The quagmire of Medicare in NigeriaBy Andrew Obinna OnyearuOne of the most disturbing features of life in Nigeria is the abject state of the medical facilities and dispensation of medicare in the country. This...
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Options for funding tertiary education
In order to effectively tackle the multifaceted problems bedevilling the country’s education sector, the Yar’Adua administration is expected to embark on far reaching reforms. However, the reformation of...
Nigeria can survive
When General Yakubu Gowon was asked what he thought was the solution to the crisis situation in the 1960s, he replied crisply saying it was in "Willink". The Willink Commission whose recommendations were...
“Citizen-Centred Diplomacy”
The Paradigm of Change in Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Speaking recently at a public event, Nigeria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe articulated what is now emerging as one of the focal points...
This Ribadu Again!
Dele Momodu, publisher of the Ovation magazine and most lately a columnist of THISDAY newspaper, attempts, through his piece of last Saturday [Anti-Corruption War as a Cliché], to heighten the frantic,...
Etteh’s House Of Spin and The Gladiators
The fracas in the House of Representatives in Abuja, on Thursday, September 20, at the sitting of the panel that was set up to investigate the N628 million House renovation scandal involving the Speaker, Mrs Patricia...
Fiscal Federalism, Resource Control and Violence in the Niger Delta
Being text of paper presented by Dr. Ekeng A. Anam-Ndu, Director, Center for Minority and Development Studies, Uyo, at the National Association of Seadogs' Town Hall Meeting held at Eden Hotel, Eket on Saturday,...
Demystification of Received Orthodoxy: Strategies for a New Political Renewal
Being text of the paper delivered by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the 3rd Ralph Okpara Memorial Lecture of the National Association of Seadogs at the Nigeria...
Religious and Ethnic Versatility: The Nigerian Experience
Being text of a lecture delivered by Hon. Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu, Member, Federal House of Representatives, at the 2007 Annual Lecture of the National Association of Seadogs, Aba Chapter, on Saturday, March 10, 2007 ...
Achieving A Nation Of Our Dreams
Being text of the welcome address delivered by Prof. Olatunde Makanju, NAS Capone, National Association of Seadogs, at the 3rd Ralph Opara Memorial Lecture on Friday, November 3, 2006. The National Association of...
Gone But Not Forgotten
Being text of the remarks by Prof. Olatunde Makanju, NAS Capone, National Association of Seadogs, at the memorial event organised by the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) in honor of Late Chido...
Peace Legislation and the Island of Pyrates
Being text of the welcome address delivered by Prof. Olatunde Makanju, NAS Capone, National Association of Seadogs, at the 10th Annual Wole Soyinka Lectures Series, held at the Council Chambers, North York Civic...