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ASUU deal: The maths does not add up

After 17 years of deadlock since the 2009 FG–ASUU pact, the Federal Government and ASUU formally unveiled the renegotiated framework they had signed t

Why Nigeria cannot reform backwards

The ongoing economic reforms by the Nigerian government offer a unique opportunity to reset the economy and set it in a forward-looking mode. In other

Why We Need a New Specialist for the Nigerian Patient

If Nigeria were a patient walking into a clinic today, the initial presentation would be paradoxical. The patient is massive—the “Giant of Afric

60 years without the Sardauna: An open letter to Sir Ahmadu Bello

Dear Sir Ahmadu Bello, When I was growing up in the 1970s, my late father used to tell me stories about Africa’s great leaders. What he emphasised abo

My first and last conversation with late Yakubu Mohammed

Sometime in October last year, as I was driving home after participating in a television programme, my phone bleeped. Out of habit I developed followi