Archives for Opinion - Page 25
CORRUPTION HAS ITS SOCIO-CULTURAL ROOT IN NIGERIA
By Leonard Okoli Maduabuchi Caesar
I have taken a close look at the different opinions on the meaning and nature of corruption as far as our dear nation is concerned. Some authors have the view that corruption is an outshot of the greedy nature of the average black man. Others opine that the absence of ...
Nigerian Firms, Others to Import Coal From South Africa For Power Generation
By Zik Gbemre
We find it disturbing and sad that a country like Nigeria, despite being blessed and endowed with so much mineral resources like natural gas and coal, that holds so much economic potential; is still amongst the poorest countries in the world, to the extent that we have practically become a nation that ...
CONFAB: PROPOSED OIL RIVERS STATE IS TREACHEROUS -ATTAH, NDUESE, OTHERS: A REJOINDER
IJAW YOUTH COUNCIL
WORLDWIDE
PRESS STATEMENT
August 21, 2014
CONFAB: PROPOSED OIL RIVERS STATE IS TREACHEROUS -ATTAH, NDUESE, OTHERS: A REJOINDER
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Worldwide has just read the letter addressed to the Chairman of the 2014 National Conference, Justice Idris Kutigi by the Akwa Ibom State caucus at the National Conference and published in the Vanguard ...
Aziza & Urhobo Unity in 2015
Urhobo 2015 Governorship Project; Lessons From Osun Election
By Mudiaga Okorefe
About two weeks ago I read the article written by Dr Cyril Ogodo and titled 'Day-dreaming, Deceit and the Urhobo Governorship Project' published in Urhobo Voice. In that article he sought to show clearly that in as much as Urhobos are unified in their desire to produce the next governor of Delta state in ...
DELTA STEEL COMPANY AND LABOURERS’ TRAVAILS
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL AND UK TRANSPORT SECTOR – WORTHY EXAMPLES FOR NIGERIA TO EMULATE
By Zik Gbemre
We were recently drawn to a report to mark this year’s 20th anniversary of the opening of the Channel Tunnel linking France with the United Kingdom (UK), and the 50th anniversary of the deal which led to its creation. This aroused our curiosity to carefully look at the Transport sector in the UK ...
RE: ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC AND RUSSIA: BUSINESS AS USUAL
By Zik Gbemre
It is really sad and rather unfortunate that ephemeral gains/benefit and profits in corporate business has become far more important and valuable than ‘human lives’. It makes one to wonder what the world is turning into. This was the exact impression we got when recently, the Shell CEO Ben van Beurden was straightforward in what ...
RE: SHELL LEAVES BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR RUSSIA UNCHANGED DESPITE SANCTIONS
Zik Gbemre
With recent reports that the Dutch oil giant Shell, is determined to continue its work in Russia and will not change its business strategy in the country, despite the sanctions imposed against Moscow by the United States of America (USA) and European Union (EU), it becomes obvious of WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO SHELL ...
What Nyako’s impeachment portends for democracy and 2015
CBN’S CASHLESS POLICY AND MATTERS ARISING
Zik Gbemre,
With recent reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is set to roll out the cash-less policy nationwide from July 1, 2014, many like us, are a bit skeptical with the implementation of the said cashless policy and its implications to the Nigerian masses, especially the common man. Our skepticism is born out of ...
THE LAMENTATION ON THE DECLINE IN QUALITY OF NIGERIAN LAWYERS AND MATTERS ARISING
Zik Gbemre
Our attention was drawn recently when the 1974 set of the Nigerian Law School, rounded off its 40th anniversary of call to the Nigerian Bar with a lecture and a banquet at Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos; where the Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, expressed dismay over the quality of newly-graduating Nigerian Law ...
49 GBOSAS FOR AMAECHI, RESOLUTE REVOLUTIONARY, VISIONARY, NATIONALIST, PATRIOT AND DEMOCRAT
Eze Chukwuemeka Eze,
PREAMBLE
In previous articles, I pointed out that His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi’s tie with the destiny of Rivers State is mysterious and different from that of any other political leader from the State. He is the only political leader so far who has played a key role in shaping the political ...
NIGERIA UPSIDE-DOWN, THE PEOPLE SUFFERING AND SMILING
By Zik Gbemre,
In 2003, the UK's New Scientist magazine conducted a survey that found that Nigeria had the highest percentage of “happy people in the world”. Seven years later, another survey, a Gallup poll this time, found that Nigeria had the world's highest rates of optimism. Truthfully, we do not think we need to trouble ourselves much ...
CHILDREN’S DAY: CHILD SOLIDIERS AND WAR LORDS
