PUTTING AN END TO KEROSENE EXPLOSIONS
The relevant authorities should be alive to their responsibilities It is quite ironic that kerosene, which is a common domestic fuel among the society’s poor, is today one of the most expensive of all...
View ArticleCOVID-19 And The Oronsaye Report
The government should use this golden opportunity to cut waste by trimming the country’s parastatals and agencies With dwindling resources amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has made nonsense of all...
View ArticleCOUNTING THE COST OF COVID-19
The nation’s economy has been badly battered Commercial activities resumed last Monday in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja as well as Lagos and Ogun States after President Muhammadu Buhari...
View ArticleWIKE AND OTHER MISGUIDED GOVERNORS
Some governors are going beyond their boundaries in the name of enforcing Covid-19 directives The current rash of autocratic displays by governors are a dangerous outcome of the inexplicable retreat...
View ArticleRESTRICTIONS ON INTER-STATE MOVEMENT
The Covid-19 pandemic has further exposed the gross indiscipline in the law enforcement system One of the drastic steps taken by the federal government in containing the COVID-19 pandemic was the...
View ArticleLEAKAGE OF PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH
Unauthorised release of information weakens the decision-making process For years, the machinery of government in Nigeria has found it difficult to protect the confidentiality of information used in...
View ArticlePOVERTY INDEX AMID PANDEMIC
The National Bureau of Statistics’ recent report on poverty is another wake-up call There was nothing shocking in the ‘2019 Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria’ report by the National Bureau of...
View ArticleOdubu: An Epitome of Decency and Team Spirit
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” –Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the...
View ArticleHarmonising Face Mask Standards
The ECOWAS task force should speed up the process of producing a face mask that is acceptable to all Ever since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the current outbreak of COVID-19 a global...
View ArticleDEATHS BY ELECTROCUTION
The regulatory authority should sanction erring companies for wilful neglect The recent death by electrocution of a popular Nigerian dancer has yet again brought to fore the rate at which lives are...
View ArticleCOVID-19 AND ATTACKS ON POLICE PERSONNEL
Attacks on police personnel hold lessons for the Force The recent disclosure by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu that no fewer than 27 police personnel had been attacked and assaulted...
View ArticleAFRICA AND COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS
The continent could do more to contain the pandemic In spite of the relatively low numbers of infection and death on the Continent, Africa may eventually be overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic....
View ArticleTHE ANAMBRA COMMUNAL CLASH
The government should ensure enduring peace returns to the communities and beyond No fewer than 50 persons were abducted during the communal clash last week between the people of Omor and Umunbo...
View ArticleADDRESSING ILLITERACY IN NIGERIA
Government should invest more in education The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education (NMEC), said recently that 35 per cent of the nation’s adult population was...
View ArticleBetween Covid-19 and Boko Haram
These, indeed, are unusual times for mankind. Like never before, natural disasters, poverty, hunger, international conflicts and many other strange occurrences are helplessly starring man in the face....
View ArticleThe End of Ramadan
Ramadan holds lessons for humanity The Muslims’ holy month of self-purification and self-denial otherwise known as Ramadan ended last night without the congregational prayers and other activities that...
View ArticleVIOLATING NIGERIA’S AIRSPACE
The authorities should investigate the breach of the airspace in addition to the sanctions The recent violation of Nigeria’s airspace by a UK-based Flairjet, which was carrying out a commercial charter...
View ArticleBETWEEN CUSTOMS AND THE LAW
Personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service should act within the law Frequent travellers in the country heaved a sigh of relief with the recent judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja curtailing the...
View ArticleHEALTH WORKERS AND COVID-19
The relevant authorities should engage local manufacturers to scale up production of equipment The recent alarm by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) that about 300 doctors and other health...
View ArticleA CURIOUS HOME FEEDING PROGRAMME
The feeding programme is ill-advised Public disapproval has greeted the announcement by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq that the...
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