Fola Adeola: One Man, Many Dimensions

Fola Adeola: One Man, Many Dimensions

By Ifelanwa Osundolire
Book Review By Opeyemi Agbaje
Friday January 12, 2024

When I received the message and then had a phone conversation with Funlola Fowowe-Jeje on Monday, January 8, 2024, that I was required to do this book review today January 12, 2024, all I could think to say was, “How do I get the book? When? How soon?”. On reflection, that conversation was a throw-back to our days in Guaranty Trust Bank. The only thought on my mind was the deadline! And how I was not willing to accept the embarrassment of defaulting on it! Funlola on the other hand, had no doubt that I would accept and fulfil the obligation she was thrusting on me, at such short notice!

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Tinubu Govt Can Significantly Improve Revenue, Using Modern Technology, Institutional Reforms

Tinubu Govt Can Significantly Improve Revenue, Using Modern Technology, Institutional Reforms

Can you put in context how Nigeria fared under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari?

I think the performance of the previous government should not be a matter of controversy since we all lived in Nigeria. I don’t expect any argument over the assertion that the economy has been suboptimal over the last nine years. I stretched it to nine years because the last year of President Goodluck Jonathan was also a period of downward economic performance. Subsequently, we witnessed suboptimal economic performance during the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari. Indeed, the administration started with a vacuum in policy. Read More

An Angel Has Flown Away

An Angel Has Flown Away

There are some things that you never imagine is possible-I never thought it possible that my dear sister, Morenikeji Oludotun Adepoju nee Agbaje would ever not be with us. ‘Keji as she insisted we call her, when everyone called their egbons ‘Sister’ or ‘Aunty’ was there when I was born and I assumed she would be there whenever I would leave this wicked world. She was my big sister, my only sister from our parents, the only female amongst us and fortunately, the oldest in our household. Read More

Tinubu’s Turn to Attempt Nigeria’s Transformation

Tinubu’s Turn to Attempt Nigeria’s Transformation

When Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared “Emilokan” (“It is my Turn) in Abeokuta in June 2022, it was an act of defiance and determination, as he perceived that those who benefitted from his political franchise in 2015 and 2019, might be seeking to deny him his lifelong ambition for Nigeria’s presidency. It had emerged that the so-called “cabal” around President Muhammadu Buhari, Read More

Appropriation Act 2023: key Implication for Nigerian Businesses

Appropriation Act 2023: key Implication for Nigerian Businesses

Season 2 Episode 1, DealHQ’s sponsored podcast series featured Mr. Opeyemi Agbaje, the CEO of RTC Advisory Services Limited in a conversation on the recently enacted 2023 Appropriation Act. The conversation bothers on the key elements of the expenditure and revenue summary, Nigeria’s ballooning public debt profile, and the potential impact of the 2022 finance bill on Nigerian businesses.

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The Impeccable Queen

The Impeccable Queen

Of all the adjectives I’ve heard or read Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom described with, the one that best resonates with me appears to be “impeccable”-she was the closest to perfection, at least in her public conduct that any human being could be expected to be! Queen Elizabeth was already Queen of England when I was born. Read More