A Curious Broadcasting Code…2
The amendment to the broadcasting code should not stand. It is a direct threat to the media No society thrives without a robust, virile and vibrant media to gauge the pulse of the public, offer...
View ArticleDEALING WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
The authorities should pay more attention to the visually impaired One of the most neglected health challenges in Nigeria is blindness, with reports suggesting that 1.6 million persons are visually...
View ArticleAL QAEDA IN NIGERIA?
The security agencies must do more to contain the increasing threats The canvass of violence and insecurity in Nigeria is broadening. The Commander of the United States Special Operations Command in...
View ArticleRESOLVING THE SOUTHERN KADUNA CRISIS
Government must find an enduring solution to the carnage in Southern Kaduna For no rational justification, unbridled violence and blood-letting have in recent years defined the character of Southern...
View ArticleTHE THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY
Security agencies must work without infringing on the rights of the people We agree with the Department of State Service (DSS) that the freedom of expression, which democracy guarantees, does not...
View ArticleOFFICIAL ATTITUDE TO COVID-19
Politicians may do well by obeying Covid-19 safety protocols The level of adherence to health protocols by public office holders and politicians is a template for the majority of Nigerians when it...
View ArticleDisturbing Signals From Mali
The ambitious men in uniform should be sent packing Former President Goodluck Jonathan and some other West African leaders arrived Mali yesterday in order to fast track a return to “constitutional...
View ArticleRESOLVING THE CRISIS IN UNILAG
The visitation panel is welcome The establishment by President Muhammadu Buhari of a special visitation panel to investigate the events that led to the sacking of the University of Lagos...
View ArticleCURIOUS RETURN OF WATERWAYS BILL
The reintroduction of the bill raises reasonable concerns The return to the National Assembly of the executive bill seeking to take over the control and ownership of various waterways in Nigeria by the...
View ArticleAN ECONOMY IN CRISIS
The crisis is another wake-up call to restructure the economy Even when the numbers are open to broad interpretation, the figures released recently by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) only...
View Article‘REPENTANT’ INSURGENTS AND THEIR VICTIMS
The reintegration of some Boko Haram members into the society is ill-advised The recent revelation that 603 ‘repentant’ Boko Haram insurgents who had completed the de-radicalisation programme would be...
View ArticleTHE CHALLENGE OF HUMANITARIAN MANAGEMENT
The ministry needs help to get along. But issues of transparency should be addressed To mark this year’s World Humanitarian Day, the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social...
View ArticleThe Irritation From Ghana
The ill will towards Nigerians in Ghana is misplaced. Both countries should sit down and talk The warning by the federal government that it would no longer tolerate the incessant harassment and acts of...
View ArticleTHE FURORE OVER STAMP DUTY
Government should put its house in order It is a crying shame that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), both agencies of the federal government, cannot...
View ArticleTIME TO REFORM THE JUDICIARY
A reform that will quicken the dispensation of justice is welcome The recent call by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for a merit-based approach to the appointment of judges is a self-indictment. And so is...
View ArticleVIOLENCE AND RURAL NIGERIA
Government could do more to protect the people The spate of attacks on rural communities in Northwest Nigeria has gradually brought the average citizen to the Hobbesian state where life has become...
View ArticlePOLICE AND THE INSURGENCY
Police are needed to boost the efforts of the military For several years, well-meaning Nigerians have made persistent calls on the federal government to equip the police and enhance the protection of...
View ArticleCARRINGTON: THE DEFAULT NIGERIAN
Walter Carrington, former American Ambassador to Nigeria, died 11 August, aged 90 The recent death of the former American Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Walter Carrington, has robbed our country of a friend...
View ArticleDSS, IPOB And The Enugu Killings
Security agencies are unwittingly aggravating long-running troubles by their mode of operations Thousands of commuters were recently stranded in Enugu and environs as commercial bus drivers withdrew...
View ArticleCOMMENCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
It is a welcome development After six months and two weeks of shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Nigeria has finally reopened its airspace for scheduled international flights. It has also for the...
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