Opinion

When Lagos showed its investment potentials

By Orifunke Lawal On the 24th of July, 2024, I was greatly privileged to attend the Pre-Summit Investors’ Roundtable organised ahead of the Africa Social Impact Summit, Lagos. At the extremely high-level meeting, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu hosted over 200…

Protest: A need to backtrack and support reform

By Opeyemi Eniola Last Thursday, Nigerians, mostly youths, poured onto the street to register their displeasure over hunger and economic hardship. Tens of thousands of Nigerians are currently featuring in the ongoing ten-day protest tagged: #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria. The protest which, according…

Underage admissions controversy: The way forward

By Bolanle Bolawole Visit any of our institutions of higher learning and you begin to see toddler-undergraduates all over the place! Boys and girls who should still be in SS1 are already preparing to graduate! Merely looking at them testifies…

Makinde: As it was in the days of COVID-19

By Sulaimon Olanrewaju On March 29, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari, during a national broadcast on the then rising COVID-19 crisis, announced the lockdown of Lagos and Ogun states as well as Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The erstwhile president also…

Nationwide protest not the solution

By Kenechukwu Aguolu The bold economic policies introduced by the Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have led to a hike in inflation; making it difficult for people to meet their basic needs. The Headline Inflation Rate rose to 34.19%…