AS PARTIES HOLD THEIR PRIMARIES…
MONDAY EDITORIAL It is important they field candidates with a sense of mission Since effective representation and good governance are the hallmarks of democracy, only men and women of character can...
View ArticleNYSC AND PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERIA
There is need to enforce the laws governing the scheme Introduced in 1973 by the military administration of General Yakubu Gowon as a vehicle for national integration following the bitter civil war,...
View ArticleThere must be serious commitment to signed agreements
THE STRIKE OVER MINIMUM WAGE The already under-performing economy came under severe heat last week as banks, public and private offices, airlines, schools, hospitals and other businesses united with...
View ArticleTHE RAGE OF NATURE
Government must pay attention to the environment As if the news of the devastating flood disaster in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, is not distressing enough, the authorities in Bayelsa last week...
View ArticleTACKLING THE CHOLERA SCOURGE
FRIDAY EDITORIAL There is need to raise awareness on sanitation and personal hygiene Barely three months after the state suffered an outbreak of the disease, cholera has made another comeback in Yobe,...
View ArticleThe PDP Protest And A Partisan Police
The right to a peaceful protest is guaranteed by the constitution The right to peaceful protest against injustices or other grievances remains fundamental and is guaranteed in the constitution for...
View ArticlePARTY PRIMARIES: THE DAY AFTER
The nomination process, particularly in the ruling party, is marred by nasty tactics All the political parties have conducted their primaries to nominate candidates for the 2019 election as dictated...
View ArticleMSMES AS KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH
WEDNESDAY EDITORIAL Government could do more to these enterprises to make them function optimally Apparently having come to terms with the fact that the task of growing the domestic economy rests...
View ArticleGIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
Educating the girl child is of enormous benefit to the nation Aimed at highlighting and addressing “the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their...
View ArticleFOR QUALITY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
The country could do more to prop the quality of education Predictably, nothing came out of the bill by Senator Baheer Garba Muhammad to alter the Nigerian Constitution to discourage public officials...
View Article2019 Presidential Election And The Battle Ahead
Politicians should ensure that the mould of politics which leaves individuals and the country polarised is broken After two days of horse-trading, intrigues and voting in the Garden City of Port...
View ArticleTHE GROWING INEQUALITY IN NIGERIA
The global report on inequality is another wake-up call Despite being rated as one the biggest economies in Africa, Nigeria still ranks among the poorest nations in the world. This is essentially...
View ArticleOF BIRTH RECORDS AND PLANNING
There should be a campaign to shore up birth registration Birth certificate is critical to planning and development of data integral to the formulation of programmes relating to maternal and child...
View ArticleERADICATING EXAMS MALPRACTICE
All the stakeholders must unite to curb the malaise In a bid to curb examination malpractices that have become prevalent in both the public and private schools in Nigeria, the West African...
View ArticleTHE IMPENDING MADAM PRESIDENTS OF AFRICA
Africa must start tapping the assets of their women, writes Okello Oculi The political leadership of Rwanda was brilliant when they decided to dredge out the terrible lake of bitter blood from the...
View ArticleSKYE BANK FAILURE AND MATTERS ARISING
Those behind the bank’s failure should be brought to justice The recent failure of one of the nation’s commercial banks, Skye Bank Plc, has again raised concerns about the corporate governance culture...
View ArticleMUCH ADO ABOUT DIVERSIFICATION
Government could do more to diversify the economy With so much talk about diversification, we thought that the federal government would pounce on every available opportunity to live this economic...
View ArticleBreaking The Cycle of Violence on The Plateau
Government must look at the divisive indigene-settler concept It is disconcerting that the ethnic groups in Jos and environs are again on the warpath after a lull in the widespread violence that have...
View ArticleHAUWA LIMAN AND OTHER CAPTIVES
Monday Editorial The government should do whatever it takes to bring the captives back home The fate of the kidnapped Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu and the detained humanitarian aid worker, Alice...
View ArticleTHE TRAVEL BAN ON 50 NIGERIANS
The travel ban is flawed Acting on the Federal High Court judgment which upheld the legality of Executive Order Six signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 5th July this year, the federal government...
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