Something Is Wrong With Cardoso’s Ways
The old saying that it is improper to keep repeating one thing over and over again but expecting a different result cannot be overemphasised in the case of Olayemi Cardoso,…
The NNPC Limited and Dangote Refinery Limited (1)
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery was expected by many Nigerians to be the end to petroleum importation and petroleum product scarcity in Nigeria. Sadly, the actualisation of this expectation has been…
Remembering Mrs. Remi Oyo
Today in Lagos, the Oyo family – husband, children, grandchildren, in laws and the extended families from Ekitiland, Urhoboland and elsewhere as well as friends and former colleagues would be…
Nigerian @ 64: When shall we celebrate?
Of course, Nigeria will be celebrating her flag independence tomorrow in low key as usual. It has been so for many years. Even when the country was to celebrate its…
Nigeria We Hail Thee!
I vaguely remember learning in school, probably in my Government class, that Nigerians once sang a different anthem which was replaced amidst the Nigerianisation frenzy that followed political independence from…
Multiply Prosperity, Not Poverty, Pain By Vincent Nwanma
Governments must be multipliers of prosperity, wealth and well-being. Conversely, they must be reducers of poverty, pain and misery. This is the purpose for which citizens of a country elect…
Mr President, make Nigeria sweet again!
I was in my late twenties when I left Nigeria for America. In that season of life, one US dollar sold for 19 Naira. My salary as a reporter with…
Now That Tinubu Is Back By Reuben Abati
The return of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from what looked like a long trip abroad must come to many as a relief. When the President travelled on August 29, his…
Dangote Refinery is here; why are we unhappy? By Dele Sobowale
“I am beginning to wonder how many fools it takes to make the term ‘My Fellow Citizens’” -Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, in LOST ILLUSIONS You were probably one of those…
*NNPC Ltd and challenges in the oil sector: Banire misconceives the facts, promotes biased views – By Olufemi Soneye
In the face of the challenges in the oil sector, particularly the current tightness in the supply of petrol, it has become fashionable to blame the national oil company, the…