Wage rigidity and the Super Eagles
It is a classic idea in economics. Wage rigidity. Wages go up very easily. Reducing wages though is always very tough as the NFF has had to find out the[…]
Tagged: Nigeria
2014: What if Jonathan loses? – Salisu Suleiman
In just nine days, the self-styled Africa’s largest political association, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) suspended two of its governors, with reports that more may also be suspended. Given the[…]
“Once Upon A Time”, a breath of fresh air?
There is music and there is music. There is music to make you shake your “bum bum” and there is music to make you reminisce. In “Olorun Mi,” Tiwa Savage does more[…]
But We Are A Corrupt People
No one word divides camp in Nigeria today more than “corruption”. Such is the extent of the division that I doubt if both sides imagine the same processes, events, or[…]
Essays/Criticism · Lit Mag · Literature · opinion
The Travails of Logan – A Review of “Foreign Aid”
by Kola Tubosun I began reading this story with trepidation, and a worry that after reading Elnathan John’s “Bayan Layi” which moved me in a disturbing yet endearing way, and Tope Folarin’s “Miracle”,[…]
Graft as Nigeria’s most innovative sector – Salisu Suleiman
Some of the world’s great political, business and technology leaders share one thing: The ability to innovate and forge new paths in the face of daunting challenges. Against conventional wisdom,[…]
Infrastructure development: Now that individuals are richer than government – Salisu Suleiman
By government admission, some of the 150 private jets in Nigeria are used to ferry more than passengers; they are being used to fly huge sums of money out of[…]
Private universities in Nigeria: Where are the ‘big’ men? – A Rejoinder on the Moral Element
A rejoinder is necessary I have not written for NigeriansTalk in quite a while but after reading Salisu Suleiman’s piece titled Private universities in Nigeria: Where are the ‘big’ men?[…]
Private universities in Nigeria: Where are the ‘big’ men? – Salisu Suleiman
When, about 20 years ago, signboards announcing Heritage University sprang up around Kaduna, many thought the founders were setting the stage for the emergence of private university education in Nigeria,[…]
Where is Ibrahim Babangida? – Salisu Suleiman
Over 30 years after leaving office, former US president Jimmy Carter remains one of the most visible and respected international figures. By contrast, George W. Bush, who left office just[…]