By: John Adebisi, Internet Constituency Everybody talks about corruption. Everybody laments the level of corruption in the country. One way or the other – consciously or unconsciously, directly or indirectly – everybody fuels corruption. We pretend to fight corruption. Frankly speaking, one doesn’t have to be a pessimist to realise that we are all in big…
Fashola, Reconsider the Hijab Policy
By Abdulbaqi Aliyu Jari Katsina – Usmanu Danfodiyo University Constituency. Another Look at hijab: It was a sad development when I first heard that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has banned wearing of hijab (Islamic veil) in all public schools in the state. Being a lawyer and a politician, Fashola is undoubtedly aware of…
Using ICT for National Development
By John Adebisi – Internet Constituency. Nigeria, like most developing nations around the world, has come to recognise the importance of information and communication technology, ICT, as catalyst for sustainable socio-economic development. This recognition is well captured in the National Development Plan – Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020. This is the way to go! However, Nigeria is…
Power of the People
By: Dayo Oladeji – Saki, Oyo State. I refer to your special report, How The People Won In Osun, TELL, August 25, 2014. Weeks before the battle, an average non-partisan resident of the South-west geo-political zone could bet with his or her life that the election had been won by the Peoples Democratic Party and…
We Must Be Proactive
By: Akin Adedeji, Ilorin, Kwara State. The tragedy of the Nigerian financial sector remains that our government and the stakeholders were not prepared for the ever-changing trends in the sector. Surely, Nigeria and Nigerians only learn geography in the morning of the earthquake. It is high time we anticipated the bitter economic times, even as…
The Need to Foster Development
By: Tosin Olabisi, – Eruwa, Oyo State. I refer to your cover story, Are The Boom Times Back? TELL, September 15, 2014. The Nigerian environment must be conducive in order to attract foreign investors. We can never say confidently that Nigeria’s economy is growing. Government must provide adequate power supply to both rural and urban…
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