THE CARNAGE IN SOUTHERN KADUNA
Government could do more to contain the widespread violence In the latest of the internecine violence that now defines this season in our country, about 40 people were recently killed in Godogodo,...
View ArticleCURBING THE MALARIA SCOURGE IN NIGERIA
All the major stakeholders must do more to tackle the disease In the course of marking the World Malaria Day last April, the then United States Ambassador, Mr. James Entwistle, said an estimated 100...
View ArticleBEFORE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES GO EXTINCT
Government must take concrete steps to enforce the learning and teaching of mother tongue In an attempt to preserve Nigeria’s indigenous languages, the federal government enacted the National Policy on...
View ArticleThe Us Presidential Poll and Beyond
The recruitment process of the American President holds lessons for Nigeria Come next week Tuesday, November 8, Americans will go to the polls to elect their next president. The Democratic Party...
View ArticleTHE BUSINESS CLIMATE IN NIGERIA
Monday Editorial There is need to do more to re-position our economy and put the people to work It is surprising that the federal government would claim being “gratified” by the latest World Bank’s...
View ArticleTHE GUIDELINES FOR REPORTING JUDGES
The NJC lacks the power to restrain the press from discharging its duties Following the recent arrest of some serving and suspended judicial officers by the Department of State Services (DSS) over...
View ArticleNIGERIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE
It is time to give the environment the needed attention Against the background that climate change and environmental degradation are having a significant impact on food and human security in our...
View ArticleTHE RESURGENCE OF POLIO
The relevant authorities must redouble their efforts to ensure polio is kicked out The World Polio Day held last Monday came with the shameful revelation that Nigeria remains the only African country...
View ArticleTACKLING INCIDENTS OF MISSING PEOPLE
There is an encouraging signal from the authorities, but more may be needed James Olomo, a professor of Nuclear Physics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, left his work place for Eket, Akwa...
View ArticleNigeria’s Tuberculosis Burden
The nation faces an uphill battle to reach the global targets for tuberculosis Tuberculosis, better known by its acronym, TB, still constitutes a major health problem in Nigeria. This much was recently...
View ArticleCURBING CYBERCRIME IN NIGERIA
Monday Editorial All the relevant stakeholders must join forces to tame the growing internet crime Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems are now as basic to our lives as water and...
View ArticleTOLL GATES ON WHICH ROADS?
It does not make sense to toll roads that are dilapidated We asked the above question before on this page and we are asking it again, following the recent resolution by the Senate for the...
View ArticleRESTORING SANITY TO THE PORTS
There is need to provide one-stop-shop for all relevant agencies in the ports At the height of reforms by the last administration, some 28 regulatory agencies were banned from the nation’s seaports,...
View ArticleFIGHTING SEXUAL PREDATORS ON CAMPUS
The sexual harassment in tertiary education prohibition bill is a good piece of legislation The recent passage, by the Senate, of a bill which seeks to stamp out sexual harassment of students by...
View ArticleAGBAHIME AND THE OUTRAGEOUS ACQUITTAL
The authorities should reopen investigations into the case and bring the murderers to book A sense of outrage has greeted the acquittal, by a Kano Magistrates Court, of five suspected killers of a...
View ArticleNIGERIA’S MIGRATION CONUNDRUM
MONDAY EDITORIAL The country may do well to address the issue of increasing poverty While there are serious discussions across the world about the growing challenge of young people who continue to...
View ArticleWHY PUBLIC LIBRARIES MATTER
Libraries are essential to learning, scholarship and development of any society In most countries, public libraries are a serious component of the education curricular based on the recognition that...
View ArticleNIGERIANS IN TURKEY AND ERDOGAN
The government could do more for Nigerian students in Turkey Despite the statement by the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Hakan Çakil, that no Nigerian students were arrested in connection with the...
View ArticleTHE SCARCITY OF DRINKING WATER
Water is essential to life. The authorities could do more to ensure is availability The United Nations General Assembly has long recognised drinking water and sanitation as human rights. But it is a...
View ArticleTHE ROAD TO APAPA PORTS
The authorities may do well to fix the road to the heart of commerce in Nigeria Members of the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, led by its chairman, Senator Hope Uzodinma, recently...
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