ADDRESSING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
· · The increasing violence raises doubts about enforcement of our laws · · That violence continues to manifest itself in new forms and trends against women and girls...
View ArticleDESPERATE MIGRANTS AND POROUS PORTS
Government must do more by addressing the deepening crisis of poverty in a nation where mindless killings, mass abduction, banditry and terrorism have become the new normal, Nigerians are hardly...
View ArticleCONVOY DRIVERS AND ROAD SAFETY
The FRSC should subject convoy drivers to the same standard No fewer than four persons died on the spot following a ghastly accident involving a Toyota Hilux conveying a detachment of vigilantes,...
View ArticleBEYOND THE CJN LAMENTATION
The ills afflicting the judiciary are largely self-inflicted The public lamentation by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola that the judicature is overwhelmed by high number of pending...
View ArticleRETURN OF HISTORY TO THE CURRICULUM
The study of history is significant to all Thirteen years after it was expunged from primary and secondary schools, the federal government last week announced the reintroduction of history as...
View ArticleDEALING WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
Blindness is a public health emergency which deserves adequate attention One of the most neglected health challenges in Nigeria is blindness, with reports suggesting that 4.2 million persons are...
View ArticleTACKLING CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA
The authorities must do more to instil transparency and accountability in government On a day designated by the United Nations to raise awareness about how corruption subverts good governance, it is...
View ArticleCBN AND CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMITS
The interest of bank depositors is paramount Following intervention by the National Assembly, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, last Thursday clarified that the new policy...
View ArticleSMES AND THE SCUML IMPEDIMENT
We cannot afford to create needless bureaucratic hurdles in the path of small businesses Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a major role in most economies, particularly in developing...
View ArticleBAUCHI, GOMBE AND THE OIL WAR
The actual location of the Kolmani oil fields must be decided by National Boundary Commission Oil Prospecting Licences 809 and 810, cutting across five Kolmani fields being developed by the Nigerian...
View ArticleNIGERIA AND INCREASING INCIDENCE OF RAPE
All the major stakeholders should unite to fight the menace Last Sunday, some residents of Farin-Gada community in Jos, Plateau State, staged a protest following the killing of Ruth Yakadi, a...
View ArticleFROM NEWSROOM TO PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
The recent controversy around spokespersons exposes endemic misunderstanding of their role, writes Bolaji Adebiyi It is doubtful if any accomplished journalist who had served a term as a media aide...
View ArticleRENEWED VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTHEAST
The security agencies could do more to arrest the situation Despite various efforts at both the national and subnational levels to find a solution to violent crimes and general insecurity in the...
View ArticleTACKLING THE MALARIA MENACE
Nigerian health authorities could do more to stem the scourge For a preventable disease, the number of people who die annually from Malaria in our country is frightening. Nigeria, according to World...
View ArticleINSECURITY AND THE GRASSROOTS
The local councils deserve adequate attention and protection The scope and intensity of the violence is worrying. Of all the 774 local government areas in the country, only 176 have not experienced...
View Article2023 POLL AND ATTACKS ON INEC FACILITIES
The attacks raise fresh doubts on the forthcoming elections For the umpteenth time, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday expressed concern that persistent attacks on its...
View ArticleTHE CHALLENGE OF CYBERCRIMES
The regulators could do more to tame the menace If there is any lesson from the Covid-19 pandemic across the world, it is in how Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems are now as...
View ArticleTHE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS!
Peace, Joy and Love In his last Christmas in office, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians not to lose sight of the symbiotic relationship between Christmas and hope. His admonition will...
View ArticleINADEQUATE FUNDING FOR JUDICIARY
The judicial arm of government should be well provided for While defending the 2023 budget proposal before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Judiciary, the National Judicial Council (NJC)...
View ArticleILLICIT DRUGS AND THE SOCIETY
The NDLEA is doing a remarkable job. But there is much more to do Reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized consignments worth over N450 billion from drug traffickers and...
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