It is important to reproduce here that the great historian, Prof J F Ade Ajayi, debunked the theory and the belief that the British bombarded Lagos because it was a notorious “slave depot” in 1851 or annexed it in 1861 because “the permanent occupation of this important point in the Bight of Benin is indispensable to the complete suppression of the slave trade…”
As a Nigerian who continues to hope for the best for the Nigerian people, I feel elated anytime someone in a leadership position in Nigeria makes a daring, selfless, intelligent, and fearless move to address the corruption and leadership mismanagement that has plagued Nigeria for so long…
What manner of peace is Dr. Koripamo-Agary talking about? What is peace and at what price is the Yar’Adua government seeking it? Is the government ready to be sincere and upfront in her dealings with the Ijaw and other oil-producing communities?
For people who know Chief Gani Fawehinmi, no word is necessary. For those who do not know him, no word is sufficient enough to describe him…
Family is the primary social invention that shapes us into human beings. Families are molded by society into functional forms and they contribute greatly to the success of the society to which they belong to…
Family is the primary social invention that shapes us into human beings. Families are molded by society into functional forms and they contribute greatly to the success of the society to which they belong to…
Perhaps banks should not be allowed to grow so large that they cannot be allowed to fail. My recollection is that until about 2 years ago we had such regulations. Banks were prohibited from getting too large and engaging in risky investments with depositors’ money…
In what could be said to be a major paradigm shift in Nigeria’s poverty reduction strategy, the Federal Government last March empanelled a National Working Committee on Social Security Policy headed by former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, to advise it on the modalities of implementing a social security programme in the country…
The effort to rebrand Nigeria may appear fruitless if public trust remains in the dark corner. My home-country, Nigeria embarked on a course of liberal economic reform that was impressive by developing-country standards and remarkable by its own. Four years later, much remain to be done…
The World Bank and IMF are seen in developing countries as tools by which western nations control public policies and the lives of people in the developing world…
Last week, the Nigerian Ministry of Environment hosted a well-attended conference at Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Abuja. The conference brought together scientists, experts, the academia and civil society to discuss perspectives and prospects for Nigeria’s participation in December 2009, in Copenhagen, Denmark…