Tayo Ogunbiyi In Lagos State, the challenge of development is faced in the context of global economic impact as well as its status as a mega city. The current administration in the State is evidently focused on the implementation of several job creation and wealth generation programmes as well as the development of physical and social infrastructure and...
Dr. Akintola Benson Oke Peter Reilly, famous organizational productivity consultant and author once asserted that: “Regardless of what title you hold or role you play in your organization, there is something in you that knows that no matter what good ideas or strategies the experts generate . . . those ideas go nowhere without leadership”. According to Reilly,...
Tayo Ogunbiyi According to reports, five persons died and many others were seriously injured in an early morning compound road mishap at the famous Kara Bridge, just by the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Viewing the gory scene of the tragic event through various media platforms was quite distressing. Three of the victims died instantly while the...
Dennis Erezi For many Nigerians, democracy in our land has not really lived up to its universally acclaimed status. Indeed, not quite a few people are of the view that democracy has failed the nation. So glaring is the failure and so painful are the betrayals of the true fathers of democracy in the country, some of whom...
Tayo Ogunbiyi In different parts of Africa, local folklore is a way of life, especially in the rural areas. Most of the evenings are enjoyed with children listening to various fascinating folktales. Aside their huge entertaining perspective, local fables also teach several morals that tend to help shape children into holding the right standpoints in life. Of all...
Tayo Ogunbiyi In the 70s and 80s, when there used to be quite a few television stations in the country, the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, was then the leading TV Station in the land. In those days, everyone depended on the NTA for news, reports, entertainment among others. It is particularly in entertainment that NTA really carved a...
Adeola Ishola-Lemomu Taxation is a critical component in the smooth running of any government and society. Taxation enables government to source for required funds to provide social amenities such as good roads, transportation system (rail, water etc), improved health care systems and security among others. Tax serves many purposes for the government such as wealth redistribution. When the...
Rasak Musbau The World Health Organization (WHO) just rolled out a most worrying statistics — that Nigeria, with 3.3 million children, tops the list of the world’s most unvaccinated children against measles. Following closely on Nigeria’s heel are India (2.9 million children), Pakistan (two million), Indonesia (1.2 million), Ethiopia (0.9 million) and Democratic Republic of Congo (0.7 million)....
Tayo Ogunbiyi Diabetes Mellitus is a life-long disease noticeable by elevated levels of sugar in the blood either because the body does not produce enough insulin or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. Insulin is the principal hormone that regulates uptake of Glucose from the blood into most cells. It is released into...
Rasak Musbau Who is denying that Nigeria has structural problem? It is quite evident that the major issues with our country revolve round our disheveled structure, weak institutions and scrawny values. The country has proved too large and inefficient for the centralized management of many of our institutions. Central control of many vital institutions and major sources of revenue have stifled the democratic context...
