Tag: Opinion

Opinion: 2023 Polls And Challenge Of Security 
April 18, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: 2023 Polls And Challenge Of Security 

By Ehichioya Ezomon  — When one finger takes the oil, it soils the rest four fingers. When one part of the body is sick, the whole body will be sick. This is a metaphor for the security situation in Nigeria...
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Opinion: The Palace Coup At APC’s Headquarters 
March 15, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: The Palace Coup At APC’s Headquarters 

By Ehichioya Ezomon   — It’s reminiscent of a “palace coup” executed in a military fashion when the head of state or government, or the board chairman of a corporation is away from the country or out of sight of the...
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Opinion: 2023 Zoning And Aspirants’ Pairing Permutations (4)
February 28, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: 2023 Zoning And Aspirants’ Pairing Permutations (4)

By Ehichioya Ezomon  — In the “Mother of All Elections” in 2023, Nigeria is having a heavy dose of speculative news spread by canvassers for aspirants or the media, particularly the online, that trade in “breaking”, “exclus...
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Opinion: Nigerian Shares Steady But Dollar Sinks As Investors Digest Inflation Data
January 14, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: Nigerian Shares Steady But Dollar Sinks As Investors Digest Inflation Data

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM — Nigerian shares hovered around 2021 highs on Thursday, gaining over 4.4% year-to-datedespite the December U.S. inflation report reinforcing Fed rate hike expectations. The U.S. consumer price index (CP...
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Opinion: Nigeria – A New Year But Same Old Story?
January 12, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: Nigeria – A New Year But Same Old Story?

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM — 2022 could be a critical year for Africa’s largest economy as it navigates through Covid-19 and inflation-infested waters. Global economic conditions remain strained by the coronavirus menace while s...
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Opinion: Air Peace, Emirates Airline and FG’s Reciprocal Action
December 12, 2021 No Responses

Opinion: Air Peace, Emirates Airline and FG’s Reciprocal Action

By Chidiebere Nwobodo   — Despite swirling challenges facing the nation, this is one of the good times to be a proud Nigerian! President Buhari-led government has made me proud. The recent reciprocal reduction of Emirates flights to Nigeria from twenty...
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Opinion: Electronic Transmission Of Results: The Joke Is On NASS, INEC, Not NCC
July 28, 2021 No Responses

Opinion: Electronic Transmission Of Results: The Joke Is On NASS, INEC, Not NCC

By Aliyu Momodu  — In the heat of the debate over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and the propriety and workability of electronic transmission of result, the House of Representatives invited the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the nation’s t...
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Opinion: Sylva: The Man With The Midas Touch Turns 57
July 7, 2021 No Responses

Opinion: Sylva: The Man With The Midas Touch Turns 57

By Ojie Ejemhen  — It is William James, a philosopher, who says, “It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” For those who know the Minister of State...
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Opinion: Another Garland Of Honour For The Reformer In Chief
May 26, 2021 No Responses

Opinion: Another Garland Of Honour For The Reformer In Chief

By Ojie Ejemhen — The evening was exciting, glamourous, refreshing and enervating. That was the night of Thursday, May 20, 2021, when BusinessDay, one of Nigeria’s foremost business newspapers, recognized the exploits of the Minister of State for Petro...
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Opinion: NPA Channel Management Options
May 26, 2021 No Responses

Opinion: NPA Channel Management Options

By Dr. Edmund Chilaka — Preamble The recent reported pronouncement by the Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT) on the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) managementof seaport channels deserves the closer attention of port industry operators to ensure that...
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Opinion: COVID-19 Debt Relief Must Consider The Vulnerabilities Of Small States
July 21, 2020 No Responses

Opinion: COVID-19 Debt Relief Must Consider The Vulnerabilities Of Small States

 By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General A lethal combination of disease, extreme climate events and economic crises is threatening the smallest and most vulnerable nations of the world. To tackle it, we must overhaul how we understand and ad...
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‘Ownership claims of change begins with me campaign is sheer blackmail’
September 11, 2016 No Responses

‘Ownership claims of change begins with me campaign is sheer blackmail’

I read with utter shock and disbelief the reported claim by some people that the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stole their concept of ‘CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME’, which was launched by the President on Thursday, 8th...
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