NEEDS: The Danger of Failed Expectations

Monday, June 7th, 2004

Such joy. It was that day in May 1999 when the evolution of the Nigerian nation-state took a remarkable turn with the inauguration of a civilian government. The day that, just as in October 1979, marked the emancipation of the Nigerian people from the jackboots of military occupation that had suffused our polity since the […]

Changing Perception to Make NEEDS Work

Monday, March 22nd, 2004

“Success depends on perception and our job is to create the right perception to ensure success.” [Professor Klaus Schwab, President, World Economic Forum]
We are in an era of reforms. Dysfunctional states are becoming more functional, failed states are coming alive and closed systems are opening up. Across the world, more countries are practicing democracy, economies […]