NIGERIA faces unprecedented economic uncertainties and desperately needs to “bend the curve” on most economic indices. Even the optimistic people…
Browsing: Dakuku Peterside Column
JOHN Dewey, an American philosopher of the 20th century, argued that “we do not learn from experience … we learn…
IN 1961, the Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, enjoined Justice Adetokunbo Ademola to “never waiver from the truth”…
IN his famous drama, Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare penned one of the most recognisable descriptions of greatness: “Be not afraid…
THE integrity issue in Nigerian politics and public life has been a topic of discussion and concern for many years.…
STATISTICS should help settle arguments, in theory. We assume they provide stable reference points that everyone – no matter what…
IT is most unlikely that you will visit China and not notice its great industrialisation success. China’s mesmerizing success in…
INDEED Naira, the Nigerian legal tender, has no religion, tribe or tongue. It is common to all of us as…
THREE recent developments are the focus of people with a keen interest in the political affairs of Nigeria at the…
HUNGER is widespread and chronic in Nigeria, and its prevalence is one phenomenon that statistics cannot fully capture; not even…
NIGER Republic is Nigeria’s next-door neighbour. She is not the best neighbour Nigeria would desire but, as a sovereign nation,…
TO be precise from the onset, it is apt to posit that the centrality, omnipresence and ubiquitous nature of petrol…
IT is a scientific fact that water and oil do not mix, but in the complex and complicated world of…
LAST week, The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) issued an alert warning of the high probability of 14 states experiencing…
LAST week, I extensively talked with a set of enterprising, upwardly mobile young men and women in Abuja. I chose…
EVERY new marriage comes with some level of excitement. This may be due to love, lust, anticipation, or newness. The everyday drudgery…
IN the sphere of presidential engagement and communication, Nigeria has had different shades of Presidents, from the docile and absent,…
DEMOCRACY is taken for granted as the best form of government. At least the West told us so. We have…
NIGERIANS will pause today for the inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as President and Vice President of…
No PRESIDENTIAL transition periods are times of excitement, hope, apprehension, speculation, and drama. It is associated with chaos, complexity, and…