Friday Column

Friday Column

Column • November 15, 2019 03:34

Bjorn Beckman (1938-2019): A life of struggle and friendship

My good friend, mentor and teacher, Bjorn Beckman died peacefully in his home on 6th November. He was surrounded by his lovely wife, Gunilla, son Pett

Column • November 1, 2019 00:54

Ake Festival 2019: Grey matter from Africa’s literary giants

I had the pleasure of participating in the Ake Festival in Lagos last weekend. It’s another master stroke for the convener, Lola Shoneyin who has guid

Column • October 25, 2019 00:16

Raising the federal civil service from despair (2)

Appointment of non-civil servants into Permanent Secretary positions On the appointment of non-civil servants into permanent secretary positions, whil

Column • October 18, 2019 00:20

Sexual harassment as academic license: Arresting the rot in our universities

This week, the University of Ibadan inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to investigate claims of sexual misconducts and harassments of students on the cam

Column • September 19, 2019 23:42

Brexit, English tribalism and difficult future for European democracy

I wrote a column on Brexit on 27th June 2016 trying to describe the spectre haunting Europe since 1992 related to the on-going transition from the Wes