TEACHING IN ‘MOTHER TONGUE’
The country does not have the capacity to implement the policy To preserve Nigeria’s indigenous languages, the federal government enacted the National Policy on Education (NPE) in 1977. Section 1 (8)...
View ArticleTHE DEATH OF MRS RAHEEM
The culprit should be subjected to the full weight of the law We endorse the suspension of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, allegedly for the killing of a Lagos-based lawyer,...
View ArticleWELCOME TO 2023!
Nigerians should embrace a new spirit that places emphasis on unity of purpose Despite the best efforts of the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerians are being ushered into...
View ArticleODE TO PELE, ‘THE KING OF FOOTBALL’
Pele, Brazilian legendary footballer, dies at age 82 Football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known globally as Pele, died last Thursday at age 82 in his country, Brazil. Having dominated...
View ArticleNIGERIA AND THE POPULATION QUESTION
Policymakers should sit up and address the population problem The Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, became the latest person to express concerns about the implications of Nigeria’s...
View ArticleBPE AND NON-PERFORMING FIRMS
There is need for intervention as the privatised firms are largely ineffectual Apparently mindful of the growing number of privatised companies that are now moribund, the Bureau of Public Enterprises...
View ArticleSTANDARDISING PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
The authorities should impose minimum standards For a nation of more than 200 million people, 111 private universities cannot be considered too many, especially given that there are only 105 public...
View ArticleISSUES IN THE 2023 FEDERAL BUDGET
The appropriation act looks difficult on paper. We need someone with special skills to make meaning out of it President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the last budget of his administration. Not...
View ArticleDEPLOYING TOUTS ON ABUJA ROADS
The authorities are creating a climate for agitation. They should do what is right At a time that public administrators are increasingly concerned with placing the citizen at the centre of...
View ArticleTHE SECOND NIGER BRIDGE
The completion of the bridge deserves commendation After almost five decades of failed promises by successive administrations, President Muhammadu Buhari has completed the second Niger Bridge in...
View ArticleTHE CASE FOR VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION
It is safe and healthy to donate blood With less than 10 per cent of Nigerians donating blood voluntarily, the country is currently reeling under the onslaught of serious shortage of safe blood...
View ArticleINSECURITY AND THE RAIL LINES
The security of our rail routes and assets should be treated as an emergency Barely10 months after some bandits attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train, resulting in the death of about eight passengers and...
View ArticleTAX WAIVERS AND THE ECONOMY
Indiscriminate waivers are killing local initiatives and fuelling corruption The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is advising the federal government against the plan to remove the...
View ArticleTHE SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME
A healthy lifestyle is of considerable importance in minimising the affliction A female journalist working with an international organisation, within 10 minutes of arriving her office, was pronounced...
View ArticlePSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AND INSECURITY
All the stakeholders must do more to check the menace We are concerned that efforts to combat the influx and use of psychotropic drugs have not yielded much result. “The challenge of internal security...
View ArticleTACKLING THE RISING RAPE CASES
Perpetrators of the crime must be severely and swiftly sanctioned It must worry the Nigerian authorities that rape has assumed epidemic proportions. In school premises, hospital wards, places of...
View ArticleABIA STATE: DOCTORS WITHOUT WAGES
The Abia State authorities should hurry up and clear the mess A tragic misfortune has struck the Abia State public healthcare system. Last week, throngs of medical doctors marched to the Governor’s...
View ArticlePAINS AND GROANS AT THE PUMP
The earlier the subsidy is removed, the better for all Despite a controversial budget of N3.4 trillion to fund fuel subsidy in the first half of this year, a resurgence of fuel queues in major cities...
View ArticleIGP, PSC TUSSLE AND PUBLIC ORDER
It is time the President addressed this issue once and for all Despite his constitutional role as chairman of the Police Council, President Muhammadu Buhari has allowed the crisis between the office...
View ArticlePRISON CONGESTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
There is need to overhaul the country’s criminal justice system Frank Mekwunye (now 32) was returning from Benin to Lagos in the company of two friends in 2013 when the bus they boarded was flagged...
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