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…
In the last three months of 2024, the insecurity monster has direly reared its ugly head in several corners of Nigeria. People’s in-depth cries of horror, hopelessness, and desperation reign in numerous Northwest, East, and Central communities. Insecurity and economic hardship caused by inflation and devaluation of the Naira have knocked people to their knees,…
Blueprint newspaper published the first part of this article three years ago on Thursday, January 14, 2021, in my weekly column of Deep Thought. Because of what was written in the article, I received a ton of threats to my life from the dark forces operating behind the scenes. Momentarily, the threats baptized me into…
Ningi-gate: Macabre Dance in Public Domain The legislature, judiciary, and executive are three pillars of the presidential system of democratic governance. The relationship between the three arms of government is a perfect complementary system for transparency, accountability, checks, and balances to advance the cause of governance and achieve national development. The legislature is the most…
Obasanjo@87: Grand Salute to Embodiment of Africanism and Leadership On August 21, 2017, I held my head high, overwhelmed by the pride of being a Nigerian in the United States of America. Thanks to the portrait of Olusegun Obasanjo, conspicuously hung in an auspicious room called the “Hall of Laureates” at the World Food Prize…
