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Articles, Columnists, Femi Fani-Kayode, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
By Femi Fani-Kayode, NNP – October 16, 2011 – ”I am not David….I am not a general…..I am not a lion……I will defeat the Goliaths in our land”-President Goodluck Jonathan. These are deep and instructive words yet I do wonder whether Mr. President understands the spiritual and practical implications of what he is saying. If […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Haruna Manu Isah, Niger Delta, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
By Haruna Manu Isah, Kaduna, Nigeria – October 16, 2011 – Nigeria has about 160million population. This qualified it to be the 8th most populous nation in the world and surprisingly the 32nd biggest economy in the world, but today is saddened by the burden of inept leadership. When, in 2010, former U.S ambassador to […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK, October 13, 2011 – When Karl Maier published his book This House Has Fallen: Midnight in Nigeria (2000), I was probably among the first people given an advance copy of the book a few months before it was formally published. I was at that time the Books Review Editor of […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists, Oil Politics
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
By Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – October, 13, 2011 – The recent revelation of the avowed intention of the Nigerian federal government to remove fuel subsidy and devalue the national currency (the naira) in 2012 should not surprise Nigerians who have observed the conduct of government in Nigeria in the past twelve years. […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Ajibulu, NNP Columnists, Ondo, State News
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
By Emmanuel Ajibulu, NNP,- October 13, 2011 – Over the years o ne of the disturbing concerns of ever-increasing global challenge of the 21st century especially in Nigeria is finding and nurturing purposeful leaders for socio-political and economic advancement. Many world leaders, leadership scholars, business gurus and mentors equally express worries about the need for […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Monday, October 10th, 2011
By Tochukwu Ezukanma, Lagos, Nigeria – October 10, 2011 – On October 1, 2011, Nigerians celebrated the 51 st anniversary of the Nigerian independence. It was a day marked by the same usual festivities, civic rituals and elaborate speeches by the president, governors and other governing officials. For its part, the news media trumped up […]
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Columnists, Haruna Manu Isah, NNP Columnists, Oil Politics
Monday, October 10th, 2011
By Haruna Manu Isah, Kaduna, Nigeria – October 10, 2011 – The last time this writer checked the Petroleum Technology Development Fund website was just few days ago and realized that it is already 38 years old. That the Fund was established by a military Decree (Now Act) No 25 of 1973 and before then, […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency, United Nations
Monday, October 10th, 2011
By Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP, October 10, 2011 – President Jonathan optimistic address to the United Nations Assembly can be a powerful message of positive re-branding and assurance to the world community. This is not the first time that President Jonathan has addressed United Nations General Assembly. But his recent outing at the at the 66th […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson
Monday, October 10th, 2011
By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – October 10, 2011 – A needle cannot be used to make pounded yams. (Some tools are inadequate for some tasks.) “On this day 51 years ago, the British Union Jack was lowered…The 1st of October remains a special day for us, for Africa, and indeed the world”. While […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Philips Akpoviri.
Monday, October 10th, 2011
By Phillip Akpoviri, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria – October 10, 2011 – This piece is essentially the texts of my address at a gathering of undergraduates and fresh graduates of tertiary institutions across the South-South and South-Eastern parts of Nigeria during a Capacity Building Workshop held over the weekend in Port Harcourt. I thank you for finding […]
