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Still on the Lagos light rail project
On Wednesday, October 7, during the visit of Alderman Alan Yarrow, the Mayor of London, to the ongoing Lagos Rail…
No immunity for leaders of the legislature
Following the ongoing trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged false…
Let’s get primary education right
Africa Learning Barometer created by the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution estimates that…
Lagos and suffocating traffic congestion
Lagos, fondly described as a city of aquatic splendour and land of opportunities, is Nigeria’s commercial capital…
External succour in anti-corruption struggle
It would appear that the news of the purported arrest, or more appropriately, invitation of the former minister of…
Saving the manufacturing sector
These are not the best of times for Nigeria’s manufacturing sector. Indeed, the sector, which has yet to fully take…
Expanding public health awareness through ICT
There is no doubt that access to basic health-care services in Nigeria remains an uphill task. While this is…
Away with security votes!
The allocation of monthly security votes to state governors in the country has continued to evoke negative emotions…
Education for development
One way in which developed countries continue to be different from the developing world can be found in the organic…
Nigeria’s unsung heroes and heroines
There is usually a subjective dimension to history. What passes for history is more often than not a partial…
Pension funds for infrastructure financing
Infrastructure deficit is contributing to high cost of doing business in Nigeria. According to the report of the…
The Dangote phenomenon
On Saturday, October 10, 2015, Dangote Cement made history again as it commissioned its new…