Gbenga Kayode

Gbenga Kayode, a media professional, writes from Lagos.

Okonjo-Iweala as economic reformer

Her second coming into the country’s helm of affairs as a Minister of the Federal Republic is considered in many quarters as a development that portends a huge blessing for the generality of Nigerians. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been described as a frank and forward-moving person...

Before Goodluck loses goodwill

Fantastic as the idea of tenure elongation may sound, at least based on the President’s handy explanation on why he is revisiting the idea for now, the Government should gauge the prevailing mood of the followership, that the timing may be wrong...

Transformational leadership: The Lagos example

People do echo the common slogan at every turn in the metropolis: Fashola is working; Lagos is working. It’s, indeed, gratifying to note that most achievements being recorded by the Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, Administration in Lagos State, are attracting the attention of well-meaning Nigerians and foreigners...

From Yahoo-Yahoo to kidneys for money?

This latest “kidney-for-money” bazaar by these young, mischievous ones sure continues to hammer the country’s image badly in the international system...

NYSC Scheme and national unity

For the umpteenth time in recent times, there have been discordant calls on appropriate governmental authorities and other prominent stakeholders, to either phase out or restructure the NYSC programme...

Nigeria’s transition to knowledge-based economy

Nigeria should constantly be on the necessary voyage of discovery and search for new knowledge to resolve our devastating growth and development challenges and subsequently create wealth...

Towards reviving the industrial sector

A flourishing and sustainable industrial sector certainly remains a key factor for the accomplishment of economic growth in any potentially great economy as Nigeria’s. Yet, the reverse seems to be the case in the country as of now...

Using the social media responsibly

The various social media networking sites undoubtedly, constitute a significant feature of the fastest growing area of the global information and communication technologies in modern times...

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