Opinion

A bill is before the Nigerian House of Representatives to ban fresh doctors from Nigerian universities from going abroad until they have spent five years compulsorily serving the nation. I understand Ganiyu Johnson, APC from Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency of Lagos State, tabled the bill. I would implore the members of the House first to suspend…

Why is doing good deeds the exception rather than the rule for our so-called leaders in Nigeria? I understand the Lagos state government is busy effectively reversing its excellent performance in the COVID-19 scourge by rendering some residents homeless. I don’t think houses can be pulled down while maintaining social distance. In any case, no…

Many people may know that I’m not a pastor. However, there are at least two basic facts about me. One, I believe in the existence of the God factor in human lives, no matter which faith a person belongs to. Two, I love the Christian God. The preamble becomes a necessity due to occurrences in…

I was discussing internet fraud with a friend a couple of months ago. He revealed the craze’s advantages to me. First, he says it has reduced the crime rate as if it were not a crime. Second, the boys who indulge in it use the financial proceeds to boost the economy. They buy cars, land,…

Just a preamble about the topic. For those who lived in Lagos, Nigeria in the sixties and early seventies, there used to be a bakery on Ojuelegba Road almost close to Yaba called “De facto Bakery.” There, they baked arguably the most delicious bread and cakes, at that time, in Lagos. I wouldn’t know how…

The construction phase will create 5,239 jobs. The project itself will create about 19,000 jobs! That’s Amazon! The country is South Africa!! Amazon has picked South Africa as the place to be!!! I don’t know why top-notch companies are deserting Nigeria. We have everything to keep investors asking for more. Our rate of kidnapping is…

To say the pandemic has greatly affected our globe is an understatement of the year. People have died, economies have collapsed, the social lives of people have been distorted, most jobs are being done virtually, and a lot have lost their jobs. But that’s not the issue I’m dwelling on here! How many people know…