Dr. Bolaji Akinola I finally found the time last week to read Hadiza Bala Usman’s polemic titled “STEPPING ON TOES: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority”. It is a small book that took only a few hours to read. The main body consists of just 143 pages while theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former British Prime Minister, Sir Tony Blair, on Tuesday braced up the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on what to expect after inauguration, saying running a government anywhere in the world is a tough job.Blair, however, expressed his readiness to support the incoming administration to succeed.The former PMContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has said he deliberately shut the country’s borders to encourage food production in Nigeria. While the move was heavily criticised, Buhari noted that Nigerians later appreciated it. He said this during the inauguration of the new Customs Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. “I deliberatelyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The UK government on Tuesday announced a package of measures aimed at international students, including a ban on some family members, as ministers come under growing pressure to cut immigration. After a drop during the pandemic, net migration has been steadily on the rise and is reportedlyContinue Reading