TIME FOR A POLICY ON PLASTICS
Nigeria could do more to protect the environment Reports that about 90 per cent of the plastic waste generated in Nigeria is not recycled and that our country ranks ninth globally among countries...
View ArticleBEFORE THE NEXT ASUU STRIKE…
EDITORIAL ASUU and the government should start painstaking talks about the funding of public tertiary education Last Friday’s suspension of strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)...
View ArticleENDING THE POVERTY TRAP
Government could do more to lift many Nigerians from poverty With Nigeria regarded as one of the countries where a high percentage of citizens live in extreme poverty, the 2022 International Day for...
View ArticleTIME TO UNMASK OIL THIEVES
Government should summon the courage to deal with this burgeoning economic crime Barely two months after his company was awarded a security contract to check oil theft in the Niger Delta region,...
View ArticleTHE KOGI/DANGOTE CEMENT TUSSLE
It is in the interest of all that the issue is resolved amicably With the National Security Council (NSC) directive for the reopening of the Dangote Cement Plc in Obajana, Kogi State, an amicable...
View ArticleFOR CREDIBLE BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
Registration of births and deaths is critical to planning and development Recent disclosure by the National Population Commission (NPC) that many Nigerians are yet to be registered under the Civil...
View ArticleCURBING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN/CHILDREN
All the major stakeholders should work towards stemming the menace From physical and verbal abuse to rape and even murder, it is evident that the authorities are not doing enough to stem the tide of...
View ArticleTHE CRISIS OF FOOD PRODUCTION
Government must strive to end insecurity to make a dent on the food deficit Amid fears of worsening food crisis, Nigeria last week joined other countries to mark the World Food Day which had a smart...
View ArticleGOVERNOR MATAWALLE’S BIG BLUNDER
Bello Matawalle acted beyond his executive powers The recent closure of five electronic media stations in Zamfara State will be remembered for some time as a veritable example of governorship excess...
View ArticleSUNAK: PRIME MINISTER OF A CHALLENGED KINGDOM
Sunak needs to put in place a workable economic policy that can inspire confidence Yesterday’s emergence of Rishi Sunak as the new United Kingdom Prime Minister is replete with far reaching symbolism...
View ArticleTHE CAMPUSES AFTER THE ASUU STRIKE
The authorities should ensure the learning environment is decent and inviting With the suspension of strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), students of public universities are now...
View ArticlePREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST STROKE
Eating right and a healthy lifestyle are most desirable Worried by the growing number of fatalities, the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation last year organised a sensitisation...
View ArticleA FEDERAL CAPITAL UNDER SIEGE
Government should collaborate with our international partners to ensure the security and safety of all residents On the surface, life is normal in Nigeria’s federal capital city Abuja, and environs....
View Article2023 BUDGET AND THE HEALTH SECTOR
The authorities should give significant attention to health issues Aside having one of the worst infant mortality rates in the world, Nigeria is the second country with the highest number of people...
View ArticleON CBN AND NAIRA REDESIGN
The CBN and Finance Ministry will do well to iron their differences out of the public glare Last week decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign some Naira denominations (N200, N500,...
View ArticleDANJUMA’S RECIPE FOR ANARCHY
Democratising ownership and usage of arms will worsen the security challenges A former Minister of Defence, Lt. General T.Y. Danjuma (rtd) last week asked Nigerians, especially residents of Taraba...
View ArticleFAKE AND SUBSTANDARD PRODUCTS
All the major stakeholders should do more to contain the menace The Director General of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Farouk Salim at the anniversary of World Standards Day last week...
View ArticleTHE RETURN OF LULA IN BRAZIL
The election in Brazil holds lessons for Nigeria Former President of Brazil, Luiz Lula da Silva last Sunday defeated the incumbent Jaír Bolsonaro in the runoff election that has split the country down...
View ArticleAFENIFERE ON THE BOIL
Disagreement within the Yoruba social-cultural organisation over the 2023 presidential race shows a decline in its consensual approach to politics, writes Bolaji Adebiyi Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba...
View ArticleSTEMMING INSECURITY IN THE SOUTHEAST
All the critical stakeholders must work together to curb the security excesses Worried by the widespread insecurity in the region, the Southeast Governors’ Forum last week hurriedly convened a meeting...
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