How Organized Labour Deceived Nigerians, By Reuben Abati
I was very skeptical when the current leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria objected to the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw fuel subsidy […]
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God-wins, Edo and Lessons Learnt, By Reuben Abati
The pundits who had predicted the outcome and the nature of the Gubernatorial election in Edo State got it all wrong. The Edo 2020 election […]
COVID-19: A Nigerian Update, By Reuben Abati
It is now more than six months since Nigeria reported its index case of Corona Virus. On March 23, the country closed its airports to […]
The Southern Kaduna Question, By Reuben Abati
The renewed interest in the crisis that continues to rock Southern Kaduna would be helpful if it produces a genuine effort at resolving the problem […]
NBA vs. Nasir El-Rufai, By Reuben Abati
I admire Nasir el-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State for his intellectual abilities and what he has been able to achieve within the public space, […]
Buruji Kashamu (1958 -2020), By Reuben Abati
Then let them laugh and rejoice in our man’s ill-luck. Alive perhaps they felt no need of him, but now that he Is dead, they […]
Abati writes on Senator Kashamu’s death: He was ‘my political mentor’
Former Presidential Spokesman,Mr Reuben Abati has written what he called “a preliminary comment” on the death of Senator Buruji Kashamu. The Senator from Ogun State, […]
Nigeria and Chinese Loans, Reuben Abati
The relationship between Nigeria and China with regard to loans obtained from the latter to fund Nigeria’s infrastructural projects suddenly became a matter of legislative […]
The Politics Of Ajimobi’s Death, By Reuben Abati
Except something else occurs that grabs the headlines and dominates Nigerian social media, the big news of the past week would probably be the death […]
Governance Beyond COVID-19: Back to Kwara, By Reuben Abati
This year, there was some feeling of nostalgia about May 29 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day. When a few persons called me to ask if there […]
Okonjo-Iweala, WTO and Africa’s chances, By Reuben Abati
The announcement of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Nigeria’s nominated candidate for the position of the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which would […]
Africa, Eid-al-Fitr and The Virus, by Reuben Abati
This year’s eid-al-fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast for 29 or 30 days, in observance of one […]
COVID-19 and Nigerian Banks, By Reuben Abati
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the entire world – the future of everything and the world of work, but perhaps the most visible effect of […]
Corona Encounters, By Reuben Abati
This is a piece around and about what I have seen about Corona Virus in Nigeria, from a sociological perspective, and not a report of […]
Coping with Coronanomics, By Reuben Abati
The global economy is in a tailspin. IMF and the World Bank have both predicted a contraction of the global economy with developing economies likely […]
Between Religion and Corona Virus, By Reuben Abati
Whenever man is confronted with a terrifying aspect of the world in which he lives, his natural instinct is to seek to understand the new […]
The Psychology of COVID-19, By Reuben Abati
Nigeria announced its first COVID-19 case on February 27 – an Italian who came into the country on February 24 and displayed symptoms of the […]
Corona Chronicles, By Reuben Abati
This is my third commentary on the Corona virus pestilence (see “E ku Corona o” – ThisDay, March 3, and “Amala and the Corona virus […]
Amala and the Coronavirus Patient: Matters Arising, By Reuben Abati
Of all the updates that have been given so far by the Lagos State authorities on the government’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, […]
“E ku Corona O” by Reuben Abati
The Yoruba people of South Western Nigeria, described by one English Language dictionary as the fun-loving people of the Southern part of West Africa have […]
New Generation Kings and the “Mike Tyson” of Iwo, By Reuben Abati
Over the weekend, the Yoruba community in the South Western part of Nigeria was treated to the shocking news of a fight that broke out […]
The Corona Virus Challenge, Nigeria and Other Responses, By Reuben Abati
The biggest threat to our collective humanity today is not the suspected threat of a Third World War, but a corrosive, debilitating, murderous pathogen known […]
Saraki vs. Abdulrazaq: “O to ge” by Reuben Abati
ON January 24, at the Federal High Court in Ilorin sitting over the matter of Asa Investment vs. Attorney General of Kwara State, counsel representing the plaintiff, […]
Kobe Bryant and Other Stories, By Reuben Abati
“You look so downcast. Everything okay? Cheer up, man. This one that you are looking as if a trailer just crushed your legs.” “I won’t […]
New Electricity Tariffs: Questions, By Reuben Abati
The Buhari administration has given Nigerians a most unusual and disturbing New Year Gift, in the form of a proposed increase in electricity tariffs, enforceable […]