Author: A. Joshua Adedeji

Ajaokuta Steel Project is located on 24,000 hectares of sprawling green-field land-mass. The Steel Plant itself is built on 800-hectares of land. The chosen Technology for Steel Production is the time tested Blast-Furnace – Basic Oxygen Furnace route for Steel Production. The Ajaokuta integrated steel complex was conceived and steadily developed with the vision of erecting a Metallurgical Process Plant cum Engineering Complex with other auxiliaries and facilities. The complex is meant to be used to generate important upstream and downstream industrial and economic activities that are critical to the diversification of our economy into an industrial one. Ajaokuta Steel…

I will try not to make any conclusive point in this review; but will try to make a presentation of points. In the Month of June, 2015, Bukola Saraki emerged as the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on what could described simply as dramatic events. It is understandable that the political party, which he belongs to did not want him on the seat as the President of the Senate – they preferred Ahmed Lawan, who is from the North-Eastern part of Nigeria. The drama went on until many parties accepted their “fate” on the matter;…

Honour is a virtue that is chased by many, but enjoyed by very few across regions, races and generations. One thing that is certain in this uncertain world is that, “we all live today, we will all die someday”. Also, everything that rises up, must fall in time – the law of gravity stated! The painful thing in life is not to fall; neither is death – but dishonour! Dishonour is an experience that can lead to death or any other travail. A man who is in honour and does not know, is like a beast (animal) that perishes says…

Ever since the emergence of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the ruling (governing) political party in Nigeria; one thing more that all else has become synonymous with the style and methodology of the political party – and it is “slowness”! It got so serious that many Nigerians started calling the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, “Baba-go-slow”. Mr President was aware of it; and even commented that he was not just going to be slow in his dealings; he will also be steady. President Muhammadu Buhari became President in the month of May; but he did not announce…

It is claimed that majority of Nigerians live below the poverty line. The poverty threshold or poverty line is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed countries than in developing countries. In October 2015, the World Bank updated the international poverty line to US$1.90 a day. However, at $1 dollar poverty line, with the exchange rate at over 300 Naira; most Nigerians cannot boast of being above the poverty line. It is also a known fact that the wealth…

Apart from life, Religion is the most common word used by all men across the nations of the earth. One would have thought that the word would have been examined and re-examined for validity, consistency and reliability; in order to know if it is truly a blessing or a curse; the ideal or an ideology; established or imposed and accepted or complied with. Like life I have come to realize the misconceptions of many people about Religion; how it came, why it came, and through whom it came. Life is known to have come from the LORD. God, the Creator…

“And Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, nor will I let Israel go”. Exodus 5:2 Just like Pharaoh, quite a lot of people do not know the LORD; even as they make every attempt to worship and serve Him, they still lack the basic knowledge of His Person and His Power: For if they had known the LORD, the rebellion (sin) that pervades our societies today would not have been. Of a truth, a good number of people also serve the LORD in various…

I write this article with a great sense of humility, responsibility and urgency. While the world could claim ignorance of the true identity and purpose of the church; no one can claim ignorance of the power of the Church. The Church has become so indispensable in almost all nations of the earth; and no government of this world is unmindful of the continuous growth and influence of the Church across the nations. When I mention ‘Church’, I am not unmindful of the presence of many churches today: for there are now churches that have no true link with Christ Jesus.…

The likely reaction of most people to statements as we have it in the title of this article is a defensive reaction: “what do you mean by we either change or perish?” Yet the word is not mine, I was given! In the book of Proverbs 29:18, the Scripture says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepers the law, happy is he.” Nigeria is not in one of the best moments in history right now; we are almost pushed to the edge of thinking that we were better off in the past than now; yet,…

Perception, they say, defines reality; and in spite of how things really are; how we see things or how we choose to see things, usually becomes our experience. Suggesting that public or general beliefs notwithstanding, personal understanding usually sharpens personal realities. Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know. 1 Corinthians 8:1-2 There is usually a temptation of moving on with the general knowledge, because it is usually the most accessible form of…