Perspectives
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Honouring Fatiu Abiola Arogundade: The quiet force behind a medical shift — by Lanre Elufowoju
By all measures, some men inherit institutions, while others build them. Professor Fatiu Abiola Arogundade belongs unmistakably to the latter tribe. When the story of modern medical education in Nigeria is eventually told with the benefit of historical distance, the emergence of the Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Abeokuta (FUMMSA) will likely occupy an important chapter. Yet, beyond…
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Delta keeps dropping the ball — by Kelechi Deca
Unarguably the most expensive airline playing the Nigerian to North American route, on all classes. Sometimes, its basic fares are almost double those of the competition. Yet, their services are nowhere close to the best on all metrics. In recent times, there seems to be an inverse relationship between the rising prices of tickets and quality of services with Delta…
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Collateralised lies and the global illusion of bank bad loans — by Ayinde Ayinde
The global banking industry has mastered the dangerous art of appearing sophisticated while quietly normalizing financial contradictions that would collapse under honest scrutiny. Every day, banks announce rising non performing loans as though society should merely accept them as unfortunate economic weather. Yet these same institutions claim that before any major facility is approved, borrowers must provide landed assets, guarantees,…
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TRIBUTE: Homage to the hero, John Adelaja Aina — by Femi Adeola
Many have written wonderful tributes and impressive accolades to Reverend Olugbenga Adelaja John Aina. While some did as spectators, many wrote as distant witnesses! Lana Alofe broke the progression. He was the first to write as an insider. His write-up was empirically objective and holistically comprehensive but not exhaustive. My own submission will be compatibly comprehensive and corroborative to Lana’s…
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Renewed Hope tour of the North‑West: A harvest of presidential investments — by Babajide Fadoju
The Renewed Hope Tour of the North‑West has come and gone, but it has left behind a clear, verifiable record of what focused federal investment can achieve. Over several days, the inspection team moved through Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, and beyond, documenting projects that span road and rail infrastructure, agricultural mechanization, healthcare, education, environmental management, and community reconstruction. What became immediately…
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The soil problem: Why Nigeria’s talent crisis goes deeper than ‘unjapa-able’ youth — by Patrick Salami
Tosin Eniolorunda’s frank assessment of the skills gap is a necessary provocation, but the full diagnosis demands we examine the system, not just the individual. When the co-founder and Group CEO of Moniepoint, Tosin Eniolorunda, publicly declared that he cannot fill 500 vacancies because Nigerian youths are not employable, the internet did what it does, it split into camps. Some…
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Alausa, please take more steps — by Mahmud Jega
Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa’s announcement last Wednesday, that the federal government has approved a policy prohibiting recipients of honorary degrees from using the “Dr” prefix, must be only the first step in curbing Nigerians’ wild affinity for academic, social, marital, professional, traditional, aristocratic, religious, herbal and political titles of all hues. Alausa said the policy became necessary following…
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Lagos as a national hub: Setting the record straight — by Okoi Obono-Obla
On 10th May 2026, I shared brilliant pictures of the Lagos–Badagry–Sokoto Super Highway, which had been abandoned for 45 years at the design stage but was revived and adopted as one of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s signature projects. Today, it has become fully concretized. The post attracted a wide range of reactions from Nigerians across the national divide. However, one…
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TRIBUTE: The Yoruba nation and the challenge of unity — by Bisi Akande
It is with profound deep sense of historical responsibility that I have to share felicitations with my compatriots today on this momentous occasion marking the centenary of Pa Reuben Fasoranti who was born on May 11, 1926 — a man whose life, over the span of a century, has come to embody discipline, moral clarity, and an unwavering commitment to…
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From Zuba to Dutse: A litany of legacy projects — by Tunde Rahman
Political diatribes sometimes obscure the capacity to appreciate developments in the governance space. Last week was a beehive of activities for members of the Presidential Communications Team. From Zuba Junction in the Federal Capital Territory to Kaduna, Kano, Dutse, and Birnin-Kebbi, the team toured Federal Government projects in the North-west geopolitical zone.Under the auspices of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, the…
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