THAT THE NHIS MAY WORK
MONDAY EDITORIAL There is urgent need to overhaul the National Health Insurance Scheme The essence of setting up the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is to make health care service delivery...
View ArticleNO FREEDOM FOR EL-ZAKZAKY?
The authorities may do well by releasing the Shiites’ leader That the December 14, 2015 clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) led to the death of some...
View ArticlePLIGHT OF BAKASSI PEOPLE
The government could do more for the nervous and displaced people of Bakassi Peninsula Except the Nigerian and the Cameroonian authorities scale up efforts at addressing the myriad of challenges...
View ArticleSECURITY CHALLENGES IN FCT
There is urgent need for the authorities to take the issue of security more seriously within the FCT The recent abduction of some persons by people suspected to be a gang of hoodlums in Darka Village...
View ArticleTHE PLIGHT OF SUPER FALCONS
The government must redeem its image by paying the players promptly The barb throwing that has prevailed following the shoddy treatment accorded the national female football team and the failure of...
View ArticleBuhari, SGF And The North-East
President Buhari needs to set clearer goals in the fight against corruption It would appear as if living in denial has become the hallmark of the Muhammadu Buhari administration when it comes to...
View ArticleSTOWAWAY AND INSECURITY
MONDAY EDITORIAL Frequent cases of stowaway endanger security at the nation’s airports Ordinarily, the airside of any airport is known as a sterile area that is strictly out of bounds and can only...
View ArticleVIOLENCE AGAINST UNIFORMED MEN
Government and its security outfits should roll out a confidence building strategy that would rekindle citizens’ trust in them A recent report by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said over 70...
View ArticleTHE COST OF NIGER DELTA CRISIS
President Buhari could do more to restore peace in the Niger Delta The cost of the crisis in Niger Delta on the economy is steep and rising. Just recently, Mr. Shina Bankole, the vice-chairman of the...
View ArticleRESOLVING THE IPOB LOGJAM
The Indigenous People of Biafra should channel their grievances through the appropriate quarters It is not clear if President Muhammadu Buhari will honour his invitation to visit Enugu today. But a...
View ArticleBEYOND THE 2016 WAEC RESULTS
Our post primary institutions need an overhaul The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) last week released the results of the May/June 2016 examinations after cancelling those involved in proven...
View ArticleCelebrating Christmas In Nigeria!
We must hold on to the hope that we will overcome our challenges Today, Nigerian Christians will join their counterparts all over the world to mark Christmas, a spiritual festival that enjoins goodwill...
View ArticleRIVERS RERUN POLLS: THE DAY AFTER
Electoral manipulations and violence constitute abuse of the right of the people to choose their leaders Almost three weeks after the Rivers State rerun legislative election of December 10, the guns...
View ArticleYAHYA JAMMEH MUST GO!
Nigeria should provide leadership in easing out the tyrant It is now becoming increasingly clear that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may have to send a military intervention...
View ArticleTHE MOVE FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION
The South-west regional initiative for cooperation should be encouraged A recent meeting of governors of the South-west states in Ibadan, Oyo State, hit the headlines as it forcefully returned to the...
View ArticleONE SCHOOL, ONE TEACHER IN ZAMFARA
The Zamfara State Government must pay more attention to primary education The number of out-of-school children, particularly in the northern part of Nigeria, has been on a steady rise for the past few...
View ArticleTHE PROPOSED ABUJA AIRPORT LOCKDOWN
MONDAY EDITORIAL The six weeks closure will be costly. Nigeria should learn from the Heathrow Airport’s experience Nigerians may not be able to quantify the huge losses to be incurred when the...
View ArticleTHE CARNAGE IN SOUTHERN KADUNA
Government must bring to justice the entrepreneurs of violence The spectre of harrowing impunity returned to Southern Kaduna last week when suspected herdsmen invaded the area, killing dozens of...
View ArticleTHE RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTION
How do we get out of the energy crisis? There is need to give the decentralised renewable energy a try Nigeria needs at least 12,000 megawatts of power but can barely produce 4,000, a mere 17 per cent...
View ArticleGENDER INEQUALITY IN NIGERIA
Women have the same intrinsic worth as men Discriminated against at every level, women and girls traditionally have limited access to education, ownership of land and assets in Nigeria. And they are...
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