Perspectives
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Let’s resolve to remove out-of-school children and enrol them in schools, By Femi Falana
I wish to commend the founder of the IA-Foundation for her initiative and commitment to remove out of school children and have them enrolled in school. I am delighted to participate in the out-of-school summit. It is hoped that at the end of the summit, we shall collectively resolve to join IA Foundation to promote the street to school policy.…
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Why President Tinubu is big on policy coordination, By Temitope Ajayi
One thing that has become a refrain in Nigeria for decades is that our country has never been in short supply of beautiful policies. What seems to be preponderance of views is that our national development was short-circuited as a result of policy inconsistencies and poor coordination. President Tinubu wants to address serious governance issues that have combined to stunt…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Key highlights of Federal Executive Council meeting
At yesterday’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council, the industrialisation agenda of the President Tinubu’s administration came into focus. The federal government is poised to achieve full industrialisation of the economy in line with the eight-point agenda of President Tinubu. With this new commitment to the real sector, the economy is expected to see a boost in job creation and…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: CBN is on the right path, By Kayode Oyedeji
Some of the 43 items on the Restricted list are supposed to be on the Prohibited List. It is not the responsibility of CBN to enforce ban on importation of toothpicks or any item. It is the work of border police. The focus of that policy is on essential food and building items. Government wants more supply of those items…
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Abuja: Chef Wike’s pot of soup, By Kassim Afegbua
Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the former governor of Rivers State and current honorable minister of the Federal Capital Territory, is an interesting man of many parts. As a Governor, he was fully in charge of his office and its appurtenances: power, personal linkages, official friendships across the divide, etcetera. He nurtured very many relationships across Nigeria, and showed good reason to…
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Scorched-Earth politics on the prowl, Bolaji Adebiyi
As the electioneering for Umaru Yar’Adua’s presidential bid reached a crescendo in 2007, a sticky issue was his health status. It had trended during the Peoples Democratic Party primaries earlier in the year, but that didn’t stop him from clinching the ticket. His traducers didn’t stop too, persisting in playing it up during the hot presidential campaign. Led by the…
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Preliminary assessment of challenges facing the CBN, By Olayemi Cardoso
In his inaugural address, the President conveyed the urgent need to “clean up” the CBN and its Monetary Policies. As a first step to this task, Mr. President’s appointment of a special investigator into the affairs of the CBN is currently underway. Further to the clean-up exercise, the President deemed it necessary to bring in new leadership to the helm…
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Atiku Abubakar’s certificate forgery allegation: More posers for Dele Momodu, By Ismail Omipidan
I admire Chief Dele Momodu’s passion and unwavering support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the current Osun Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. However, the air he claims has been cleared over the lingering controversy surrounding Atiku Abubakar’s educational background is still hanging. I implore him to go back to our former Vice President after reading this piece for more…
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Let me tell you about Rev Chris Okotie, By Femi Adesina
In eight years of serving as Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, I saw humanity in different dimensions: the good, the bad and the ugly. Some people were after us morning, noon and night. Implacable. We were at the mercy of supposedly Christian preachers who were full of bile, malice and malediction. They cursed, saw evil…
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FULL TEXT: Obi addresses press, asks Tinubu to clear identity
UPDATE: FULL TEXT OF PETER OBI’S PRESS CONFERENCE Having followed the prolonged identity crisis that recently played out in the American Court System and the controversy surrounding the authenticity of the Chicago State University credentials of Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I must confess that I am distressed as a Nigerian In addition to the barrage of media frenzy that the…
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