FINALLY, NIGERIA KICKS OUT POLIO…
It is an important milestone In one of those rare moments of good news about our country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) at the weekend declared that Nigeria has completed documentation for Wild...
View ArticleTHE NEED FOR FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The authorities should invest in public libraries to encourage reading culture The recent death in Benin, Edo State, of a university undergraduate inside a church where she went to read highlights the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 AND GROWING LAWLESSNESS
All those who wilfully breached the law must be sanctioned In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, the federal government had since March 2020 put in place a number of measures. A Presidential...
View ArticleWHY WE NEED OTHER SEAPORTS
It is time to upgrade the other seaports in order to compete effectively Although the Calabar Port Complex received its first Shipping Line’s container vessel last September, it is still bogged down by...
View ArticleSERVICE CHIEFS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
The security chiefs have outlived their usefulness Apparently bowing to public pressure about the near total breakdown of security across the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari recently summoned his...
View ArticlePOLICE AND PARTISAN POLITICS
The police must be professional at all times The crude attempt to circumscribe the liberty of the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi by preventing him from moving his personal belongings out...
View ArticleCURBING CYBERCRIMES IN NIGERIA
The authorities may do well by enforcing the cybercrime act In what is fast becoming a routine affair, the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently on the hunt for six Nigerians who...
View ArticleENDING THE VIOLENCE IN THE NORTH
President Buhari must do more to secure the country Despite the repeated claims by the military that Boko Haram has been degraded, the dreaded terror group has continued to unleash a reign of terror on...
View ArticleThe Reign of Illegal Miners
Illegal miners pose serious threat to our economy and national security That the latest audit report of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) on the country’s solid mineral...
View ArticlePIRACY AND NIGERIA’S SECURITY FAILURE
The authorities could do more to make our waters safe A recent statement by the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, on piracy in the...
View ArticleISSUES IN THE APC CRISIS
The APC should conduct its affairs within the law As the party in power at the national level and in majority of the 36 states, the All Progressives Congress (APC) should ordinarily be a beacon of...
View ArticleTHE MENACE OF DRUG ABUSE
The authorities could do more to stem the scourge Perhaps outside suicide, the consumption of illicit drugs is one of the most dangerous voluntary activities in the world. Sadly, their use is on the...
View ArticleRANCHING: THE ENUGU EXAMPLE
The Enugu State cattle ranch holds lessons for the nation For several years, well-meaning Nigerians have canvassed ranching as panacea for the incessant herder-farmer clashes. These clashes have...
View ArticleMENACE OF PLASTICS IN NIGERIA
The authorities could do more to protect the environment Scientists have raised global concern that plastics pose unimaginable danger to humanity and may reach crisis levels unless deliberate actions...
View ArticleEFCC And The Crisis of Credibility
The current efforts should go beyond the investigation of one officer to a reform that will strengthen the anti-graft agency On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari formally approved the suspension of...
View ArticleDEALING WITH THE NSITF CRISIS
The operations of the NSITF should be overhauled Right from inception, allegations of financial impropriety have always been a reoccurring issue in the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). The...
View ArticleTHE ATTACK ON UN HELICOPTER
The assault on the helicopter is another wake-up call The recent daring offensive by Boko Haram insurgents that downed a United Nations (UN) aid helicopter in Borno State is very troubling. According...
View ArticleTHE AKK GAS PIPELINE PROJECT
It is a good initiative, but there are many questions to answer In a virtual ceremony, President Muhammadu Buhari recently approved the commencement of work on the AKK gas line, a 614-long...
View ArticleTHE ‘MISSING’ BILLIONS IN MDAS
The compromised agencies should be held to account The essence of audit is to determine whether financial reports are fairly stated or breach accepted standards. The purpose is to make those...
View ArticleFOR SAFETY ON WATERWAYS
There is urgent need to enforce operational standards on the waterways In the absence of other reliable transportation system in many of our coastal communities, people tend to pile into whatever...
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