Postcolonial Songs – Neoliberal Overtake Overtake Don Overtake Overtake by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Fela na Kpoti. We know the Man well enough. The songs of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, simply known as Fela now have both international appeal and relevance perhaps hitherto not recognised. The most relevant now is Overtake Don Overtake Overtake…
Category: Governance
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Nigeria: New Golden Age?
Nigeria: New Golden Age? President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wants to return Nigeria to its Golden Age of former times. We would all love that, except it reminds us of Buhari’s promise to revalue the Naira till it becomes at par with the US Dollar. It happened. However, In Nigeria times…
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Yankius: Stingy & Generous Politics
Yankius: Stingy & Generous Politics Penny Wise: O Yank! How come we don’t hear from you anymore? Don’t you have a candidate you support? I support Obi. Yankius: I am not interested. Penny Wise: In that case I have only one simple question for you. Yankius: Go ahead. Penny Wise:…
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Economic Sectors – Not Complementary
Economic Sectors – Not Complementary: Nigeria No agreement today, no agreement tomorrow – Fela Kuti Capable societies are those that have enforceable institutions of public value, while incapable societies lack them at national and local levels. Such nations are mainly in the Global North. It is easy to identify nations…
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ASUU Demands Are So Simple
ASUU Demands Are So Simple How can a sapiocidal (killers of the most intelligent) government have credibility? The industrial action of the ASUU of 2022 is an unlikely revelation of how much incapacity and insensitivity the Government of Nigeria (GON) hides behind. A government refuses to pay the salaries and…
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Pauperising Professors: Pay Them!
Pauperising Professors: Pay Them! What is the Adamu Adamu Syndrome? National disgrace is something the Buhari government neither understands nor cares about. The world is looking with laughter, though. A nation that claims to have the brainiest people on the planet. The latest national disgrace is Nigeria’s professors, lecturers, and…
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Does National Security Expire?
Does National Security Expire? The Anarchy The anarchy brewing in Nigeria is near complete. Noting the security problem in Nigeria is dire is not news. It has become a daily and worsening fact. Wear is Nigeria’s national security? No one person or institution is safe from violence in the country…
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Nigeria Youth Storm Rebellion
Nigeria Youth Storm Rebellion Abuja 8 a.m. The Assistant Inspector General of Police assures six senators in confidence, “It won’t happen, it won’t happen, Wallahi!” The doubt with which he says it rebounds on the faces of the senators. But they have been here before and think it is the…
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Are Vice Chancellors to Blame?
Are Vice Chancellors to Blame? The ASUU Strike of 2022 is raising important questions and responses we must not dodge. Market reforms now demand Vice Chancellors should raise tens of billions of naira annually to fund their universities. Otherwise they are not fit for purpose. Really? Are Vice Chancellors to…
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The ASUU Strike and the Crapious Revolution 6
The ASUU Strike and the Crapious Revolution 6 The Final Target “Nigeria needs its public research universities and teaching hospitals despite the plans of the government. It’s a non-negotiable necessity.” How true is it that the private sector can run universities better than the public sector? A classic globalisation policy,…