Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia: The African Challenge
African leaders should provide responsible leadership and create opportunities for their people The political crises that have engulfed Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia are sad reminders of a continent whose...
View ArticleNIGERIA AND THE AFCFTA CONTROVERSY
MONDAY EDITORIAL The African Continental Free Trade Agreement is welcome After more than a year of hesitation, there were signals last week that Nigeria may soon sign the African Continental Free Trade...
View ArticleTROOP MORALE AND THE INSURGENCY
The authorities could do far more for a change At a recent ‘transformational leadership’ workshop organised by the military for its middle cadre officers, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Tukur...
View ArticleLIFTING 100 MILLION FROM POVERTY
There is not much on ground to justify this vaulted optimism The goal of migrating majority of Nigerians from poverty in the shortest possible time is noble and achievable. But the recent optimistic...
View ArticleBACK TO SCHOOL IN THE NORTH
The authorities should think out-of-the-box and enrol many children in school At a public forum last week, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, raised both...
View ArticleCRISES IN THE ASSEMBLIES
Lawmakers should work within the law The tension rocking Edo and Bauchi States over the emergence of the principal officers of their respective houses of assembly is needless and should not be allowed...
View ArticleA RARE PIONEERING SCHOLAR
Peter Palmer Ekeh pays tribute to Onigu Otite, teacher, researcher and professor of Sociology Reflecting on the life and times of Professor Onigu Otite is very much like taking a flight of nostalgia...
View ArticleAs Mele Kyari Resumes at NNPC
Kyari should reposition the state oil corporation as an efficient and effective commercial entity With the expiration today of the tenure of Mr Maikanti Baru as the Group Managing Director of the...
View ArticleTHE SUSPENSION OF ‘RUGA’ PROGRAMME
MONDAY EDITORIAL The National Livestock Transformation Plan should be carefully implemented In a dramatic twist last Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the Ruga settlement programme which...
View ArticleNIGERIAN NAVY AND THE DETAINED SUSPECTS
The Navy should work within the laws of the country To prohibit the illegal arrest and detention of the Nigerian people the constitution has decreed that any person detained and not granted bail by...
View ArticleTHE TANKER EXPLOSION IN BENUE
There is need for enlightenment campaigns on dangers of scooping fuel In what has become an epidemic of avoidable tragedies, dozens of villagers were killed last week Monday in Ahumbe, Benue State when...
View Article‘Equipping Students with Skills, Key to Financial Sustainability’
In this interview with Funmi Ogundare, the Director of STEM METS Resources, Mrs Jadesola Adedeji explained why education stakeholders, government and corporate bodies should put forward an actionable...
View ArticlePDP AND THE HOUSE LEADERSHIP
The PDP should put its house in order At a period the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in dire need of cohesion, the furore created by the emergence of minority leaders in the House of...
View ArticleENDING COMMUNAL CLASHES
It’s in the nation’s interest to address communal conflicts Across the country, communal conflicts are becoming more frequent and deadly. Bloody battles for supremacy and for the control of land are...
View ArticleLeading A Divided Country
President Buhari may do well to steer the country away from the prevailing state of mutual distrust and disharmony to a more determinedly healthy one That Nigeria is more divided today than at any...
View ArticleECONOMIC IMPACT OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
MONDAY EDITORIAL There is need for more attention to road infrastructure A recent report by the World Bank has underscored the significance of reducing road traffic deaths and injuries as that would...
View ArticleCURBING PIRACY IN THE GULF OF GUINEA
The authorities could do more to reduce incidence of piracy While Nigeria has for several years been a hotspot for piracy incidents, the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime...
View ArticleTHE POWER SUPPLY CONUNDRUM
The power sector needs an efficiently managed national grid Instead of building trusts and working to light up the bewildering darkness in the land, both the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs)...
View ArticleTHE DEATH OF NDUBUISI-CHUKWU
There is need for thorough investigations into the causes of her death The recent death of a high ranking Nigerian insurance professional, Mrs Elizabeth Ndubuisi-Chukwu in a South Africa hotel is a...
View ArticleIJEGUN AND THE PIPELINE VANDALS
The authorities could do more to secure the pipelines No fewer than 10 persons were killed with dozens of houses and vehicles burnt when the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline at...
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