LABOUR has literally grounded Nigeria – from airports, hospitals, tertiary institutions, to electricity which has plunged the biggest black nation on earth into total darkness. I am in full, complete and total support of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and…
FOR those, whose precious time I have been wasting with my nonsensical write ups, they have been at a relief for some time, because I was reasonable enough to go away on sabbatical. However, because of the insensitivity of the…
THE Nigerian government’s claim that the organized labour unions failed to issue a 15-day strike notice is baseless and hypocritical. The government consistently fails to practice what it preaches, ignoring due process and transparency when it suits its interests. While…
TODAY, those whose ancestors snatched Kano are fighting each other over the city and their spoils. The Yoruba would look at their drama and sing for them the song of Ambrose Campbell/ Ebenezer Obey: Eni rí nkan he tó fé…
INTRODUCTION When on October 1, 1960, Nigeria gained her independence from British colonial tutelage, the Union Jack was lowered and replaced with Nigeria’s Green White Green Flag. A new National anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”, was introduced. The anthem with…
Vanguard for the Independence of the Judiciary THE Vanguard of the Independence of the Judiciary (V4IJ) views the situation in Kano State, Nigeria, with multiple conflicting court judgments as a metaphor for the convulated spectrum of the Nigerian Judiciary. The…
IN a world awash with stereotypes, a lazy identity is frequently caricatured as lethargic, uninspired, and unproductive. Lazy people have long been misunderstood and underestimated. Often characterized by a reluctance to engage in strenuous activities or a tendency to procrastinate,…
EXACTLY one year ago, on May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made a fateful decision that would plunge Nigeria’s economy into absolute chaos. With the removal of fuel subsidies, the price of petroleum products skyrocketed, leaving citizens reeling in…
It was Norman Cousins that said : The Tragedy of life is not that we die , but what dies inside us why we live Life is a complex milliue.Beyond the razzmatazz and laughs , lie the reality of debauchery.…
I have hazarded a thought-provoking analysis of the evolution of Nigeria’s minimum wage and its purchasing power over the years — where I compared the rising cost of living and the US dollar exchange rate — scientifically. In this part,…
