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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Saturday, November 26th, 2011

By Dr. Leonard K Shiulgba, Yola, Nigeria – Nov. 27, 2011 – On Saturday, November 19, the American University of Nigeria hosted Bishop Mathew Kukah who delivered the keynote address at the 6th Founder’s Day Anniversary. The Bishop spoke to us about the misconception of leadership in Nigeria. His speech was as captivating as anyone […]
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Articles, Columnists, Ijeoma Nwogwugwu, NNP Columnists, Power Sector
Thursday, November 24th, 2011

By Ijeoma Nwogwugwu, Email: ijeoma.nwogwugwu@thisdaylive.com Joseph Ajaero, the general secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees and one of three deputy presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, has been on at war with this administration for well over a year. On the face of it, much his angst with the federal government stems from […]
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Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, London, UK – Nov. 22, 2011 – A short while ago, at the 2011 World Population Day celebration, it was revealed that by October 31, Nigeria’s population would hit the 167 million mark; and would hit 433 million by 2050. To many, it was a verdict of a bleak future, and […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Nov. 22, 2011 – I was jolted by a recent report that the federal government will soon come up with a standard guideline to regulate noise level in the country. According to a report in the Next (online) of November 9, 2011, the deputy director, Pollution Control Department […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

By Kenneth Uwadi, Owerri, Imo, Nigeria, Nov. 22, 2011 – When I was a teenager, my Dad would take me to Leventis Supermarket in Port Harcourt with him on Saturdays. The very first thing he does was to ask for ice cream, and then we will stroll around the supermarket, making purchases, licking our ice […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP Columnists
Monday, November 21st, 2011

By Prof. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP, Nov. 21, 2011 – Since the United States retaliated against the Japanese Pearl Harbour incident during the Second War, by dropping on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an atomic bomb called, “Little John”, some states started to develop their atomic and nuclear research. This has remained a costly and very dangerous […]
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Africa & World Politics, Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, November 21st, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – Nov. 21, 2011 – Just some few days ago, the Italian political capital, Rome, once again became capital of world for those obsessed or even merely interested in world politics. The occasion, for the very few that may have missed it, was the fall of the Silvio Berlusconi […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Ajibulu, Governors, NNP Columnists, Ondo, State News
Thursday, November 17th, 2011

By Emmanuel Ajibulu, Ondo, Nigeria – Nov. 17, 2011 – Governor Olusegun Mimiko’s increased efficiency and decision-making responsibility have once again manifested in the protection of the environment as a key part of sustainable development. This approach is an extremely smart one and shows that the state has a strong commitment to the fight against […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Philips Akpoviri.
Thursday, November 17th, 2011

By Philips Akpoviri, NNP, Nov. 17, 2011 – Jerusalem in Israel, Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Rome in the Vatican City are a few of the many places worshippers from across the world visit annually for the enrichment of their religious faith. These Holy Cities boast of symbolic religious monuments, landmarks and […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, State News
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Nov. 15, 2011 – That most of the States in the country depend on the monthly allocations from the Federation Account for even their recurrent expenditures is an old story. This dependence sharpened as the number of states ballooned from 19 in 1976 to 21 states in 1987; […]