TACKLING THE GROWING INEQUALITY
The Oxfam report is another wake-up call to address the imbalance in the society The latest report from the UK-based charity Oxfam, ‘Survival of the Richest’ which documents enormous concentration of...
View ArticleTHE BOOMING PROSTITUTION TRADE
Government should do more in tackling the all-pervasive poverty The biggest revelation from the immigrant crisis that has seen many of our stranded nationals brought back home from some countries in...
View ArticleTHE FAMILIES OF EX-SERVICE MEN
The nation must do more to families of our fallen heroes The Armed Forces Remembrance Day was recently marked across the country with fanfare. Colourful parades were held, wreaths were laid, and...
View ArticleTHE BANE OF DIESEL ECONOMY
The authorities must do more to generate enough energy to power the economy That Nigeria still relies heavily on diesel generators to run her economy raises several questions. Speaking during the...
View Article28 STATES AND THE DEBT BURDEN
The states should be creative and become centres of productive activities The 2018 introduction of the World Bank-assisted States Fiscal Transparency and Accountability Programme (SFTAS) was to nudge...
View ArticleTACKLING THE WASTEWATER MENACE
Wastewater should be treated and properly channelled The increasing volumes of wastewater that pour daily from Nigerian homes into open drains or into roads are making people sick and causing...
View ArticleTHE LEKKI DEEP SEA PORT
The port has immense potential for the economy President Muhammadu Buhari was exultant last week as he inaugurated the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos. It is the first of its kind in Nigeria and one of...
View ArticleISSUES IN THE NAIRA REDESIGN POLICY
All issues relating to the newly designed currency should be resolved quickly Following a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at his country home in Daura, Katsina State last Sunday, Central Bank...
View ArticleTHE NASARAWA CASUALTIES OF INSECURITY
Security agencies should do more to avoid costly mistakes and uncertain results during combat operations Nigeria’s epidemic of insecurity has necessitated a war-like response. In most troubled places,...
View ArticleInterim Government: Perish the Thought!
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu alleged last week that there were subterranean forces working behind-the-scenes to disrupt the 2023 general...
View ArticlePUTTING AN END TO JUNGLE JUSTICE
Crime suspects should be given speedy trials and the guilty must be punished The frequency of mob killings in Nigeria demonstrates that we are teetering towards a lawless society, with all the...
View ArticleTACKLING THE CANCER SCOURGE
Cancer is a public health emergency. It demands adequate attention from government The World Cancer Day was commemorated last Saturday with the theme ‘Close the care Gap: Uniting our voices and taking...
View ArticleDEATH FROM UNLATCHED-CONTAINERS
The regulators should be up to their responsibility The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu may have ordered the prosecution of the driver and owner of the truck involved in the recent...
View ArticleTACKLING NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
Too many Nigerians are still prone to preventable diseases. It’s time to match rhetoric with practical progress The prevalence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria remains deeply...
View ArticleVIOLENCE AND THE GENERAL ELECTION
Politicians should strive to play by the rules and make the elections cheerful For decades, elections have always been a major source of insecurity in Nigerians as many of our politicians usually...
View ArticleNAIRA NOTES: CBN MUST ACT NOW
All issues involving the new notes should be resolved quickly We hope the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will seize the face-saving opportunity provided last Friday by the National Council of State to...
View ArticleTHE CASTRATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Local governments must be functional, responsive and accountable to the people It is unfortunate that the recent proposal by the National Assembly to grant financial and administrative autonomy to...
View ArticleKATSINA AND THE BURDEN OF BANDITRY
Security agencies must do more to restore normalcy to the state Bandits are on renewed offensive in Katsina, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari. Last week, about 100 innocent citizens and...
View Article2023 Election: THISDAY Editorial Board Intervention
SPECIAL EDITION – EDITORIAL In the world in which we live today, too many people find it difficult to take a public stand on critical issues, according to Michael Gartner, a 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner...
View ArticlePROTECTING WOMEN AND GIRLS
All the stakeholders should do more to address violence against women There is an alarming upsurge in incidents of violence perpetrated against girls and women in our country. Almost every day,...
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