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Rowland Adewumi
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  • Welcome to my blog. I write on sustainable and independent development of Africa

    I write all the entries myself, and try to give my opinion on topics that help Africa, and also provoke intellectual debate

  • Nigerian’s perspective on affluence

    Nigerian’s perspective on affluence

    For the first time in my life, I am ashamed of being Hausa-Fulani or rather, at our behaviour. Usually I am one who is extremely proud of my identity: I love the Hausa language, ...

  • Transportation – The Road To Nowhere

    Transportation – The Road To Nowhere

    Macroeconomic indices have shown that for many growing economies, the value added by transport to the economy accounts for 3 to 8 percent of GDP while employment in transport ...

  • Road World Ranking: Nigeria 191 out of 192

    Road World Ranking: Nigeria 191 out of 192

    Like everything else in our national underdevelopment, our roads have been rated among the most deplorable in the world. According to Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the ...

  • Indirect 419:Commercialisation of Job Applications

    Indirect 419:Commercialisation of Job Applications

    As many Nigerians watch with consternation the growing level of unemployment in a country endowed with numerous natural resources, many have failed to spot the new dimension being ...

  • Corruption in Nigeria’s public procurement- ‘chop-i-chop’

    Corruption in Nigeria’s public procurement- ‘chop-i-chop’

    Corruption in Nigeria’s public procurement cut across every states of the federation, and has enormous negative consequences on the delivery of services that are supposed to be ...

  • The Draughtsman’s Contract, Sometimes Ugly

    The Draughtsman’s Contract, Sometimes Ugly

    No, this is not a Film Review! It is though, a comment upon the manner in which “Drawings” are produced. Historically a Draughtsman was capable of taking an Architect’s ...

  • Civil engineers produce better erections?

    Civil engineers produce better erections?

    Whether produced by computer or traditional methods, the drawings of any civil engineer, or an Architect, are “His Ambassadors.” The drawings have to ensure successfull ...

  • The Making of Buahari/Bakare Presidency

    The Making of Buahari/Bakare Presidency

    It is worthy of note that the opposition parties to the PDP are contesting to oust an entrenched incumbent political party armed with a lot of party machinery and political ...

  • Due Process Office of Nepotism

    Due Process Office of Nepotism

    One of the major challenges that has faced the Nigerian nation over the years is the issue of corruption and its debilitating ancillaries – bribery, graft, fraud and ...

  • the Man Who Loved Nigeria

    the Man Who Loved Nigeria

    “My idea of heaven would be Awo and Tony giving me their ideas and advice .These are world class statesmen and the Brits jailed them! This is the kind of behaviour which makes ...

  • State of Emergency.

    State of Emergency.

    Fellow citizens, the insecurity level has deteriorated beyond the critical level. Desperate times require desperate measures. Therefore, this is the time for citizens to declare a ...

  • 2011 Prophecy: prophets or oracles?

    2011 Prophecy: prophets or oracles?

    The year comes to an end in few days, and one question, insignificant, is how do we respond to the many Nigeria’s Nostradamus prophecies soon to be raining down?  The “Thus ...

  • 2011: A Prelude to Good Governance

    2011: A Prelude to Good Governance

    May I begin, by thanking the president and members of the executive committee of DNKI; an organization of enterprising professionals with the objective and desire of promoting ...

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