Saturday, 13 June 2020

The problem of Nigeria is not Corruption. It is Unpunished Corruption!

"The problem of Nigeria is not Corruption. The problem of Nigeria is Unpunished Corruption"
-- The Guardian (NIGERIA)

“No system should be 100% democratic or autocratic. A good system is a blend of both. A good leader knows when to shift from one to the other.” - Unknown Author

“To fight corruption in a Corrupt system, you don’t follow Due Process; you follow the Necessary Process.”  - Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.

Sunday, 24 May 2020

We Always Mean Well for the Country, But NOT for the People!


Please, let’s get something right. There’s no leader who has ever ruled Nigeria that has ever meant bad or evil for Nigeria. None!!! They have always meant well for the country.
But for the people? That is a subject for thought and deep consideration. It is one thing to mean well for the country and another to mean well for the people you are ruling.

Friday, 8 May 2020

Taxes and Social Welfare in Nigeria in face of Covid-19


During the current COVID-19 lockdown, Nigerians who have never paid tax in their lives are mouthing off on social media left, right and centre that government should feed them, yet they haven't contributed a penny to the commonwealth in decades for years of earning quite a good income from being taxi drivers, hauliers, cafeteria owners, event planners, musicians, artisans, mechanics , school owners, landlords with multiple houses and so on and so forth. Yet benefiting like everyone else from the disbursements from the federal government by way of access to road, school, security, health facilities (poor and inadequate it may be), border control, army protection, provision of airports and seaports and all others services provided by the federal civil service.

Thursday, 26 March 2020

Grassroot Sports Development: Towards the Rejuvenation of School Sports in Nigeria


The 2018 National Sports Policy (NSP) draft clearly articulates the vision and direction of the Federal Government (FG) on sports development particularly on grassroots sports. National Council on Sports (NCS), the highest policy making body will have to meet to ratify the policy. The Federal Government’s vision is to “develop the sports sector to a world class level, taking into cognizance sports for all, amateur and professional sports by providing programs and facilities that encourage stakeholders to perform at their best in pursuit of excellence, while benchmarking with best practices for continual development.”