Opinion

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Exorbitant air ticket prices: Time to act

Nigeria is a country deeply rooted in tradition, culture and communal life. One enduring feature of our national life is the annual movement of people

Do Nigerians really wish to be recolonized?

Weeks ago during the tempestuous meeting of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the party’s headquarters Wadata Plaza, apparently shaken by the fra

BUA Foods and the dawn of Arewa’s Agro-Industrial Renaissance

By Baba El-Yakubu   Last week heralded a rare, good news from the North. It is about the rebirth of Lafiagi Sugar Company (LASUCO). This is more

Farouk Ahmed’s resignation

“Good wine”, the time-honoured saying goes, “needs no bush”. Translation: a good product needs no advertisement. When Aliko Dangote began building his

A visa ban is a verdict on state capacity, but not the whole story

When reports emerged that the United States (US) had placed Nigeria among countries facing visa restrictions, public reaction followed a familiar scri