THE NEVER-ENDING FUEL SUBSIDY PALAVER
Government has merely postponed the evil days After approbating and reprobating for several years on the issue, the federal government last week finally announced an 18-month deferment in the removal...
View ArticleNBA AND JUSTICE SECTOR REFORM
Critical stakeholders must work to restore integrity to the bar and the bench Apparently concerned by the crisis of credibility that has for long dogged the judicial arm of government in Nigeria and...
View ArticleTHE ABUJA RICE PYRAMIDS
The ceremony was unnecessary Apparently in a bid to show that the federal government huge intervention in agriculture is paying off, President Muhammadu Buhari recently unveiled several bags of paddy...
View ArticleTHE OKPANAM CHURCH COLLAPSE
Regulators should enforce building codes and standards The collapse of a building housing the Salvation Ministry in Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State, and the attendant death...
View ArticleAmaechi, the Turban and the Presidency
Eddy Odivwri It is a turban like none other. Some non-northerners had been turbaned in the past. Yet this one for the Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi sparks differently. It...
View ArticleABATTOIRS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
The authorities should ensure public health safety by paying more attention to abattoirs Apparently to curtail the upsurge in communicable and some neglected tropical diseases, the Minister of State...
View ArticleINSECURITY AND RURAL DWELLERS
The countryside is bearing the brunt of criminality. There is need to upgrade our security surveillance system to one that is technology-enabled The chilling statistics from the Kibaku Area Development...
View ArticleTACKLING PREVENTABLE DISEASES
The authorities could do more to contain many cheap deaths Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reveal that at least 32 people died of Lassa fever in the first three weeks of 2022....
View ArticleDATA COLLECTION AND CITIZEN PROTECTION
The National Assembly should protect the public from actions that could undermine the democratic essence The federal government has lately been hiding under the current insecurity to undertake multiple...
View ArticleCONFLICT OVER POLICE RECRUITMENT
The authorities should put an end to the needless bickering between the PSC and the IGP in the interest of national security The Police Service Commission (PSC) workers union recently declared a...
View ArticleSUPER EAGLES, AFCON AND QATAR 2022
The relevant authorities should ensure that the Super Eagles hoist the flag of Nigeria in Qatar The Super Eagles of Nigeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) tournament which ended last...
View ArticleSECURITY LAPSES AT AIRPORTS
The authorities should reinforce security at the airports with trained personnel and modern security equipment That suspected thieves recently sneaked into an Arik Air aircraft parked at the Murtala...
View ArticleCONTAMINATED FUEL: MATTERS ARISING
Those who brought in the adulterated fuel must be sanctioned Regulation is a government function that cannot be outsourced. But in practically all the sectors of our national economy, consumers are...
View ArticleSEPCOL DISASTER AND NIGER DELTA
The oil companies should be held to account The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has classified the latest Shebah Exploration and Production Company Limited (SEPCOL) oil spill...
View ArticleASUU AND THE ENDLESS STRIKES
Funding university education has become a fundamental issue. All the stakeholders must sit down and address it For the umpteenth time, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) last Monday...
View ArticleLOOTING THE ASSETS OF NATURE…1
The nation should do well by enforcing conservation laws The recent seizure in Lekki, Lagos, of a large haul of Elephant tusks and Pangolin scales by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is not the first...
View ArticleLOOTING THE ASSETS OF NATURE…11
The authorities must do more in stemming wildlife trafficking The federal government and other stakeholders should be concerned that there appears to be geographic consolidation of trafficking routes...
View ArticleTHE 2021 GDP GROWTH RATE
Growth must impact majority of the citizens positively to be meaningful The Nigerian economy posted a 3.4 per cent growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021, according...
View ArticleCURBING INCEST IN THE HOMES
Incest is a crime. The authorities should well by enforcing the law Incest in Nigeria, from reports, is becoming an uncontrollable rash, occurring between father and daughter, mother and son, brother...
View ArticleTHE MENACE OF CHILD SOLDIERS
Breaking the mould is possible when the authorities prioritise child protection in addition to incentivised education While marking the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers recently,...
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