COMMENCEMENT 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...
View ArticleNBA AND THE EL-RUFAI CONTROVERSY
The feud within the Nigerian Bar Association is unnecessary To the extent that social life is impossible without the shared values and moral beliefs which culture and faith provide, religion and...
View ArticleBUHARI’S NINE-POINT AGENDA
It is late to reinvent the wheel of political promises In welcoming some new ambassadors to Nigeria recently, President Muhammadu Buhari listed nine policy issues that will engage his attention for...
View ArticleTHE CHALLENGE OF FOOD SECURITY
Widespread insecurity endangers the production of food Following the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of countries had to shut down their borders and restricted movement to control the spread. One...
View ArticleTHE RAVAGES OF FLOODS
The authorities must do more to mitigate the impact of floods Last week heavy floods pounded Kebbi State, submerged hectares of farmlands, destroyed houses and claimed six lives. President Muhammadu...
View ArticleThe Edo State Gubernatorial Poll
The INEC and security agencies must work harder for a peaceful election With less than a week to polling day, there is an urgent need for the authorities to confront the threats of electoral violence...
View ArticleTHE VINDICATION OF ADESINA AT AFDB
Adesina should justify the overwhelming confidence reposed in him The build-up to the re-election of Adewumi Adesina as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) was characterised by intrigues...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY POLICING AND THE ROAD AHEAD
The mode of operation of community policing is still hazy The recent announcement of a N13 billion take-off grant for community policing in the country was cheery. As a strategy for combating the...
View ArticleTIME TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY
To continue to put the economy in fetters is counter-productive By most standards, Nigeria’s Covid-19 infection and mortality rates are low. The threat of a worse picture has dwindled. The measures put...
View ArticleSecuring The Nation’s Capital
The security agencies must do more to secure the Federal Capital Territory Aside the brutal incursion of Boko Haram insurgents in 2012 and 2013, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been relatively...
View ArticleCONTAINING THE RAGE OF NATURE
Government should redeem its commitment towards the Paris Agreement The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) in its 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction released in January warned of unprecedented...
View ArticleYET ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW
There are many pressing challenges that should engage the attention of the National Assembly As the National Assembly commences yet another round of constitution review, questions arise as to why...
View ArticleBEYOND THE ABA BUILDING COLLAPSE
The regulatory agencies should be alive to their responsibilities The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, last week ordered the suspension of the executive secretary of the Aba Town Planning...
View ArticleBORN TO DIE!
The health sector deserves far more investment The recent disclosure by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that Nigeria records more death of children under age five than any other country...
View ArticlePROSTITUTION AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM
All the major stakeholders need to take action against the menace of prostitution The biggest revelation from the immigrant crisis facing our country today with many of our stranded nationals being...
View ArticleISMAILA ISA HOUSE: WHY NOT?
Abdulhamid Babatunde contends that Isa deserves the honour of the house named after him The death of Malam Ismaila Isa has thrown the spotlight on an old cankerworm in the practice of journalism in...
View ArticleLessons From The Edo Gubernatorial Poll
The deployment of technology in our elections could mark a turning point While we congratulate the re-elected Governor Godwin Obaseki, it is very pertinent to take stock of what transpired in the...
View ArticleTHE WASTEFUL REPAIRS OF REFINERIES
The authorities should stop the cyclical waste called turnaround maintenance of refineries In one of those usual frank admissions of failure for which this administration is familiar, Vice-President...
View ArticleISSUES IN KADUNA’S CASTRATION LAW
To fight the scourge of rape, the authorities must go beyond sensational laws In a law recently passed by the State House of Assembly, anyone convicted of raping an adult in Kaduna will be subjected to...
View ArticleExperts Seek Ways to Modernise Agric Engineering for Africa’s Agenda
By Funmi Ogundare Members of the academia drawn from various institutions across Africa, recently converged virtually for the Pan African Society for Agricultural Engineering (PASAE) special workshop...
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