Grandiose Parlor

“Our vision is for Nigeria to become a financial services centre in Africa and for Nigeria ultimately to become a global player in the financial services industry”– Dr Ngozi Okojo-Iwela
Pro-foreign investment statements similar to that credited to the Nigerian finance minister are common in the Nigerian mainstream media. The fact is there are enough Nigerians […]

Africa is the cradle of civilization. The truth is given the mess in the continent at the moment; it is getting tough to state this with conviction. Historically, Africans have had some head starts over humans on other continents, another seemingly false but true statement, which this excerpt from National Geographic archives confirms:
“[Africa] is the […]

“In short, if you look closely at the cheerleaders of the third term campaign, you’ll find basically two groups of people those who have something to hide and those who are hiding from something. In the midst of the macabre drama, Obasanjo, the Pontifex Maximus, is playing both sides of the field, waiting to grab […]

I have seen many headlines on Nigeria in the local newspapers here in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota; I usually don’t think much of them.
Today’s piece for one reason or the other had a different reaction on me: “Oil rich—and Dirt Poor” was the headline that screamed at me from the international section […]

The Director General of the Nigerian Medical Institute of Medical Research, Dr. Oni Idigbe, made some startling statements over the weekend in the Sunday Punch, a Nigerian Newspaper.
This excerpted statement culled from his interview with the newspaper says a lot about how Nigeria works:
“There has been a gap between the researchers and the policy makers…How […]