REVIEWING NIGERIA’S UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
The universities need more attention – especially investment in manpower and infrastructure In apparent admission of its deplorable state, the federal government has constituted a committee of some...
View ArticleWHEN WILD ANIMALS BECOME PETS
The authorities could do more to protect wild life Last weekend report in a national newspaper that many affluent Nigerians now keep as pets wild animals that have been declared endangered by the...
View ArticleNIGERIA AND ITS ENVIRONMENT
The country may do well by enforcing environmental laws and regulations Two groups within the South-South region, the Conference of Ethnic Nationalities of the Niger Delta (CENND) and the Ijaw Media...
View ArticleA Nation On The Brink
The authorities could do more in tackling crime and corruption In a sermon predicated on the fast deteriorating security situation in the country, Bishop David Oyedepo, the General Overseer of Living...
View ArticleYET ANOTHER LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK
Monday Editorial The health authorities could do more to contain the viral disease In yet another indication that when it rains it actually pours for Nigeria, there has been an outbreak of Lassa fever,...
View ArticleTHE NEW WAVE OF KIDNAPPINGS
The security agencies could do more to contain the problem Despite the payment of an undisclosed amount of money as ransom by his family, the abducted member representing Takum I constituency in the...
View ArticleDEALING WITH THE BENUE CRISIS
The authorities must ensure that criminals are brought to justice As Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo leads yet another committee in a bid to address the crisis in Benue State, following recent killings by...
View ArticleVANDALISM AND THE POWER SECTOR
Security agencies should ensure criminals are brought to book As the nation continues to grapple with persistent power outages and unreliable electricity supply, this most critical sector is currently...
View ArticleTHE UNENDING MAINA SCANDAL
The nation needs to know the whole truth about the Maina affair If any proof was needed that the fight against corruption by the current administration is no more than a self-deceiving ruse, it is in...
View ArticleBeyond Obasanjo’s Statement
Obasanjo’s letter is timely. Now is the time to deal with the flaws in the Buhari administration It is tempting to dismiss former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s rebuke of President Muhammadu Buhari for...
View ArticleRIDDING THE NATION OF QUACKS
MONDAY EDITORIAL The regulatory bodies should be alive to their responsibilities An apparently worried Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara said last week that quacks have...
View ArticleINEC AND THE ELECTION TIMETABLE
With the release of the election timetable, all stakeholders should choose their tasks and work diligently towards achieving them Releasing the time-table for the 2019 general elections in the first...
View ArticleFOR THE PRISON REFORMS’ COMMITTEE…1
EDITORIAL The shelves are filled with reports on how to reform the prisons In yet another bid to decongest the prison, the Attorney General of the Federation and Justice of Minister, Mr Abubakar Malami...
View ArticleFOR THE PRISON REFORMS’ COMMITTEE…2
Many of the prisons are overdue for renovation While 70 per cent of the inmates across the country are awaiting trial, available reports also indicate that many of the prisons are old and dilapidated,...
View ArticleTHE CASE FOR PUBLIC TOILETS
There is need to create awareness on the dangers of open defecation With 46 million people still practicing open defecation in the country, Nigeria has been ranked third in the world among countries...
View ArticleWhich Education And What Emergency?
The education sector is in a crisis. We need clear objectives and measurable timelines to reform it The crisis in our educational sector is so total and frightening that nothing short of a well...
View ArticleAFRICA AND A SINGLE MARKET
MONDAY EDITORIAL A single, unified market will stimulate the economy of the continent For decades, African leaders have toyed with the idea of bringing their fragmented economies together through an...
View ArticleTHE WELFARE OF POLICE FAMILIES
The police should be well-provided for The revelation last week by the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, that relatives of police officers who died and those who sustained injuries since...
View ArticleGOVERNORS AND WORSHIP CENTRES
Government should work towards creating jobs to allow the people benefit from their resource wealth The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A. Adeboye recently...
View ArticleREINSTATEMENT OF THE NHIS BOSS
The reinstatement of Usman Yusuf raises more questions than answers The reinstatement, by President Muhammadu Buhari, of the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme...
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