Opinion Archives — Page 2 of 2

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-one...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...