Wednesday Column

Wednesday Column

Nigeria in search of builders, not Okiriekwes

In Do It Well, a book published in 2008, I identified Okiriekwe syndrome as one of the forces inhibiting Nigeria’s march to greatness. Okiriekwe is a

Getting the people’s choice in office more important than price tags

The last couple of days have been marred with debates on the price of the nomination forms for political aspirants under the two biggest political par

Petrol subsidy: A bitter truth shielded by poor governance

The two chambers of the National Assembly approved the revised 2022 budget last week increasing the planned expenditure by N193 billion to N17.32 tril

Lessons from Russia-Ukraine War: If the Chinese shut the door

On Monday the European Union ambassadors in Nigeria met with the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to seek or perha

The Abuja-Kaduna train bombing and the grandstanding of our rulers

Following the Abuja-Kaduna train bombing last week, Governor El-Rufai has been running between Aso Rock and Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, throwing around