by President Bola Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, presented the 2024 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly. It is President Tinubu’s first full-year budget since he assumed office in May. Below is the complete transcript of his speech: 2024 BUDGET SPEECH: Budget of Renewed Hope In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,…
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Celebrating motherhood, By Olukayode Ajulo
It was the celebrated English Nobel Laureate, Rudyard Kipling who said- perhaps tongue-in cheek or in a moment of spirited devotion, that “God could not be everywhere at once, therefore he made mothers”. An effusive hyperbole on his part, no doubt, but I suppose he did drive home his intended point home, succinctly and with precision with that statement. I’m…
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Ex-Governor Mbadinuju’s burial: Anambra shows leadership, By Don Adinuba
In his famous study of leadership, Jim Collins, regarded as one of the most engaging leadership scholars across the globe, states in his book entitled Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t, that there are otherwise excellent leaders who have the weakness of not wanting their successors to do very well. They relish being described…
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There is no leadership problem in Nigeria, By Jesutega Onokpasa
A video of a woman lamenting how she was cheated of three “painters” of rice from a bag that should contain twelve but turned out to have only nine, has gone viral on social media. The seller had, of course, simply opened the bag, creamed off three “painters”, resealed the bag and sold it as a bag of twelve “painters”…
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Soleye, Opaleye and Alli who lived in the shadows, By Dare Babarinsa
We are in the Ember months and the harmattan wind hangs in the air like incubus. Nigerians believe that the Ember months, that is the months starting from September to the closing days of December, are the period when the Grim Reaper is especially busy. There is no doubt that the people of Egbaland in Abeokuta would know that the…
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Wike and his N5m Certificate of Occupancy, By Bolaji Adebiyi
The FCT minister needs to be more temperate in his utterances, writes Bolaji Adebiyi Last Tuesday, Nyesom Wike, minister of Federal Capital Territory, was at it again. At a meeting with stakeholders of the FCT Mass Housing Scheme, he spoke about what appears to be a review of the scheme’s policy guidelines with respect to the issuance of Certificate of…
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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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