Inaccessible Democratic Dividends: Unwieldy Power and Sins of State Governors Three months before the demise of Dr Abba Sayyadi Ruma of blessed memory, the former Minister of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources invited me to his Kaduna residence and sighted his digital empire, which he was about to deploy to achieve his…
FEED BACK This article touches the red button, which is the sensitive part of many people. As an outcome of the training on retirement, I wrote the article to reinforce my acquired knowledge of the subject. It was one of the longest-standing articles because of its technicalities. I wrote it, then reviewed it and paraphrased…
Dan-Ibro, the famous Hausa film actor of blessed memory, acted as manager of NEPA of a community. Unknowingly, he instructed one of his subordinates to cut off the cable supplying electricity to a family house of a lady he was courting because they failed to settle their monthly bill. When the lady exited the house…
ASUU’s Warning: University System Craves for Tinubu’s Listening Ears What is the cost of time to have an audience with the nation’s president? A story was told of a wealthy business tycoon who had one thousand US dollars fall from his hand; he would instead leave the money as his effort and time to pick…
My article last week was a simple admiration of a personality occupying the exalted position of Minister of the Federal Ministry of Works who displays zeal in performing his responsibilities, making the unscrupulous contractors perform their duties. Still, I did not know I was opening a can of worms. Three high-ranking construction experts talked to…
Engr David Umahi: The Minister in my Heart A round peg in a round hole may not perfectly describe Engr David Nweze Umahi’s appointment as the Minister of the Federal Ministry of Works. A round peg with a correct diameter inserted in a round hole with a fitting diameter best describes Engr Umahi’s appointment as…
Re: Economic Hardship- Nigeria Should Have No Business with Hunger Dr. Godwin Atser, the Country Director of Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), Nigeria, was invited to the Kadaria Ahmed Program on African Independent Television to participate in the panel of discussants on the live program held on Wednesday, 24th, 2024. The subject of discussion was “the…
Economic Hardship: Nigeria Should Have No Business with Hunger II How can we triple or quadruple the current irrigable land? This question was posed in the first part of this piece last week. In 1998, out of Nigeria’s 320,000 hectares planned for irrigation, only 97,000 hectares were developed, and only 70,000 hectares were used for…
Economic Hardship: Nigeria Should Have No Business with Hunger The fact that hunger is destroying the Country is infuriating and frustrating. The cost of a 50 kg bag of rice has skyrocketed, ranging from 60 to 77k, out of reach for the average Nigerian. The salary of graduates of tertiary institutions can hardly purchase a…
I have yet to visit Senegal, but I had a sound rapport with the good people of Senegal during my educational sojourn in France over two decades ago. The people are unique, can easily be identified from the crowd, and amiable, especially to Africans. They have a giant physique with a husky voice but…
