Editorial:
The case for small government
It did not come as a surprise last week the announcement to the effect that the Federal Government was going to de-merge the ministries and parastatals the Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration had merged in its twilight. When the mergers were announced by that administration and then implemented by the new government of President Umaru Yar’Adua, the question was when, not whether, the...
UNDERTOW:
From the money changers to the pen pushers
When it comes to business, Nigerians have a herd mentality. One person sets up something and it appears successful and soon you find everyone else fast tracking their way to that kind of business. For instance, it was once the in-thing to set-up garbage disposal business whereby someone gets a decrepit truck or two and emblazons the body with the letters ‘Clean Town’ or...
Our children deserve better
By charles soeze
It was in 1954 that the United Nation’s (UN) General Assembly recommended that all countries should set aside a Universal Children’s Day (UCD) to be observed as a day to celebrate children and draw attention to their problems. Despite this, it is disappointing to state that since then the challenges facing our children especially in Africa and other third world countries...
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