CURBING CYBERCRIMES IN NIGERIA
Cybercrimes create image problem for the country Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems are now as basic to our lives as water and electricity. Many individuals, corporate organisations...
View ArticleON FINANCIAL CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT
Amendment to the EFCC act is long overdue Nigeria is an irony. Poor people who commit petty crimes are often sentenced to long term in prison. But the privileged citizens, ranging from politicians,...
View ArticleCHIBOK GIRLS: THREE YEARS AFTER
It is in the nation’s interest to find the remaining schoolgirls Exactly three years ago today, 276 girls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno...
View ArticleBETWEEN NIGERIA’S ERGP AND CHINA’S VISION 2020
The ERGP opens a new window of opportunity for China and Nigeria to progress together through cooperation for common development, writes Zhou Pingjian “The Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP)...
View ArticleThe Enduring Message of Easter
There is virtue in selfless service to the people While the events of Good Friday were about the ultimate sacrifice paid by Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary, today is much more significant in that...
View ArticleTHE GROWING DEBT TRAP
MONDAY EDITORIAL It is uncertain whether more loans will be put to good use The frequency of borrowing by the federal and state governments has become a source of worry to many analysts who sound a...
View ArticleDEATH IN PRISON CUSTODY
All prisoners have right to life until the law says otherwise The recent revelation by a prison controller, Mr. Olumide Tinuoye that no fewer than 32 prison inmates died in 2016 in one particular...
View ArticleTHE POWER SUPPLY CONUNDRUM
The energy crisis cannot be fixed by excuses The Saudi Electricity Company recently announced that in anticipation of an increase in the number of pilgrims expected this year, it had upgraded the...
View ArticleARE BULLION VAN DRIVERS LICENSED TO KILL?
The Federal Road Safety Corps must enforce its laws Last week, a bullion van, driven recklessly and in a very irresponsible manner, claimed the lives of two Nigerians and injured three others for no...
View ArticleTHE HIGH COST OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS
The tax on imported drugs is unhelpful With a circular titled “Import Adjustment Tax”, the Federal Ministry of Finance recently directed the introduction of 20 per cent tax on imported medicament in...
View ArticleShould The 2018 Census Hold?
No. The timing is not right for the exercise The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, last week called for the postponement of the planned 2018 population census on grounds...
View ArticleWHEN TRANSFORMERS BECOME BOMBS
The NERC could do more to prevent cheap deaths If there is anything that confirms how little life is valued in Nigeria, it is in the manner in which people die from avoidable causes. Last week, no...
View ArticleISSUES IN THE NEITI POLICY BRIEF
The federal government should take issues raised by the report seriously The historical lack of transparency and accountability in the operation of the oil and gas sector in our country threw up a...
View ArticleDEATH ON THE WATERWAYS
There is need to enforce safety standards on our waterways No fewer than 10 persons died recently when a wooden boat hit a stump on the River Niger and broke into two. Some 25 people are still missing....
View ArticleIMPROVING HEALTH IN AFRICA
Strengthening health systems is the key to breaking the cycle of extreme poverty and disease, write Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates This week, more than 138,000 vaccinators will fan out across five...
View ArticleAJAOKUTA: THE PRIVATISATION OPTION
It is a deft move that should be encouraged In what could be described as cheering news from the mining sector, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, said recently that the...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Verdict On Forgery
It is a judgment well made The rate at which public office holders in Nigeria indulge in forgery and falsification has assumed a frightening dimension. A day hardly passes without news of a new...
View ArticleNCC AND TELECOMS EFFICIENCY
MONDAY EDITORIAL The NCC should celebrate its recent rating with circumspection For the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the regulator of the nation’s bourgeoning telecommunication sector, its...
View ArticleWESTERN EDUCATION IN THE NORTH
There is urgent need for all stakeholders to invest heavily in education The revelation credited to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, that while Lagos State has the highest number of...
View ArticleINEC AND REGISTER OF VOTERS
The electoral body is on track With some of its recent activities, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is increasingly trying to raise the confidence level in the electoral process....
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