HOLDING ALL ELECTIONS SAME DAY
It’s worth trying as it is less wasteful For years, THISDAY newspaper has advocated a rethink of the current practice of holding the general election on multiple days in Nigeria because of its varied...
View ArticleTHE END OF RAMADAN
It will serve the nation well if we take in the lessons of Ramadan The Islamic holy month of self-purification and self-denial otherwise known as Ramadan ended at the weekend. While it lasted, the...
View ArticlePEACEBUILDING IN THE NIGER DELTA
The Presidential Amnesty Programme is making a difference While taking the reins of office a year ago as the administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dennis Otuaro pledged that he...
View ArticleILLICIT TRADE IN PANGOLIN SCALES
The authorities should do more to conserve the nation’s wildlife The frequent seizure of Pangolin scales from smugglers by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) further reinforces Nigeria’s notoriety as...
View ArticleFATALITIES FROM LASSA FEVER
The authorities should do more to contain the scourge Confirmation by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) that no fewer than 118 people lost their lives to Lassa fever during...
View ArticleSEASON OF NATASHAS!
The Natashas are holding their own against any force threatening their respective space, reckons TAYO OGUNBIYI Life is full of seasons. There is a season to be born. There is a season to crawl. There...
View ArticleTHE SHAKEUP IN NNPCL
The new appointees should bring their experience to give the state-owned oil company a boost In a sweeping decision that took many stakeholders by surprise last Monday, President Bola Tinubu removed...
View ArticleAND THE DEBTS KEEP PILING UP…
The debts are increasingly becoming excessive Already battered by high levels of socio-economic stress, Nigeria’s ever rising debt portfolio is causing increasing anxiety. Unfortunately, authorities...
View ArticleISSUES IN INCESSANT JAILBREAKS
The authorities should address issues of infrastructure and welfare of prisoners No other prison facility in the country has witnessed the worrying trend of jailbreaks than the Koton Karfe Custodial...
View ArticleTHE KILLINGS IN PLATEAU STATE
The culprits should be brought to justice Communal clashes and reprisal killings over scarce grazing land and water resources have plagued the North central zone of the country for decades. While...
View ArticleFOR HEALTHY BEGINNING, HOPEFUL FUTURE
Government must invest more in the health sector The 2025 World Health Day was celebrated on Monday to mark the beginning of a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. Titled, ‘Healthy...
View ArticleACCOUNTABILITY AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Local governments must be primed to work for the people Over the years, many of the 36 states in the country have habitually shortchanged their councils by disbursing only a fraction of the accruable...
View ArticleADDRESSING THE HEALTH SECTOR BRAIN DRAIN
There is need to ensure that health workers are well-provided for While the issue of brain drain among medical professionals is not new, the recent surge has become increasingly troubling. This is...
View ArticleCRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH INSURANCE
Health insurance is the most efficient and sustainable means of ensuring access to healthcare The recent improvement in two vital incentives for providers in the health insurance space by the...
View ArticleTHE SCOURGE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
All critical stakeholders should do more to stem the menace By their modus operandi, human traffickers move their victims from country to country until they reach their destination. In the process,...
View ArticleTHE PROLIFERATION OF UNIVERSITIES
The indiscriminate licensing of universities is uncalled for Even when university education in Nigeria is at a crossroads, the obsession with new tertiary institutions is not about to flag. Indeed,...
View ArticleFINAL GAME FOR THE ‘CHAIRMAN’
Christian Chukwu, former Super Eagles Captain and head coach, dies at 74 The football community in Nigeria was thrown into deep mourning last Saturday following the death of the former national team...
View ArticleTHE ENDURING MESSAGE OF EASTER
Faith, hope and love The mindless violence that has turned Plateau, Benue and a few other states in the country into killing fields is a further invitation to all compatriots to help in building a...
View ArticleADDRESSING THE INCREASING MISERY
The authorities must do more to reduce the prevailing poverty In its July 2021 report, ‘Of Roads Less Travelled: Assessing the Potential for Migration to Provide Overseas Jobs for Nigeria’s Youth’,...
View ArticlePASSAGE OF THE PEOPLE’S POPE
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at age 88 All over the world, there has been an outpouring of grief and condolences for Pope Francis who died yesterday morning at age 88. The late...
View ArticleTHE ESSENCE OF COPYRIGHT DAY
There is need to strengthen the enabling laws on piracy As Nigeria joins other countries to mark the 2025 World Book and Copyright Day with the theme, “Read Your Way”, we must begin to recreate the...
View ArticleHARNESSING THE CREATIVE AND TOURISM RESOURCESAll
stakeholders should do more by ‘mining’ the country’s cultural and tourism endowments With annual budgets that are substantially financed through foreign loans and essentially for recurrent...
View ArticleFBI AND THE ‘SEXTORTION’ RING
There is urgent need to invest in cybersecurity infrastructure Committed mostly by the young, often called ‘Yahoo Boys’, some fraudsters are increasingly taking advantage of social media to engage in...
View ArticleTHE ILLICIT TRADE IN FEMALE EGGS
Issues of fertility deserve serious attention Since the trade in human organs and trafficking in human eggs and embryos are multibillion dollar businesses, it is little surprise that some...
View ArticleTHE IMPERATIVE OF DATA PROTECTION
It’s a fundamental right to have personal data protected Of all the interests at stake in the governance of the digital world, the right to privacy is perhaps the most important. But the latest scam...
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