Opinion

I am a Professor

By Abdelghaffar Amoka, PhD. I have been to different offices and saw congratulatory posters and calendars of senior colleagues to celebrate their promotion to the...

 As Bigwigs jostle for APC chairmanship

By Ibrahim Mu'azzam Abdullahi.   Visible strength (Capacity to win elections and sustain the gains) of a political party largely depends on that party's internal strength...

Yobe State’s political miscalculation

By Ali Tijjani Hassan Previously, in the month of August, Yobe state government under the leadership of Hon. Mai Mala Buni, reduced the salary of...

Zamfara: Why siding with Matawalle, and falsifying Bulama?

By Abdulrahman Yunusa Actually I feel shock and at same time attack seeing how some people are eager to crush Bulama BukarTi hard earned reputation...

Towards becoming a professor

By Sadeeq Sheshe University, the highest and largest of any academic setting has always been distinguished in every perspective of position and identity. From studentship...

Setting the records straight: The University system and the academic ranking that I know

By Abdelghaffar Amoka Abdelmalik, PhD We (Nigerians) are a very interesting set of people. God truly took his time to specially create us. In most...

What you need to know about Value Added Tax (VAT)

By Yusuf Muhammad Tukur Illo VAT is an acronym for Value Added Tax, which is a kind of tax imposed on goods and services paid...

Economic cost of dishonesty

By Adamu Tilde, PhD I would preface this article with two contrasting stories: ___________ First story: In 1979, the Plateau state government, in a joint venture with a...

Efficiency and fiscal federalism: Why a decentralized VAT collection model could do more harm than good

By Omotola Abimbola The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Rivers state government are locked in a legal dispute over the latter’s claim that...

Paragon of humility: Tribute to Prof Abdussalam Abubakar Salisu

By Kabiru Haruna Isa "We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will." ~ Chuck Palahniuk On Thursday...

Mock the poor, dine with the rich

By Adam Bashir Muhammad The nation especially the people of Kano State and that of the Federal Capital territory witnessed a grand assemblage of personalities...

Dauda Lawal @56: The quintessential philanthropist they don’t know

By Idris Bala Gusau Dr. Dauda Lawal, a political scientist, seasoned banker, is a man who believes in serving humanity and touching the lives of...

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