Grace and Another Birthday
November 27, 2022
How much of my life should I be grateful for? … More Grace and Another Birthday
Wicked Doctors Leaving Nigeria in Droves
November 23, 2022
A young Nigerian is admitted to an ultra-subsidised university, merely suffers a little sprinkling of strike actions, gets awarded a MBBS degree, begins the stipulated medical internship and immediately starts plotting to leave the land that trained him, following the footsteps of many other compatriots. … More Wicked Doctors Leaving Nigeria in Droves
Underachievement Has A Face Draped In Green
October 10, 2022
If we define “national imperative” as the requirement for nations to perpetually seek the betterment of their people to match or exceed other nations with similar endowments and constrictions, where would we place Nigeria’s performance? … More Underachievement Has A Face Draped In Green
When a Right-of-Way Becomes No Man’s Land
September 24, 2022
Why would anyone build a house, church, market, or even a petrol station above a high-pressure gas pipeline? Even when there are clear warning signs to stay away, we seem to believe that such signs are merely artistic sophistry, not to be obeyed. … More When a Right-of-Way Becomes No Man’s Land
Who Made It Anathema to Move On?
September 11, 2022
We have blamed British colonialism, neocolonialism, the Civil War, and everything else for Nigeria’s poor state of development and suffered evils. But 62 years after “independence”, Nigerians have not realised it is time to draw a line, rewrite our story and chart a path to development. Now, Queen Elizabeth II is dead, and we blame her even for things to which we actively contributed. … More Who Made It Anathema to Move On?
For the Love of Bans
September 10, 2022
The first choice problem solving tool in Nigeria is to announce a military-style ban. Whether the ban would be effective or even worsen matters is not something for ban-loving officials to bother about. If something poses a challenge, ban it! … More For the Love of Bans
Nigeria and a Season of Tough Decisions
August 25, 2022
Nigeria is in a fixable mess. … More Nigeria and a Season of Tough Decisions
Saudi Aramco Made $48 Billion in Three Months, So What?
August 20, 2022
One company in the deserts made more profit in just over a month than the Nigerian Government’s likely revenue for 2022. With far less revenues and far more costs, can the Nigerian version deliver massive petrodollars like its Arab egbon? … More Saudi Aramco Made $48 Billion in Three Months, So What?
To Japa or Not to Japa
August 14, 2022
For many Nigerians who fit certain criteria, one tugging issue today is whether or not to japa—a decision important enough to make or mar a person’s life and relationships … More To Japa or Not to Japa
Ajaokuta, Also Known as Nigeria
August 9, 2022
The Ajaokuta Steel Plant, a massive industrialisation effort, mimics Nigeria in not a few ways. With high hopes and a lot of potential, it continues to dwindle gradually, wishing that the complicated straps that restrain it would someday be untangled … More Ajaokuta, Also Known as Nigeria
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