Simbo Olorunfemi
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Lagos, LA, Nigeria
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The presidential election and the x factor, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Days before the election, I finally had the chance to interrogate the 2019 election results as basis for extrapolating for a possible outcome. → Read More
Cash crunch, cash swap, cash restrictions, cash confiscation, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Experts claim that less than 2% of the cash in circulation should be able to adequately take care of cash-based transactions. → Read More
Dan Suleiman: Standing true to one's conviction, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Air Commodre Dan Suleiman (DS)’s life and times was rich for good purposes and services to God and humanity.o → Read More
As Dr Christopher Kolade clocks 90, By Simbo Olorunfemi
“I hold the firm view that the surest way of combating and defeating bad behaviour in our community is to strengthen good behaviour in all the places where we find it.” – Dr Christopher Kolade Sometime in April this year, my phone beeped, and it was Dr Christopher Kolade on the line. I had barely said […] → Read More
COP27 and the Osinbajo debt-for-climate swap deal, By Simbo Olorunfemi
There is no doubt that the idea of a debt-for-climate swap is no longer one that can be easily waved away. → Read More
Nigeria’s ‘Wheat Trap’ and kangaroo food importation, By Simbo Olorunfemi
No doubt, that Nigeria is faced with an acute food crisis. A report by the Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had projected that about 20 million Nigerians will be faced with food insecurity between June and August this year. While that was explained to issues of banditry, insurgency, displacement, long-term effects of Covid-19 pandemic, high inflation […] → Read More
It is always about the moment, By Simbo Olorunfemi
I believe that the moment has a man in mind and that this man has been adequately prepared for the moment and the task at hand. → Read More
Lest we waste our waste, By Simbo Olorunfemi
LAWMA has in place a reward model, with people who sort their waste receiving some discount off their dues. Not sure many know about this. → Read More
Was Nnamdi Azikiwe Constitutionally A Mere Ceremonial President?, By Simbo Olorunfemi
It would have been interesting to see what it would have been like with a president and prime-minister from same political party. → Read More
COVID-19: Conspiracy Theories and Lacklustre Global Responses
COVID-19 is a stark example of the lack of clear and effective joined-up thinking in the face of a truly global threat. → Read More
Okonjo-Iweala, Akinwumi Adesina and Our Friend, Egypt, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Nigeria has a good chance of pulling through at both ends. But how we manage the process, realising there is an intersection somewhere, is important. → Read More
Scuttling Adesina's AfDB Presidency: the Hand of Trump and the Voice of Macron?, By Simbo Olorunfemi
This is the time to act if the situation must be saved. → Read More
The COVID-19 Riddle, Africa and the Anikulapo Factor, By Simbo Olorunfemi
How Africa has managed to dodge the bullet, as projected, remains largely unclear. → Read More
Onabamiroi Agoiwoyensis: Distilling the Facts from the Myth, By Simbo Olorunfemi
I must have been between the ages of 10 and 12 years when I first got to know of Professor Sanya Onabamiro → Read More
Madagascar As A State of Mind, By Simbo Olorunfemi
What is the problem here? What is it with us and simply following the process? → Read More
COVID-19: Denying Responsibility, While Blaming China and WHO, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Legitimate gaps can definitely be found in the response of the World Health Organisation for which one can still argue against. → Read More
China, America, COVID-19 and the Mindless Conspiracy Theories, By Simbo Olorunfemi
A review of the timeline of the outbreak leaves one wondering about the basis of much of the allegations against China. → Read More
Between Panic and Calm, I Choose Hope, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Do not induce panic, inspire hope. I choose hope. → Read More
With Coronavirus, the World Is Now A Cave, By Simbo Olorunfemi
One can only hope that the right lessons are learnt on the back of this global pandemic. → Read More
Amotekun and the Emerging Dimensions of Bigotry, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Good to see Ondo governor, Arakunrin Akeredolu nudging in that direction, promising to engage, as he should, to clear up the needless controversy. → Read More