Opinion

  A three-part series by The Conscience Chronicler Part one-the generation that could make or break Nigeria One demographic fact about Nigeria ought to make every serious Nigerian pause. Nigeria is young. Very young. According to the United Nations Population Fund, about 63 per cent of Nigerians are under 25.…

  By The Conscience Chronicler There was a time, not so very long ago, when a Nigerian seeking the highest offices of the land could not quite get away with merely telling the people that he was their man and brandishing an alias. He had to tell them what he…

  By The Conscience Chronicler There is a question the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Professor Taiwo Oyedele, must answer not merely as an economist, not merely as a member of President Bola Tinubu’s government, and certainly not as a defender of a policy inherited…

    By Kunle Oyatomi     There is no doubt that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition has suffered another major setback. As has become a recurring habit, however, he is unlikely to give up his quest to live the life he sees the President living. But Nigerians…

    By Kunle Oyatomi Peter Obi must be living in a different world outside Nigeria. He acts as though he is abreast of happenings in the country, but he is not. I say this because his appreciation of the strides made under President Bola Tinubu in the areas of…

    By Kunle Oyatomi   Michael Gerard Tyson, nicknamed Iron Mike, Kid Dynamite and the Baddest Man on the Planet, is a former American professional boxer. At the age of 20, Tyson claimed his first heavyweight title and, to date, holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to…

  By Prof. Chiwuike Uba, PhD   The life of Deaconess Nkechinyere Virginia Uba is also the story of a generation that built families, businesses and communities with little formal education and limited resources, but with an extraordinary commitment to work, integrity and faith. Her life offers enduring lessons for…

    By Dr Paul Egbo Enugu is in the news again. But this time, not for the right reasons. In the Coal City that Wawa man built with peace and brotherhood, a dangerous darkness is creeping in. Reports of opposition party members being waylaid, beaten, harassed and shot at…

    By Jerome-Mario Utomi Development is often communicated through speeches, policy documents and official pronouncements. But in the Niger Delta, where decades of infrastructure deficits have shaped public perception of government intervention, development is perhaps communicated most convincingly through what communities can see, touch and use. This appears to…

– By The Conscience Chronicler There is a question Nigeria must confront with considerably less ceremony and considerably more urgency. That question is: “Why does a country of more than 200 million people, blessed with enormous human and material resources, still struggle to make enough of the things its own…