Author: Gboyega Adedeji

The repercussions of the biggest-ever data leak continue to reverberate for governments, politicians, celebrities and private individuals Last Sunday, the world witnessed the biggest data leak in history. The Panama Papers, as the 11.5 million documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca have now been dubbed, were released by a massive global reporting partnership of over 100 publications led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The 2.6 terabytes of data detailing the firm’s financial dealings — leaked a year ago to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, which then shared them with the ICIJ — cover a myriad offshore accounts…

More than 100 news outlets from around the world worked on the largest journalistic leak in history, dubbed the Panama Papers, which is exposing the secrets of how the global elite often find workarounds to hide their wealth. As news organizations dig through the documents and citizens react to the revelations we’ll be updating this post with the most important new developments as they occur. French, Panama finance ministers to meet. French President Francois Hollande spoke on the phone with his Panamanian counterpart Juan Carlos Varela and the two agreed the finance ministers of the two countries should meet to…

One thing that most people across culture forbid is idleness of any kind; we love to be involved in activities; we love to make our contributions to the growth and development of our families, organizations, cities and countries. We often consider inactivity on our part to mean uselessness; hence, most people desire to be useful – to themselves, their families, their communities, their organizations and their countries. Being useful is good; but we could miss a whole lot, if we forget the essence of usefulness. It is very certain that a man cannot be useful in nothing; everyman desires to…

While the two words may begin with the same letter; they have two different meanings and implications. We live in a world where Training has been placed in a very high pedestal, and the desire or yearning of an average boy or girl, man or woman is to get some form of training somewhere. We must however note that Training is not the desire of an average person just for the fun of it; but for the attendant recognition that its completion brings. It is no longer uncommon for us to hear about or see a very trained Doctor without…

It is safe and convenient for me to believe that every Nigerian is conscious of the numerous threats facing this nation and the apparent possibilities ahead of the nation. The alarming reality however is the increasing rate of inconvenience and exploitation of our national privileges by the people in positions of responsibility. Some time ago, the formal Minister of Power in Nigeria (Prof. Nebo) made a statement that appeared uninspiring and lacking in merit about the situation of Nigeria: He said, “Even if all the giant energy companies of America, UK, China should take up the task of solving the…

I understand that in spite of the chronic underdevelopment of Nigeria and the unemployment among Nigerians – the quick-fix might not still be appealing to a lot of people in various spheres of life in Nigeria. However, the truth remains, in spite of what people think or say – and the truth prevails. This article is not authorized by the Chartered Institute of Economists, although I am an Economist; neither is it authorized by the Government of Nigeria – as we all know that not much has come from the economic technocrats of the Nigerian Government; nor is it authorized…

Your perspective about God, life and your purpose for living will determine your posture either with or against this article. However, there is a sharp contrast between the truth and the fact. The fact will always remain as fact, irrespective of how long it has been; while the truth cannot be changed for time sake. The common knowledge about the Church by most professing Christians is that the Church is a Non-Governmental and Not-For-Profit Organization. The two phrases may appear to be facts; however, they are not necessarily true. But you see, the Church is now old, having many “fathers”…

In the last 7 years, Nigeria’s politicians (especially the ruling class or party) have used a word more every other. One would have thought that the predominance of that word in their communications is an evident of the truthfulness or authenticity of if; however, the truth must be told. I am sure you are quick to know the word; but I am equally sure that you have heard or read about it even today. The word is nothing but, “Sabotage”! each time I hear the former Minister of Petroleum (Mrs. Diezani Alison Maduekwe), former Minister of Power (Prof. Nebo) and the…

One thing that no man or group can take away from the Church from the historical times till now is the willingness and the readiness to pray. Sometimes, the prayers are done in faith; and some outside faith, and some in  faith but without good conscience. But one thing is sure, the Church prays. Sometime ago, while I was in the eastern part of Nigeria for my National Youth Service, I found out that there are churches that even organize prayers for their members almost everyday of the week, and the members are expected to come as early as 7am.…