As the whole nation is fixated on Akwa Ibom state in anticipation of the verdict of the Court of Appeal...
Every now and then, we hear folktales and read books that aim to pass different life lessons. I recently read...
Economics was always one subject that had a great crush on me in my secondary school and later the university....
The world’s progress in fighting polio might be one of the best-kept secrets in global health. Indeed, my heroes for...
Worldwide, breast cancer is the leading type of cancer among women and has recently been seen as the widespread killer...
FirstPower has a most perplexing problem for a Nigerian business: too much electricity. In a country with an enormous power...
For the faint-hearted, available statistics on Nigeria’s housing deficit paint a grim picture, while for the incurable optimist it presents...
There are four groups of Nigerians keenly watching President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of governance. The first group is of Nigerians...
I have taken my title from a book written by King Abdullah II of Jordan. It came to mind as I...
Ahead of COP21, Kofi Annan expressed his belief that the event was “Africa’s moment to lead the world”. Indeed, Africa...
This week I am leading Nigeria’s delegation to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. It ismy...
Ever since Nigeria started harvesting its petroleum endowment, its economy’s umbilical cord has avoidably been firmly tied to the volatility...
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State may have drawn from recent history to drive the two concepts of physical infrastructure...
One of the biggest economic surprises of 2015 is that the stunning drop in global oil prices did not deliver...
The agonizing fuel situation, vexatious Apapa gridlock, distressing slide in the value of the naira, erratic power supply and the...