Great to give the Keynote Speech at the 1st 'Kerala Dialogue' organised by @AAPKerala in Kochi today on power tariff reforms Presented the Delhi Model of CM @ArvindKejriwal that has made Delhi the only state with constant tariff for 8 yrs, 24x7 electricity wid lowest AT&C losses https://t.co/8OCf1gmgF5

शिक्षक महासंघले भन्यो : वार्ताबारे भोलि बैठक बसेर सरकारलाई जवाफ दिन्छौं #Onlinekhabar# #Teachers_Association# #Dialogue# https://t.co/IJpp9ELH1l

New Zealand is concerned by the large-scale military exercises around Taiwan. We call for restraint and the avoidance of actions that may undermine peace and stability. We encourage resolution of cross-strait issues through dialogue.

Director of the National Women's Observatory Dr. Sanaa Al-Otaibi received the Ambassador of Norway for Women's Rights and Gender Equality @SidselBleken in the presence of the Ambassador of Norway to Saudi Arabia @NorwayAmbKSA. Dialogue on Women's Indicators and Issues #NOW# https://t.co/lasldbvszo

Please join us @Columbia if you're in NYC and available on Nov. 1 and 2 for a @ColumbiaSIPA conference, cosponsored by @Policy_Dialogue, on New Thinking in Industrial Policy. Talks by @alondra, @rodrikdani and @MazzucatoM, plus papers. With @EricVerhoogen. I'll be there, too. For program and registration: https://t.co/KtWcnKIGOY

Recap: BORN IN BLOOD: VIOLENCE AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA with @historian73 and @VMartin We were excited to welcome author Scott Gac for a conversation about his new book, BORN IN BLOOD, alongside Vivian Martin! Thank you both for an informative and powerful dialogue. https://t.co/eDCZ9x3ibB

STORY | Andhra Dy CM Pawan Kalyan’s son injured in Singapore school fire that kills 10-year-old girl READ: https://t.co/G93W4SnwNO VIDEO | Addressing the media at Hyderabad Airport, Andhra Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan (@PawanKalyan) said, "I initially thought it was a minor fire accident. Later, I realised the magnitude of the situation. One child has lost their life, and many others are currently hospitalised. My son is in the hospital undergoing a bronchoscopy. I received a call from the Prime Minister’s Office, assuring me that all necessary support from their side will be provided. They also initiated a dialogue with the Indian High Commissioner there. I am extremely grateful to Prime Minister Modi Ji for the call." #Hyderabad#

For @BusinessDayNg. “Sidi’s dilemma — like Nigeria’s — is a false choice. The path out of poverty lies not in Lakunle’s borrowed scripts or Baroka’s selective cunning but in building three infrastructures which honour the past while forging the future. Cultural infrastructure transforms traditions into systems of innovation, layering technology onto communal practices. Political infrastructure empowers local governance with tools and accountability for locally sensitive policymaking. Trade infrastructure weaves physical and digital bridges, turning rural producers into global players. China’s playbook shows that development is not a rupture but a dialogue. For Nigeria, this means rejecting both the contractor-driven “progress” of white elephants and the elite capture masked as tradition. It demands rewriting the narrative — one where Sidi leverages cultural resilience, accountable governance, and inclusive trade to craft an ending worthy of her promise. The task is urgent: without these pillars, cities will keep bursting, inequalities will fester, and the jewel of Nigeria’s potential will remain trapped in someone else’s tale.”

I wish to address Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's Executive Order on the Social Health Insurance Scheme that mandates a ₦15,000 monthly contribution from every Lagos resident. While I acknowledge the good intentions behind universal health coverage, this flat-rate approach reveals a fundamental disconnect from the economic realities facing most Lagosians. For minimum wage earners, this ₦15,000 monthly contribution represents nearly 20% of their income—an unsustainable burden that will push many further into economic hardship. Simultaneously, this same flat rate is insignificant for middle and upper-income earners, creating an inherently regressive system. I propose instead a proportional 5% contribution of monthly income, which would distribute the financial responsibility more equitably across income levels while ensuring sustainable funding for the scheme. However, we must address the elephant in the room and resist the urge to place the cart before the horse. According to a recent statement by the Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Lagos suffers from a deficit of 30,000 doctors. Therefore, before mandating and enforcing such an Executive Order, substantial investment in healthcare infrastructure and personnel is imperative. The alarming statistics speak for themselves—according to a 2016 report (with conditions likely worse today), Lagos has: 5,014 persons to 1 general medical doctor 2,942 persons to 1 specialist 2,165 persons to 1 nurse 5,117 persons to 1 midwife These ratios are dramatically higher than the recommended doctor-to-population ratio of 1:600, clearly demonstrating the lack of priority given to public health in our state. Consequently, the Sanwo-Olu administration must adopt the 2014 Abuja Declaration, which recommends allocating 15% of the state budget to healthcare. In 2024, the Lagos State government fell short of this laudable vision by allocation 6.75% of its budget to healthcare. Without significant investment in healthcare professionals through better compensation and career development, alongside substantial upgrades to medical facilities and equipment, this insurance scheme risks becoming merely another financial burden on Lagosians without delivering the promised healthcare improvements. True healthcare reform requires both sustainable funding mechanisms and robust healthcare delivery systems. I call on the Governor to reconsider this Executive Order and engage in meaningful dialogue with healthcare professionals, economic experts, and community representatives to develop a more equitable and effective approach to universal health coverage in Lagos State.

I’m angry this morning. I feel like I’ve just woken up from a dream where everything I thought I knew about good and evil has been flipped upside down. Where the good guys were the ones I was told by a liberal media to hate. And the bad guys… well, it was me. I judged you and didn’t do any research to learn if I was right or wrong. I thought I was better than you and I never even met you. I thought you should be censored because your thoughts were dangerous. I was polite in public, but I secretly hated you. I knew deep down that being “good” was more than just using the right pronouns for someone or saying to a group of people you thought Trump was a bad person… But it’s easier to do that than it is to actually DO good. I think for me, that’s the #1# thing most people on the right, don’t understand about the left. On the left, being "good" requires only a checklist of beliefs. If you say you believe in the right things, you are left alone, you pass their test... and are now considered a good person. It has almost nothing to do with your outward actions. In a normal world, actions = accountability. If you do something wrong, I can lovingly correct you, we can argue, we can grow and learn together. On the left, this dialogue is almost nonexistent. You either say the right thing or you are biggot, racist, unkind, totally backwards, and on the wrong side of history. This does not generate growth in a person, it actually generates a bizarre form of morality in which saying the "acceptable things" creates a fictional, moral-forcefield around you. Dialogue is lost. Dissenters are not tolerated. Saying things is easy. Doing real good in the world... well, that's really hard. So, you take the easy path. This is how many people, who truly mean well, who want to do the right thing, end up caught in an endless loop of ever-increasing posturing and wokeness. It started from a place of tolerance and kindness, then the goalposts for kindness move and you are left behind.