Perspectives
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10 ways the Tax Bills will make states richer, by Temitope Ajayi
Human beings naturally resist change. When comfortable where we are, we find it extremely difficult to embrace an uncharted path or seek greater glory. Those who are risk averse often don’t want to venture out to embrace unfamiliar territories no matter how tempting the possible reward may appear. We should not, however, be so imprisoned by the fear of the…
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Fame, privilege, and the power of celebrity activism, by Akin Olaniyan
The past week has seen Nigerian Afrobeats star, David Adeleke (otherwise called Davido) at the centre of a public debate following controversial comments he made about Nigeria’s economy during an appearance on ‘The Big Homies House’ podcast in the United States. In essence, Davido told his audience that things were tough in Nigeria and referenced the parlous state of the…
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The dilemma of baba Biden and his Ketekete, by Simbo Olorunfemi
The challenge President Jo Biden must have been faced with, in deciding whether to keep to his word of not granting state pardon to his son, Hunter, over crimes he pleaded guilty to and was convicted of, or extending state pardon to his only surviving son to save him from the clutches of hawks and vultures only waiting for his…
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Tax reform bills: How Dalung got it wrong, by Babajide Fadoju
Solomon Dalung, the former Minister of Youth and Sports, sparked controversy with his remarks at the just-concluded 9th Nigeria Most Influential Awards (NMIA)in Abuja. He criticized President Bola Tinubu’s proposed tax reform bills, labeling them unjust and harmful to national unity. As organisers of the event, we express concern over Dalung’s comments, as our platform is meant to celebrate individuals…
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Forging ahead: The evolving Nigeria-South Africa alliance, by Sunday Dare
As Nigeria and South Africa hold the 11th session of Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission, in Cape Town, on Tue Dec 3, 2024 it is trite to establish the contours of their relationship and to thank President Tinubu for keeping faith with Africa’s other big brother.The radar on Nigeria again shifts to South Africa witnessing three weeks of unprecedented shuttle political…
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Attack of Onanuga by Bode George: Yorubas values on respect for elders taking too far, by Kola Amzat
Following that well-researched and thoroughly composed responses contained in the Piece of Bayo Onanuga on ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on account of the latter’s ill-conceived and misguided attacks on President Tinubu, as well as policies & programs of government about two weeks ago in faraway Yale University, America while making a presentation during Chinua Achebe leadership lectures, Elder Bode George had…
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A legend for all seasons, by Simbo Olorunfemi
I was getting set to go out yesterday when I saw Chief Segun Odegbami on TV. I just had to take a break to hear him out. I wondered what it was, knowing how at different times, I have seen him pushing passionately for one cause or the other. Yesterday, he was there, in the company of the Chief of…
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Witness to CJID and genuine resilience with developmental strides, by Tunde Akanni PhD
At the height of the activities to mark the tenth anniversary of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, CJID, the truism of the reward for hard work being more work was unmistakable. It was an auspicious time to showcase the organisation’s efforts on development of Artificial Intelligence , AI tools. Thus, some four gangling, promising young men were called…
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Leadership-Ethics Template for reinventing the Akinyele era of Civil Service in Nigeria – By Prof. Tunji Olaopa
Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele, officer of the order of Niger (OON) and Bobajiro of Ibadanland, was both an exemplary personality and a model public servant. This biographical statement is significant in administrative archiving of the trajectory of the Nigerian administrative history, and this is not just because biographies and autobiographies of eminent public servants and administrators fill some crucial gaps in…
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Gambari at 80: A modest proposal, by Wale Adebanwi
As we patiently waited with others for the elevator to arrive on the ground floor of the Nigerian Mission to the United Nations in New York this September morning (only one of the elevators was working!), a few people who recognized him seemed to gasp as they realized that such an eminent global citizen and former head of the Mission…
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