Category: Columnist

By Dr Nurudeen Oshinlaja Many thanks,Mr ‘Nìyí Soyebo, for your piece with the above tittled published online in the IMPACT newspaper of August 5, 2023. It is so poignantly detailed and direct. Your account gives adequate picture of all the roads and the concerning, failing, and failed portions even if one does not know the roads – the only thing missing is the map of the areas! You exposed the difficulty the people face as they struggle for their daily survival. I am sure H.E, the governor and his coterie…

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By ‘Niyi Soyebo Viral videos of residents of Emily-Macauly and commercial bus-drivers dragging Lagos state government and Igbogbo-baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) executives over terrible condition of Obafemi Awolowo (Baiyeku) road on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 is one too many. This is a viral wave across the LCDA that calls for huge concern because of roads infrastructural deficit within the LCDA inner, local and state roads they may not tell you! A deep seated resentment is on the rise in Baiyeku and its environs, an APC dominated Community Development…

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AFTER DARKNESS COMES THE GLORIOUS DAWN My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on economic jargon and concepts. I will speak in plain, clear language so that you know where I stand. More importantly, so that you see and hopefully will share my vision regarding the journey…

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By Seyi Opeyemi It is another period for a decision to be made in Lagos, especially as it regards the General Manager position of the Lagos Television, and such calls for strategic and thorough consideration of issues and personalities to be engaged into such office, considering where the state is presently and where it is heading towards, especially when we also consider the fact that image is a significant factor for a city – state like Lagos which is the most populous city in Africa. The mega city is also…

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By Oke Godwin Olaoluwa The Great depression of the 1930s was one of the worst economic crisis to hit world economy. The existing economic theory of laissez-faire was unable to either explain the cause or proffer a sustainable solution to the crisis. The idea behind the theory is that the market should be allowed find it’s footings. In the long run the market will self regulate and things will be back to normal. The British economist John Maynard Keynes spearheaded a revolution to challenge the prevalent economic thinking of free…

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By Fasipe Sadiq Akinseku The densely populated city of Lagos with one of the smallest landscapes in the country some years back find solace in bike hailing as a means of reaching a destination quickly thereby saving time, and stress but not resources because it cost more in most cases to move on the bike. One major setback was the crime rate and life-consuming accidents that came with that unregulated sector. When Gokada and other companies came in with the aim of solving the problem of regulation through a platform…

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BY ROTIMI OGUNLEYE The commissioning of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Plant in the 16,345.87 hectares Lekki Free Zone (LFZ) in the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State is a landmark worth celebrating. The project which started in 2016 with an initial estimated cost of $9 billion, rose to $12 billion and later peaked at $18.5 billion on completion. It is a testimony to Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s tenacity, investment acumen and unwavering commitment to bail Nigeria out of its perennial problem of inability to domestically refine its huge…

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By S.O.K Shillings I make no claim of any qualifications to speak on scientific economics. My best result is a ‘D’ in ‘A’ levels. But Economics is first a product of philosophy before the evolving patterns are noted as social science. An economy, like family resources, is made up of the commonwealth and individual earnings. A rich father may be able to give money to his wife and children to augment their earnings and buy things they need. Whatever the father sanctions to be spent is part of the family…

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By Primate Charles Odugbesi I sincerely hope that President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not veto this position this time. Right now he has a lot to handle on the national level. He should allow the will of the people to prevail this time in Lagos state. The present Speaker has been in the assembly since 2003 and has been a speaker since 2015. That means he has been in the house for about 20years (5 terms) and out of those five terms, was a speaker for two terms. It…

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By Asoro Abubakar Olatunji It was the weekend, the night before, I had planned to have the longest sleep, the holiday has also been declared for the inaugurations, and I want to have a restful Saturday, but my sleep was cut short by calls from my people, I am a youth leader, and when I say my people, I mean youth. Three calls but the last one brought a memory and the concerns I have always felt for followers of politicians, my grandpa whom I lived with since I was…

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