FUEL SHORTAGES AND THE SUBSIDY QUESTION
Government should summon the courage to let go of petrol subsidy Against the backdrop of long queues at some filling stations across the country last week, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed reiterated...
View ArticleLEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF INSECURITY
Government must do more to contain the volume and severity of crime The widespread violence and worsening insecurity across the country have prompted several critical stakeholders to call for an...
View ArticleCOUP IN SUDAN AND THE DAYS AFTER
There should be a quick resolution of the impasse so that life can return to normal An atmosphere of political unease has pervaded Sudan since 11th April following the ouster of President Omar...
View ArticleHealthcare Delivery And ‘Surplus Doctors’
Following public outrage, the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige has walked back on his dismissive statement that the rate at which Nigerian doctors emigrate is a positive development for the country....
View ArticleTHE WARNINGS ON DEBT BURDEN
MONDAY EDITORIAL Government must be circumspect in piling up debts Despite being bullish in its reaction, the federal government will do well to heed recent warnings about the growing debt being...
View ArticleUNDUE PRESSURE ON PUBLIC OFFICERS
Public officers should do what is right One distinctive feature of democracy is the right of the people to expect and demand good governance from elected officials. It is also the duty of the latter to...
View ArticleMINIMUM WAGE AND WORKERS’ DAY
There are more battles ahead The recent signing into law of a bill increasing the country’s minimum wage to N30,000 from N18,000 is a welcome development for which both the Nigeria Labour Congress...
View ArticleTHE MENACE OF SNAKE BITES
Government should do more to check the menace After several months of shortage, some 4,000 vials of anti-snake venom (ASV) arrived Nigeria last week. “The period of acute shortage was agonising, but we...
View ArticleTHE POWER SECTOR CHALLENGE
The power sector has served the country so poorly Following series of ‘system collapse’, only 3,231 megawatts of electricity were generated on Wednesday to power a country of 201 million citizens. That...
View ArticleThe Assault on Women in Abuja
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board Task Force should be called to order At a period the federal capital territory (FCT) and its satellite towns and villages are being overtaken by refuse, with...
View ArticleFIRE ON THE OILFIELD
MONDAY EDITORIAL The authorities should ensure that the Ilaje oil spillage is properly handled The recent explosion at the Oju-Imole oil field in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State has again...
View ArticleTHE ESSENCE OF RAMADAN
The holy month holds lessons for all Nigerians Muslims all over the world yesterday commenced the holy month of Ramadan, an annual spiritual battle against the flesh and the pleasures of unchecked...
View ArticleSecurity agencies should investigate the killings
THE GOMBE EASTER KILLING The nine slain members of the Boys’ Brigade were laid to rest on April 27 after a funeral service was conducted in their honour at the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)...
View ArticleNCC AND THE PIRACY NETWORKS
There is need to strengthen the enabling laws on piracy The recent disclosure by the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC), the body empowered by law to deal with copyright issues in Nigeria, that the...
View ArticleSTATE OF HEALTHCARE IN NIGERIA
The stakeholders must come out with a solution to the country’s health problems The revelation at the annual general conference of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) that no fewer than 2,000...
View ArticleProtest of The Gbagyi People of Abuja
The authorities should look into the land row in the FCT Against the background that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was last week caught in the web of the land-grab controversy between the military and...
View ArticleBANE OF UNCONTROLLED POPULATION
MONDAY EDITORIAL Government must put out measures to put the rising population in check Based on the latest United Nations estimates, Nigeria’s population growth is frightening. Between October last...
View ArticleWHEN BANDITS SEIZE THE HIGHWAY
The security agencies could do more to secure the roads Abuja-Kaduna Highway, one of the most strategic roads in Nigeria, has metamorphosed into a symbol of armed robbery, banditry and kidnapping....
View ArticleTHE 2019 JAMB EXAMINATION CRISIS
JAMB must be commended for doing a good job One major proof of the downward slide in the education sector in Nigeria is the growing cases of examination malpractices. Reports from the 2019 Unified...
View ArticleA DELUGE OF SUICIDE NOTES
There is need for significant improvement in mental health services Last weekend attempt by a young man to take his own life over low score in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)...
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