THE SCARCITY OF DRINKING WATER
Potable water and improved sanitation services are measures for fighting poverty For residents of Tinuoye, a small community in the Akinyele local government area of Oyo State, access to...
View ArticleRESTORING ABUJA GREEN AREAS
The authorities must do more and halt the encroachment on the green areas Against the background that Abuja was conceived with the idea of avoiding the mistakes of Lagos, it is important for all...
View ArticleDANGER OF SPEED LIMIT VIOLATIONS
The FRSC should intensify efforts to ensure safety for road users Following a recent fatal accident along the Kwali-Abaji expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali...
View ArticleGUARDING AGAINST TRAIN CRASHES
The authorities should ensure safety measures are adequate and adhered to one important lesson straight out of driving school is that when an action is too risky to take, avoid it. But in a dare-devil...
View ArticleADDRESSING THE MISERY OF NIGERIANS
The current index is another wake-up call The federal government must be concerned that despite the assumptions that informed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Naira redesign policy, inflation is...
View ArticleTHE JUDICIARY AND THE ELECTIONS
The courts should ensure the election disputes are handled speedily As provided for in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), aggrieved politicians who were...
View ArticleTHE IMPERATIVE OF NATIONAL HEALING
The task of nation-building and deepening Nigeria’s democracy should be taken as matter of strategic importance In calling for the healing process in his statement yesterday, the president-elect,...
View ArticleNigeria Points The Way Toward Democracy in a Region in Which It is Scarce
VIEWS FROM ABROAD The Editorial Board It might be tempting for opponents of democratic governance to take Nigeria as a case study in why democracy can’t work in Africa. Actually, the opposite is true....
View ArticleTACKLING THE WATER CHALLENGE
Government must invest more in the provision of potable water In her statement to mark the 2023 World Water Day commemorated yesterday, UNICEF Nigeria Chief of WASH, Jane Bevan disclosed that 78...
View ArticleTIME TO BRING OUT NAIRA NOTES
The apex bank should make the local currency available to Nigerians There’s no papering over the fact that most Nigerians are literally going through the valley of the shadow of death in the...
View ArticleLET THE HEALING BEGIN
Politicians must deescalate the uproar arising from the just concluded general elections, writes Bolaji Adebiyi A few days after the results of the presidential election were announced, this column,...
View ArticleTHE COURAGE TO ACCEPT DEFEAT
Every election has a winner and losers. Losers should be bold enough to show their sportsmanlike mettle Elections in a democracy are part of the periodic process of leadership selection. And because...
View ArticleRAMADAN KAREEM!
Restraint, perseverance and kindness should be practiced at all times While we congratulate Nigerian Muslims on this holy season of Ramadan which commenced last Thursday, we feel obliged to highlight...
View ArticleRAMADAN KAREEM!
Restraint, perseverance and kindness should be practiced at all times While we congratulate Nigerian Muslims on this holy season of Ramadan which commenced last Thursday, we feel obliged to highlight...
View ArticleILLICIT GUNS IN THE LAKE CHAD BASIN
Countries in the region must collaborate and address the challenge decisively It is remarkable that the federal government is just coming to terms with the danger of the proliferation of small arms...
View ArticleAVERTING THE LOOMING FOOD CRISIS
The hunger crisis is real. The authorities must do more to contain the consequences No fewer than 24.8 million Nigerians in 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) could experience acute...
View ArticleNIGERIA’S DECLINING FOOTBALL FORTUNES
The authorities must do much more to redeem our football Nigeria’s declining fortunes in football took another hit last Friday when Guinea Bissau came to the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja to snatch...
View ArticleLEAKAGE OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
The authorities should do more to safeguard sensitive documents from being leaked to the public Increasingly, the machinery of government in Nigeria seems to be finding it difficult to protect the...
View ArticleA STRONG VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY
Those interested in wielding power must use the platform of electoral politics The 2023 general election may have come and gone but some Nigerians are yet to come to terms with the outcome....
View ArticleOF IMPUNITY AND STATE AGENTS
Wilful acts of lawlessness by security agents are unacceptable Despite the promise of reforms, the reign of impunity among security agencies is worrisome. Last week, a viral video surfaced on various...
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