There was a certain kind of quiet hopefulness when, in late April this year, the last Ebola patient of the West African epidemic – a two-year-old boy – walked out of a treatment facility in Monrovia, Liberia. With the smouldering embers of the outbreak fading, there was cause for celebration.Continue Reading

Partner Mobile, a Chinese firm recently announced its readiness to begin manufacturing phones in Nigeria by the first quarter of 2018. This could prove advantageous to Nigeria’s economy and although it has yet to be actualised, we can let speculations guide us on what to anticipate. Employment opportunities Despite several programmes establishedContinue Reading

Widespread Violence and Heightened Tension in Nigeria After years of military dictatorship, the worst form of which was manifested in the Abacha dispensation, Nigerians had hoped for a period of peaceful transition to a just, equitable, democratic and prosperous society. We had hoped for a new Nigerian society where weContinue Reading