69 Years of Nigeria’s Health Ministers
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Politics
Why I won’t have certain discussions with you in future
I have in recent time grown to keep my political views to myself. At some point, especially around 2022 or so, I bickered with too many of my friends over politics and I regret some of the interactions. I also think the issue is that I am getting old. I am still young, but I
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I want The Guardian to refrain from misrepresenting our circumstances.
I saw this article https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/oct/27/despite-nigerias-problems-president-buhari-is-building-a-legacy-of-hope , written by Tolu Ogunlesi and published by The Guardian a few days ago, and I was not impressed. I have used the verb ‘saw’ because I could not bring myself to read the entire thing. I could make the effort to outline some of the woes of the current administration, but
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Stop talking about crude oil prices, please
Most people have a fair idea of what the roles of finance ministers are; managing government finances, formulating and overseeing economic policies, financial regulation amongst many other important roles. While I think we currently do not have the political infrastructure for a finance minister, any finance minister to optimally deliver on core expectations, at the
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We shun the intelligentsia at our own peril
Of the several conceptual errors plaguing my generation, the complete disregard for quality journalism is irksome. Shall we take a test? If you are reading this and you are aged 25 – 45, please ask your friends and associates if they know of and read/listen to the following seasoned political pundits: Idowu Akinlotan, Sonala Olumhense,
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Before the next xenophobic outburst
These past few weeks, I have carefully observed commentary about the recent Afrophobic attacks in Johannesburg and Pretoria, including several excellent pieces published by different reputable media outfits. It might be true that improving the socio-economic circumstances of disgruntled South Africans may ease tensions and prevent future outbursts, but that in my opinion, is not
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