Macroeconomic parameters such as late implementation of the 2018 budget, weak demand, low consumer spending, rising debt profile and low minimum wage are putting the economy at risk, EVEREST AMAEFULE and IFEANYI ONUBA write It is trite to say that Nigeria has the potential to become a major player in the global economy by virtue […] …
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Corpers and life of sex, booze, drugs in NYSC camps
Timileyin Akinkahunsi and Ojoi Ijagah For Dorcas Ifeji, the best time of her life was in 2016, the year she participated in the one-year mandatory National youth service programme. And all of the excitement was down to the three weeks she spent in the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Taraba State. Ifeji described […] …
Overtaken by depression, undergraduates find solace in ropes, poison
Taking an extreme measure like committing suicide has become a common practice among Nigerian undergraduates in recent times. Eric Dumo, who interacted with family members and close friends of victims, writes on why urgent steps must be taken to arrest the situation If not for sheer providence, Mr. Eyinnaya Ariwodo would have been put six […] …
People said we stage-managed our child’s abduction –Parents of lost but found four-year-old Elo
In this interview with Afeez Hanafi, the parents of abducted four-year-old Elo Ogidi found in an orphanage in Edo State, shared their bittersweet experience The father: Afokoghene Ogidi What was your experience during the period your child was abducted? You cannot imagine the trauma, the horror, terror, the devastation and the fear of the unknown. […] …
Agonies of parents whose abducted children remain missing years after
Afeez Hanafi In a dramatic turn of events, life suddenly gave way for grief and anxiety took centre stage in the household of Mr. and Mrs. Ogidi following the abduction of their four-year-old child, Elo, during a church service at Christ Embassy in Oregun, Ikeja, the heartbeat of Lagos. On each passing day, the parents […] …
Toni Kroos attacks Mesut Ozil over retirement
Real Madrid midfielder, Toni Kroos hit out at his former Germany teammate, Mesut Ozil, after the Arsenal star’s retirement from international football following a disappointing World Cup. The duo were part of Germany’s miserable World Cup campaign in Russia. Germany crashed out of the competition at the group stages, and Ozil believes racism played a […]
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Lagos: When waste challenges a mega city
MAUREEN IHUA-MADUENYI writes on the state of waste management in Lagos. It is no longer news that household waste has found its way back into the streets of Lagos, almost taking the state back to the 1999/2000 era when the metropolis was regarded as one of the dirtiest cities in the world. For the past […] …
As EFCC’s broom sweeps PDP states
Eniola Akinkuotu A few weeks ago, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, visited the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, in Abuja, where he commended the EFCC for its efforts at fighting corruption. Before leaving, however, the British envoy had a solemn word of advice for […] …
I really enjoy Nigeria’s suya, jollof rice and pepper soup –Suomela- Chowdhury, Finland ambassador
The outgoing Finland ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs. Pirjo Suomela-Chowdhury, in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA, speaks about the trade relations between Nigeria and Finland, the highlights of her stay for the past five years and her impression about her host country For the past four years that you’ve been in Nigeria as the ambassador, how […] …
Tattoos, flashy cars and other things that can make you an ‘enemy’ of nigerian policemen
Eric Dumo Gboyega Olateju could not contain his joy on the evening of July 6, 2018 when his long-awaited car finally arrived from the United States of America. A red 2012 Toyota Camry, he had bought the vehicle through the help of a cousin, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia. After being cleared at the Lagos […] …