PREMATURE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNING COUNCILS (3) “It would appear, that the Federal Government is quite aware of the error inherent in its dissolution of the Governing Councils of Universities for on the 1st August 2015, the Government announced that the Governing Councils of Universities had been granted an exemption from the dissolution earlier announced on...Read More

 PREMATURE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNING COUNCILS (2)   “Some Nigerians feel that the only way they can contribute to National development is to bring children to the world and leave everything about their welfare including their education to the government”.   Last week I began an examination of the recent dissolution by Government, of the Governing...Read More

 PREMATURE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNING COUNCILS   “Whilst some Nigerians continue to complain that the standard of education in the country has fallen, I prefer to say that what we have is a problem of low quality… The guidelines laid down by the NUC acting pursuant to this provision and which are applicable to all Nigerian...Read More

    “Approximately half of the world’s sovereign states are presently unicameral, including both the most populous (the People’s Republic of China). With the adoption of unicameral legislation the waste which has for long been associated with maintenance of political structures in Nigeria will reduce drastically”.   Two weeks ago, I started an examination of...Read More

”The background and history of United States of America do not justify the application of presidential system of government to Nigeria. The adoption and wholesale application of American federalism and Presidential System of Government by the Military is a monumental mistake in the first place. The importation of the system has not done the Country...Read More

“The period of military interference in politics in Nigeria also brought with it the enthronement of the Presidential system of Government which in my estimation accounts for many of the ills currently associated with Nigeria” Nigeria has since 1914 gone through many phases in its political development. It has passed through the colonial era, the...Read More

There is a need for the majority party to undertake a full appraisal of the facts and circumstances which brought about the development, particularly when it is considered that what is ultimately at stake is not the interest of the party but the interest of Nigeria. Last week I discussed the controversy sparked by the...Read More

  “From an exchange rate of about 1.5 dollars to the Nigeria currency at independence in 1960, our currency now exchanges at the rate of about 230 Naira to a dollar. While our currency exchanged at 1 Nigeria pound to a British pound, our naira now exchanges at about 350 naira to a pound. This...Read More

  REPORT OF NATIONAL CONFERENCE: NEED FOR A REFERENDUM (2) “Members of the National Assembly cannot legitimately argue that the same people who voted them into office cannot be heard in a referendum on a matter of primary importance including those affecting their pecuniary interest such as (a) membership of both national and state assembly on...Read More

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The UK’s vote to leave the European Union has triggered the cancellation or postponement of billions of pounds-worth of corporate deals amid uncertainty about Britain’s economic outlook. Sky News has learnt that an auction of NewDay, which provides store cards to high street retailers including TopShop, was called off in...Read More