THE DISAPPEARING NIGERIANS
TUESDAY EDITORIAL Government must ensure that those suspected of criminal activities are given fair trial To mark the International Day of the Disappeared recently, Amnesty International (AI) said...
View ArticleTHE PLANNED CONCESSION OF TWO AIRPORTS
The government should draw lessons from previous exercises Last week, the federal government confirmed that it had given approval for the concessioning of the two busiest airports in the country: the...
View ArticleTHE CHALLENGE OF LAKE CHAD BASIN
Lake Chad should be helped to survive Of the $2.2 billion needed for humanitarian assistance in the Lake Chad region spanning Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, only $460 million has been delivered,...
View ArticleTHE CHALLENGE OF GHOST WORKERS
Those behind the racket should be exposed and brought to book In a celebratory mood, the Enugu State government recently announced that it had discovered and weeded 6,280 ghost workers from the...
View ArticleArms Cache And The Reign of Impunity
The federal government should be more decisive in curbing arms build-up in the country Violence recently returned to the plateau when no fewer than 20 persons were felled in Ancha Village in the Miango...
View ArticleTHE CHALLENGE OF CLEAN WATER
MONDAY EDITORIAL The authorities may do well to address the shortcomings in water supply No fewer than 663 million people across the globe live without access to clean water, and the vast majority of...
View ArticleINTERNAL SECURITY AND THE RULE OF LAW
The federal government should urgently revitalise the police force and restore its capacity to combat internal security After a false start, the federal government eventually did the right thing last...
View ArticleTHE CHALLENGE OF POWER SUPPLY
After more than two years of privatisation, consumers are paying more and getting less electric power It is understandable that the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) would express outrage at...
View ArticleTHE DESPERATE MOVE AGAINST NGOS
The NGO regulation bill is in bad taste Notwithstanding the arrogant and patently misleading reaction of the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Buba Jibril over his proposed controversial “NGO...
View ArticleTINUBU AND THE RESTRUCTURING DEBATE
Restructuring the polity has become inevitable In a speech titled “A New Nigeria Or A Better One: The Fitting Tools Of A Great Repair” last Saturday, former Lagos State Governor and All Progressives...
View ArticleNigeria At 57: Time For A Reset?
The country is in dire need of reform Riding the surge of giddy good feelings associated with the period, President Muhammadu Buhari, accompanied by many dignitaries, last Friday, attended a special...
View ArticleANOTHER LOOMING DEBT TRAP
MONDAY EDITORIAL The latest boom in borrowing appears ill-advised That the debt being accumulated by both the federal government and the 36 states is growing faster than the rate of the country’s Gross...
View ArticleON NIGERIA’S MIGRATION PROBLEM
The tragedy exposes the monumental ills in our economy The stories being told by Nigerians who are increasingly being deported from Libya after their failed efforts to cross to Europe are harrowing....
View ArticleGROWING ILLITERACY IN NIGERIA
Government must invest adequately in education The deplorable state of education in Nigeria came to the fore again recently when Governor Nasir el-Rufai revealed that 50 per cent of teachers in Kaduna...
View ArticleTACKLING THE FLOOD PROBLEM
Government must pay more attention to the environment “I have received with great concern reports of the flooding in Benue State, displacing, from early estimates, more than 100,000 people,” President...
View ArticleBuhari’s Troubled Presidency
President Buhari must do more to counter the grave challenges of the administration There was an abysmal lack of statesmanship in the speech delivered last Sunday, October 1, by President Muhammadu...
View ArticleNIGERIA AND THE WORLD CUP TICKET
MONDAY EDITORIAL The relevant authorities should start preparations for the football fiesta Thanks to the goal by Alex Iwobi, Nigeria last Saturday became the first African country to qualify for...
View ArticleVIOLENCE IN OLUBADAN’S PALACE
The violence stands condemned as an unacceptable means of resolving conflict As part of efforts to prove that his influence endures in spite of the recent coronation of 21 new kings within his domain,...
View ArticleCONTAINING THE MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK
Good personal hygiene is key to stemming the viral disease In yet another national health emergency, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Monday that monkeypox virus, which...
View ArticleTHE SHAME OF FEDERAL ROADS…1
The East-West road symbolises the tragedy of our peculiar political economy In many respects, the criminal neglect and complacency over the East-West road is tragic. Awarded in 2006 to Setraco Group...
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