900 DAYS WITHOUT THE CHIBOK GIRLS
Government must show greater resolve to rescue the girls Last Friday marked exactly 900 days that 276 girls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno...
View ArticleWASTE IN A TIME OF RECESSION
State governors must learn to cut the cost of governance Where will you find leaders who indulge in ostentation in times of turbulence and complex economic challenges? Perhaps only in Nigeria! Recent...
View ArticleENFORCING THE TOBACCO CONTROL ACT
Government could do more to support the tobacco initiative The coming into force of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) on February 27, 2005, marked the first time that the World Health...
View ArticleTHE ABUSE OF SECURITY VOTES
There is need for a review of how security spending should be channelled On her visit to Nigeria in 2011, the German Chancellor, Mrs Angela Merkel, identified security and corruption as the two...
View ArticleCattle Grazing in The Heart of FCT
The authorities need to enforce the law on cattle grazing before another crisis wells up The common refrain by most residents of the Federal Capital Territory that Abuja has become the “Federal Cattle...
View ArticleBEYOND THE REINTRODUCTION OF HISTORY
MONDAY EDITORIAL There is need to address the rot in our schools Following the criticisms that have for years trailed the suspension of the teaching of history in Nigerian schools, the federal...
View ArticleRESTORING INTEGRITY TO THE BENCH
All the relevant stakeholders must join forces to restore credibility to the bench In a bid to restore a measure of integrity to the judicial arm of government that has lately come under serious...
View ArticlePOVERTY AND THE NIGERIAN CHILD
Government must design and implement a strategy towards reducing extreme poverty Nearly a fifth of children (more than 385 million) in developing countries are living in extreme poverty, according to a...
View ArticleTHE HOUSE AND THE JIBRIN AFFAIR
The leadership of the House and Jibrin should find mutual accommodation in a dialogue to resolve the issues It is no longer news that the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on...
View ArticleTACKLING THE CANCER MENACE
Government could do more in containing the scourge The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) said no fewer than two million Nigerian men and women are currently afflicted by...
View ArticleCBN Approves Special FX Window for Airline Operators, Manufacturers
Dele Ogbodo in Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), friday approved a Special Secondary Market Intervention Retail Sales (SMIS) forex window for domestic airline operators and manufacturers to...
View ArticleBeyond The Chibok Schoolgirls
Government should exploit this momentous opening to pursue a comprehensive peace process across the country Nigerians and, indeed, the entire world have welcomed with some relief the release of 21 of...
View ArticleFINDING FOOD FOR HUNGRY NIGERIANS
MONDAY EDITORIAL There is urgent need to invest more in food production Millions of people across the globe yesterday marked the World Food Day. But coming at a period Nigerians are rated as...
View ArticleDSS AND AN EMBATTLED JUDICIARY
The DSS and the Judicial Council should work in harmony to curb corruption in the bench The invasion of the residences and arrest of some serving and suspended judicial officers by the Department of...
View ArticleMISMANAGING THE IDPS’ FUNDS
How is the internally displaced persons’ money spent? The public deserves to know The House of Representatives committee investigating alleged diversion of funds and materials meant for the internally...
View ArticleTHE NEEDLESS NNAMANI COMMITTEE
THURSDAY EDITORIAL This is no time to squander scarce resources It is easy to conclude that the 24-man committee headed by former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, and saddled with the task of...
View ArticleAGAIN, A CASE FOR POPULATION CONTROL
An idle and largely illiterate population is a disaster waiting to happen The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) recently urged member states to sensitise communities on the need to...
View ArticleShi’ites: The Need to Be Cautious
Government should be careful in handling the Shi’ites’ issue so as not to create more problems As the battle against Boko Haram enters the critical stages, the federal government may need to study the...
View ArticleTHE BANKS AND THE DEPOSITORS
MONDAY EDITORIAL There is need to strengthen regulatory rules in the banking sector There are obvious challenges with many of the commercial banks in the country today. In a period of economic...
View ArticleTHE RESURGENCE OF KIDNAPPING
The security agencies could do more to contain the scourge The crime of kidnapping is now on a steady rise and it targets the high and the mighty as well as the poor. Except that, as more recent...
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