by Niran Adedokun | Jul 6, 2023 | Nigeria
We should congratulate the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for proving the integrity of its result release process this week. In a country where the non-performance and self-sabotage of national institutions are an ever-present embarrassment, demonstrating...
by Niran Adedokun | May 26, 2023 | Governance
Even more than his ineffectiveness, Nigeria’s minister of defence’s recent utterances give reasons for grave concern. Four weeks ago, he called on Nigerians to defend themselves against the attacks for bandits. I do not know how to describe the weight of...
by Niran Adedokun | May 26, 2023 | Governance
More than once this week, the usual grandstanding of Nigeria’s information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has played in my mind with depressing effects. How can a country be so blessed and unlucky at the same time? On Tuesday, Nigerians woke to reports that about one...
by Niran Adedokun | Apr 28, 2023 | Buhari, Nigeria
On Monday, Nigeria’s presidency released another of those unhelpful press statements. The statement, which Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, signed, negates the objectives of public communication in two ways. This made it a...
by Niran Adedokun | Apr 28, 2023 | Miscellaneous
These days, you’ll find a multitude of videos about Nigerian mothers and their overbearing, sometimes impossible tendencies on the internet. A substantial number of these are comedic representations, which evoke nostalgia in those with first-hand experiences of the...
