Mahama 2.0: A Bear Hug for Nigerian-Ghanaian Bromance, By Simbo Olorunfemi and Ade Adefeko
“The two countries do not share borders, but it has always felt like we did. …
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Baba Obasanjo and the NNPCL Refineries, By Simbo Olorunfemi
That Baba Obasanjo has an almost child-like emotional attachment to the public-owned refineries under the trust and care of the NNPCL is not in doubt. It is also not difficult to explain why that appears to be the case. He can indeed assert some level of claim/credit for the construction of 2 of Nigeria’s publicly…
Biodun Shobanjo: The Railway Boy at 80, By Simbo Olorunfemi and Ade Adefeko
There is a video clip of Biodun Shobanjo on social media platforms that has since gone viral, in which he talks about his love for the contemporary music (Afrobeat, as they call it) of Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and the rest of the gang. With that Shobanjo-esque boyish grin, he tells how shocked some of…
Kemi Badenoch: Controversy as strategy, By Simbo Olorunfemi
There are different ways to dissect the Kemi Badenoch controversy. My observation on the debate though, and I might be wrong about that, is that many of those who have argued that there is “nothing wrong” with Kemi Badenoch’s posture and “truths” about Nigeria, might be confusing speaking up for/to the country, which should be…
Is the Port Harcourt Refinery now Born Again?, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Miles away from Alesa-Eleme where Nigeria’s oldest Refinery is situated, one can see the orange tongue of flame teasing the Port Harcourt skies. One might liken it to the white smoke from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican announcing the selection of a new Pope. The flare sits in…
Hunter, Baba Biden and his Ketekete, By Simbo Olorunfemi
The challenge President Jo Biden must have been faced with, in deciding whether to keep to his word of not granting state pardon to his son, Hunter, over crimes he pleaded guilty to and was convicted of, or extending state pardon to his only surviving son to save him from the clutches of hawks and…
As President Bola Tinubu Visits South Africa, By Simbo Olorunfemi and Ade Adefeko
“The two countries-South Africa and Nigeria – are very important in our continent and when the two countries work together, which we are, and we do things together, …
NCC RELEASES REPORT OF THE PUBLIC INQUIRY ON THE DRAFT GUIDELINES ON PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING APPROVAL TO DISCONNECT COMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS (AS AMENDED)
The Nigerian Communications Commission (the Commission) pursuant to its powers,under Section 72 of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (the Act) amended the Guidelines on Procedure for Granting Approval to Disconnect Communications Operators (draft Guidelines). Based on the Commission’s participatory rule-making procedure, the draft Guidelines was published on its website for comments from the general public,…
NNPC, Dangote, Marketers and the Price of Petrol, By Simbo Olorunfemi
I am not sure what to make of the news that there is finally an agreement in place which will see NNPCL starting to load petrol from the Dangote Refinery from September 15th, which it will then push on to marketers for onward distribution to service points around the country. There is no doubt that…
Between NNPC, Dangote, and Nigeria’s national interest, By Simbo Olorunfemi
When the news broke in January this year that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was finally commencing operations, coming after years of delays and postponements of the start of production, there was palpable relief across the land that we were finally on the journey to ending the decades-long regime of spending tens of billions of dollars…