INEC AND UNCOLLECTED PVCS
There is need to step up the awareness campaign for prospective voters to pick up their PVCs At the end of the voter registration exercise on 31st August this year, the Independent National Electoral...
View ArticleTHE ECONOMY AND INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
Government could do more to raise the level of trust in the economy Irrespective of how narrow the slide is, that Nigeria dropped a spot in the Ease of Doing Business scale for 2018 speaks volumes....
View ArticleNIGERIA’S ENDANGERED INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
More attention should be paid to the learning, teaching and usage of indigenous languages With our national preference for English as the official language of communication, the learning, teaching and...
View ArticleLEGISLATIVE RASCALITY IN STATES
Lawmakers should take their job more seriously It is a big shame that the power tussle in the Anambra State House of Assembly will degenerate into the fracas that last Thursday forced the police to...
View ArticleINEC AND 2019 GENERAL ELECTION
The display of the national voter register was worth it Ahead of the 2019 general election and in the spirit of the law, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last week displayed the...
View ArticleOSINBAJO AND THE CASE FOR STATE POLICE
It’s time to have state police Proponents of state police got endorsement last week from Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo who argued that such a force would help tighten security situation across the...
View ArticleFATALITIES ON OUR WATERWAYS
The authorities must ensure that minimum safety standards are enforced No fewer than 40 persons died recently in a boat accident along River Katsina Ala in Buruku local government area of Benue State....
View ArticleTHE BRAZEN METELE ATTACK : A CALL TO ARMS
Boko Haram and ISWA may have won this battle, we must win the war! While the actual number of soldiers and locals killed in last week’s surprise attack on the 157 Task Force Battalion at Metele, Borno...
View ArticleTHE MINIMUM WAGE CONTROVERSY
MONDAY EDITORIAL The payment of the minimum wage is possible if governors are prudent While receiving the tripartite committee report on minimum wage recently, President Muhammadu Buhari pledged that...
View ArticleISSUES IN THE NEMA SCANDAL
President Buhari cannot afford to be silent on the mismanagement of NEMA fund Despite the subtle attempts to politicise it, the multi-billion naira scandal involving the National Emergency Management...
View ArticleDEATH AND CONSUMER GOODS
There is a compelling need to enlighten farmers and retailers on how to preserve food The recent panic over beans, a popular staple food, has deepened the urgent need for the education of farmers and...
View ArticleTREASURY SINGLE ACCOUNT AS APPLE OF DISCORD
The TSA policy is not being properly implemented, argues Adepegba Rogers Just few months after the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Index opened a can of worms on how Nigeria has sunk deeper...
View ArticleFASHOLA, CALL IKEDC TO ORDER
One of the things this present government has continued to fight is corruption, but it seems in this regard the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) in its corporate practices is not helping...
View ArticleWHO WILL TEAR-GAS THE POLICE?
The men of Nigeria Police Force were once civilians and will later in life turn to civilians, either by retirement, resignation or dismissal. Like the popular saying, whatever goes around comes around....
View ArticleWORDS FOR GRABBING YOUTH PRESIDENCY JN AFRICA
Okello Oculi reviews a film on the need to rid the country’s body politic of corruption It is useful to reflect on ‘’If I Am President’’ – a film financed by MacArthur Foundation and directed by High...
View ArticleCHALLENGE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN NIGERIA
Mental disorder is a major public health issue that needs adequate attention The recent alarm by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole that three in every 10 Nigerians suffer from one form of...
View ArticleTHE SCARCITY OF CLEAN WATER
The declaration of emergency on water and sanitation is in order That no fewer than 46 million Nigerians use the open fields, bushes and bodies of water as convenience is bad enough. What is worse is...
View ArticleWinning The War Against Boko Haram
The security agencies tasked with the arduous job of containing the chaos and securing the nation must be well-provided for Following the recent brazen attacks on our troops by Boko Haram and its...
View ArticlePIRACY IN THE GULF OF GUINEA
The authorities could do more to ensure sanity in the Gulf of Guinea When in August the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), an arm of the International Chamber of Commerce, released its latest report...
View ArticleA STATE OF LAWLESSNESS
The rate of mob justice is surging. We must all work within the law In all civilised societies, disagreements between individuals and groups are settled through the judicial process. That is...
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