ENDLESS COLLAPSE OF POWER GRID
There are serious systemic issues across the power value chain that need to be addressed Recent disruptions of the transmission line between Akwa Ibom and Cross River States which caused the...
View ArticlePROLIFERATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
The authorities must not sacrifice quality for numbers With the approval of 12 more private universities, Nigeria now has 205 universities made up of 49 federal, 57 state universities and 99 private...
View ArticleTHE BANE OF MULTIPLE TAXATION
There is urgent need for a comprehensive tax reform All relevant statistics point to the fact that the number of taxpayers in Nigeria, relative to the size of the economy, is one of the lowest in the...
View ArticleTHE N20 BILLION ‘CASH TRANSFERS’
EDITORIAL The funds should be transparently administered We understand the cynicism that has greeted the recent statement that two million Nigerians will from June this year start receiving...
View ArticleRISING FATALITIES FROM LASSA FEVER
Government leaders could do more to ensure the virus is contained It is obvious that many Nigerians are not paying attention to the growing fatality rate of Lassa fever, a deadly disease that took its...
View ArticleGROWING CITIES, ‘URBAN JUNGLES’
The World Bank report is another wake-up call A disturbing report released last week included more Nigerian cities among the ‘20 Ranked Fastest Growing Cities Worldwide’. Seventeen of these 20...
View ArticleTHE EGBEMA ILLEGAL REFINERY TRAGEDY
The government could do more to stem illegal bunkering and refining of crude oil Scores of people were recently burnt to death from an explosion during an illegal refining of crude oil at Abaezi...
View ArticleTHE SENATE AND MULTICHOICE
Business entities should not be forced into an uncompetitive price fixing Due to constant upward price adjustments by MultiChoice, the House of Representations almost heckled the National...
View ArticleTHE PLIGHT OF NIGERIAN SCHOLARS ABROAD
Government should live up to its responsibilities The scramble for nominations into various offices, especially by serving political office holders has underscored the vulnerability of the system,...
View ArticleRASH OF MILITARY PLANE CRASHES
The authorities should take a close look at matters of airworthiness and the accountability of those entrusted with scheduled maintenance for aircraft Two pilots reportedly on a training mission died...
View ArticleDOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA
Government should sit down with the airline operators to resolve the aviation fuel crisis Although the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), the umbrella organisation for domestic carriers, last...
View ArticleTHE PROPOSED 2023 CENSUS…1
An accurate national census is desirable for planning The United Nations (UN) recommends a national census enumeration for every country at least once every 10 years. That Nigeria has for years...
View ArticleTHE PROPOSED 2023 CENSUS…11
Continued from yesterday The omens bode ill for a credible census After a 16-year hiatus, Nigeria is set to hold a national census between March and April next year. We welcome the development...
View ArticleTACKLING GENDER INEQUALITY IN NIGERIA
It’s time to end the discrimination. Gender equality is a human right Recent statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that Nigerian women do not enjoy equal access with men in...
View ArticleRESOLVING THE BASKETBALL CRISIS
The ban from international competitions is ill-conceived Nigerian sport is in the news again. But, as usual, for the wrong reason! Last week, a terse statement by the Permanent Secretary, Federal...
View ArticleTHE BANE OF DEFORESTATION
The authorities must give adequate attention to preserving the environment Of all the five most critical factors that affect the global environment, namely, air pollution, overpopulation,...
View ArticleTACKLING CHOLERA DISEASE IN NIGERIA
The authorities must do more in providing clean water for the citizens Recent statistics by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that Nigeria lost no fewer than 3,604 persons to Cholera, is...
View ArticlePARTIES AND THE NOMINATION PROCESS
The process through which the candidates emerge is critical, and must be transparent In strict compliance with the guidelines and timetable of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for...
View ArticleTHE PROPENSITY FOR JUNGLE JUSTICE
Those who resort to mob justice must be severely sanctioned The brutal murder of Miss Deborah Yakubu, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto by some of her school mates over...
View ArticleTHE MOUNTING DEBT CHALLENGE
The rate of borrowing is excessive Already battered by high levels of socio-economic stress, Nigeria’s ever rising debt portfolio is causing increasing anxiety. The debts have become huge liabilities,...
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