This is a call to every Nigerian once taught by a teacher to support the cause of Nigerian teachers in public schools: “My teacher, the moulder of my character, the person who laid the foundation of my life, without whom my country could never have dreamt of its manpower. My teacher is the least paid Government worker; my teacher operates in the worst working condition in the country.”Image: niteoafrica.org

In December 2005 Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus and the bank he founded, Grameen Bank, which created a new category of banking by granting millions of small loans to poor people with no collateral—helping to establish the microcredit movement across the developing world—won the Nobel Peace Prize. On its Web site, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said it [...]

Oluwole reports from Port Harcourt, Nigeria:
From the 4th February till today Courts in Nigeria have been under lock and key as a result of a strike embarked upon by the National Judiciary workers. The striking officials are agitating for better salaries and other welfare packages. Membership of the National Judiciary Workers includes all workers in [...]

African Cup of Nations 2008, Ghana Accra: FIFA as the global football (soccer) governing body ranks Nigeria the 19 th best playing football (soccer) nation in the world and so making Nigeria the best in Africa followed by 2. Cameroon (20th), 3. Guinea (33rd), 4. Egypt (35th), 5.Ivory Coast (38th) 6. Morocco (39 th) 7. [...]

‘Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after…’ is most appropriate to describe how the house of cards built by some incumbent State Governors in Nigeria have crumbled in recent time.
It all started from Anambra State when the Supreme Court held that Governor Peter Obi should complete his truncated term and [...]

RE- ENGINEERING NIGERIA: (concluding part). See part 1.
“…I believe sometimes we need to look in the mirror and see ourselves better, we all have wronged or hurt one another (at one time or the other) but it is time for us to heal wounds; to truly forgive and forget; to harness our God given talent [...]

A surfer once opposed my view in a write up “Nigeria at 47: Who are our heroes?” And I think his emotions are justifiable. I enjoy cerebral duels and I am attempting to highlight some of our historical landmarks with a view to determining where we went wrong and suggest how (if) we can [...]