LOPSIDED RECRUITMENT IN DSS
There is need to challenge the impunity in the state security services Not a few Nigerians feel scandalised by a recent report of lopsided recruitment exercise in the Department of State Service (DSS)....
View ArticleOSINBAJO AND THE LEKKI TRAGEDY
The Vice President is doing his bit to soothe the pains of Nigerians, writes Etim Etim It is quite unfortunate and regrettable that the peaceful protests by young Nigerians have ended rather tragically...
View ArticleEndSARS Protests: The Days After
Now that protesters are out of the streets, government should address the massive ills that have been articulated The much-awaited national broadcast last Thursday by President Muhammadu Buhari fell...
View ArticleAISHA BUHARI AND THE ‘WEEPING’ NORTH
The security agencies could do more to secure the country Amid the recent nationwide protests over police brutality, the First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari has called for action to “rescue” Nigerians from...
View ArticleTHE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE
It’s in the nation’s interest to stop marrying out underage children Despite all the campaigns, child marriage is still an overwhelming challenge in Nigeria. Many of our young girls, particularly in...
View ArticleWHO OWNS ZAMFARA’S GOLD?
The government must address the issue urgently Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, raised a very fundamental issue that surrounds Nigeria’s flawed federal structure recently when he questioned the...
View ArticleRISING CASES OF STILLBIRTHS IN NIGERIA
The primary health care system should be strengthened Of the 2.5 million newborns that died across the world in 2018, no fewer than 318,522 cases were recorded in Nigeria. The deaths were recorded...
View ArticleABATTOIRS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Abattoirs should be regulated The findings from different studies keep pointing to one fact: the increasing health hazards in consuming the beef prepared in many parts of the country. This is because...
View ArticleClosing In On The Media?
Nigeria will be better served with a free press While democracy entitles citizens to freedoms of expression and association, it is also true that the leadership of every country has an obligation to...
View ArticleAMERICA’S RESTORATION ELECTION
The election of Joe Biden is a choice well made The just concluded presidential election in the United States has numerous meanings for America and the rest of the world. In many respects, the outcome...
View ArticleJAILBREAKS AND PRISON CONDITIONS
The correctional facilities are in dire need of improvement Beyond investigating recent jailbreaks, it is important to review the conditions in our prisons that dehumanise inmates and encourage their...
View ArticleIMPERATIVE OF A NATIONAL CENSUS
A reliable census is desirable for proper national planning The United Nations (UN) recommends a national census enumeration at least once every 10 years. Nigeria’s case is a marked departure from that...
View ArticleTHE URGENCY OF POLICE REFORM
The police must be adequately provided for Following the protests provoked by abuse of power by men and officers of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), victims and relations of victims are...
View ArticleBALARABE MUSA: THE PASSING OF A PATRIOT
Musa, principled politician and former Kaduna State Governor, dies at age 84 The passage on Tuesday of Alhaji Balarabe Musa, Second Republic Governor of the old Kaduna State (part of which is now...
View ArticlePOVERTY AND WIDENING INEQUALITY IN NIGERIA
Oludayo Tade urges government to invest in public-funded education to turn the tide How can we use poverty and inequality gaps to understand issues of governance and insecurity and evolving social...
View ArticleThe Imperative of Police Reforms
Police reform is possible if government is willing to rekindle its sense of purpose For several years, members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) were law unto themselves. They were...
View ArticleANOTHER LOOMING DEBT TRAP
Government must be circumspect in accumulating more debts That the debt being accumulated by both the federal government and the 36 states is now growing faster than the rate of the country’s Gross...
View ArticlePUTTING AN END TO JUMBO PENSION
The time is ripe to get rid of the sumptuous severance benefits in the states Despite strident criticism against the self-serving law enacted by former governors to draw sumptuous severance benefits...
View ArticleMORE AIRPORTS IN WHOSE INTEREST?
It does not make economic sense to build new airports The decision by the federal government to build airports in Anambra, Benue, Ekiti, Nasarawa and Ebonyi States while taking over the ones in Kebbi,...
View ArticleTHE RETURN OF YELLOW FEVER
The renewed spike is a wake-up call for the government to do more to combat the disease The recent outbreak of Yellow fever in some parts of the country is a disturbing development. It is bad enough...
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