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Can a country flourish without standards?

“The power of Rome was attended with some beneficial consequences to mankind; and the same freedom of intercourse which extended the vices, diffused l

Oyo’s tragedy and Nigeria’s security crisis: Why we must stop counting victims by faith alone

The abduction of scores of pupils and teachers in Oyo State should trouble every Nigerian conscience. It is another painful proof that insecurity has

What the North must learn from the South

Let’s begin with an anecdotal story, or rather, two stories. In November 2024, Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff, then a 19-year-old lady from Sokoto State decrie

Safe schools’ initiative: Billions spent, children still unsafe

The abduction of school children in Oyo and Borno states between May 15 and 17 has once again exposed a painful truth Nigeria has been reluctant to co

Living in an unregulated environment: Nigerians and their state

“Money and garbage come together”, Japanese proverb   During my 35 years in the Nigerian Foreign Service, I had the privilege of serving in count