Although it is run by an academically established Vice-Chancellor, (Prof Zacharys Gundu, ex-ABU, Zaria Archeologist), the University of Mkar, near Gboko in Benue State in central Nigeria is... Read more
The cover picture is from Chinese News Agency, Xinhua, featuring President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia in Southern Africa (third from right). He was on tour of the Kafue Bulk Water Supply P... Read more
It was 34 years last Thursday, (October 15th, 2021) that Thomas Sankara was killed as Military Head of State of Burkina Fasso. In this piece, the author takes another look at it all. By Abdu... Read more
This is not a controversy but a conversation between two economists although those who can carefully read between or behind the lines can see each’s main hint. The first economist is Larry E... Read more
Is it possible that the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria might be on the rebound to pacesetter role in agenda setting mandate of knowledge? This is what some observers are thinking in the ligh... Read more
It is an old debate that has come back with the death of Tanzanian president, John Magufuli. That is the debate on which of democracy and development should come before the other. The master... Read more
One African, Nigerian eye in fact, took a look at this graphic from the IMF and asked: No Shift in Africa? Or the Africa shift does not matter? He says that while China and India shifts are... Read more
All students of power are bound to love the last sentence of this piece where the author says “Diverging economic growth will embolden an ever more assertive geopolitical player on the world... Read more
A call has gone out to the leadership of the National Assembly in Nigeria to restrain itself from further approval of borrowing by the Executive arm. Rather, it should mandate that arm to re... Read more
The battle of ideas on what to do next to pull the world out of public health and socio-economic crisis has begun, with the World Economic Forum, (WEF) framing it as a matter of what it call... Read more
