Perspectives
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For cash transfers, By Kayode Komolafe
It is certainly a measure of the gross inequality that defines the unjust Nigerian system that some members of the elite cannot imagine what N8,000 could do in the life of an extremely vulnerable member of the society The mental gap between the poorest and the rest of us on the higher steps of the socio-economic ladder is visibly widening.…
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So much ado about N8000! By Jesutega Onokpasa
In the wake of the announcement that the President Bola Tinubu administration will be paying 12 million Nigerians N8,000 a month for succour against rising cost of living, all manner of rather quite ill-informed commentators have been spewing forth all manner of patently ill-advised criticism of what is actually a most commendable initiative. For instance, a certain Ezekiel Nya-Etok, a…
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Food security and anatomy of hunger, By Fredrick Nwabufo
Hunger is violence. Many freaks, upheavals and misfortunes of history were by the fashioning of hunger. Hunger is a maximum ruler. It sets in motion inexorable forces of chaos and anarchy. The French Revolution had the spurring of hunger. In 1788, France was scourged by deleterious winter resulting in widespread famine. Citizens were seized by hunger. They starved as the…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Adamu and the prize of treachery, By Olawale Olaleye
One of my favourite Yoruba adage is that which says: “Ti eniyan ba’n yo’le da, oun buruku a ma yo w’on se.” For my non-Yoruba speaking folks, maybe this simple translation will suffice. “Anyone who delights in stealthy betrayal is certain to experience insidious misfortunes.” I only made an effort. A certain presidential hopeful in the ruling APC, had recruited…
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Making Nigeria a global industrial and economic giant, By Akinwunmi Adesina
PROTOCOLS Good morning, everyone! I wish to congratulate BusinessDay on this year’s CEO Forum. Thank you for inviting me to deliver the keynote lecture at this event. I am a great admirer of the impeccable credibility, professionalism, and business savviness of BusinessDay. If you really mean business in Nigeria, start your day with BusinessDay! My hearty congratulations to the Publisher,…
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New Nigeria: One presidency, By Kola Amzat
There is no gainsaid the fact that, the barely two months old Tinubu administration inherited very troubled economy, frightening unemployment, galloping inflation, nationwide insecurity, and most strikingly, a country that has retreated into regional lines and religious blocs. Of course, the above disturbing package is enough to extinct and destabilize a country, as well as making its leadership completely lose…
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On 8K palliative, By Kayode Oyedeji
Four years ago, we were home at Ilesa for Christmas. The practice is that arrangement would be made for a caterer that will handle cooking all through our one week stay. The caterer, a lady, stayed with us for seven days and seven nights, practically pounding yam every day. When it was time for her to leave she gave us…
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Tunde Rahman: Rugged PRO gets his due, By Tunde Olusunle
Non-initiates marvel at the peculiarity of the rapprochement which subsists between media practitioners, even when they differ in opinions and even political disposition. My very good friend and brother Segun Ayobolu served as Media Adviser to Bola Tinubu now President, when the latter was governor of Lagos State. Within the period, I was engaged in the Olusegun Obasanjo/Atiku Abubakar government,…
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The bicycle boy who built an empire, By Dare Babarinsa
A sea of humanity bid Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), farewell last week in Ijebu-Ode. It was grand, the kind of occasion that befitted his sense of grandeur and his love of drama. The high priests of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) were there in large numbers for Balogun was an influential and…
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My thoughts on blueprint for tomorrow, By Babatunde Fashola
In offering my thoughts about a blueprint for tomorrow in Nigeria, I choose to deal with what I call first principles.I will deal locally and globally with what had happened, and is happening. What we all know and need to look at again, and from here hope to project what tomorrow offers. No part of the earth is new except…
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