DATA PROTECTION AND LOAN SHARKS
WEDNESDAY EDITORIAL Data breaches should be criminalised In recent years, many Nigerians have turned to online lenders and other “soft loan” companies for assistance. While these loans are easy to...
View ArticleFOOD EMERGENCY IN THE NORTHEAST
There is need for an urgent intervention Despite abundant natural resources and vast arable land, Nigeria has failed to make investments necessary to provide sustainable and healthy diets for...
View ArticleISSUES IN BORDER SECURITY
Porous borders are posing big problems for the nation The revelation itself was not shocking considering what most Nigerians already know. But coming from the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky...
View ArticleAS PRESIDENT BUHARI DEPARTS…
The administration has been largely ineffectual After eight years in office, President Muhammadu Buhari’s stewardship ends tomorrow. Whatever may be his shortcomings as a leader, no one will deny that...
View ArticleENTER PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU
It’s now time to walk the talk This morning in Abuja, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 25th February election, will be sworn in as the President and...
View ArticleRENEWED VIOLENCE ON THE PLATEAU
All the major stakeholders could do more to stem the violence In a resurgence of unprovoked violence, gunmen recently invaded some remote communities in Mangu and Riyom local government areas of...
View ArticleNBS AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT DATA
The new methodology of computing unemployment masks reality Controversy has continued to dog the latest unemployment data, which was released recently by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The...
View ArticleFHA AND THE HOUSING PROJECTS
Government should empower mortgage banks to provide affordable housing for Nigerians Labour impact assessment studies in countries with similar demographics and economies as Nigeria estimate that no...
View ArticleENFORCING WILDLIFE PROTECTION LAWS
Nigeria should protect its wild species and their habitats The recent conviction and sentencing of two Nigerians to four years imprisonment for conspiracy and unlawful possession of 839kg of pangolin...
View ArticleTHE NEED FOR FUNCTIQ!!ON@AL PUBLIC LIBRARIES
All the stakeholders should invest more in libraries In most countries, a public library is a serious component of the education infrastructure at all levels of government. But we have largely...
View ArticleDEALING WITH SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
The authorities should do more to stem the trend As millions of people around the world marked the 2023 Suicide Prevention Day yesterday with the theme, ‘Creating Hope Through Action’, not much...
View ArticleTREATMENT FOR GUNSHOT VICTIMS
Victims should be treated promptly, with or without police report In a society where incidents of ‘stray bullets’ are almost becoming a norm and where many lives are endangered daily because of street...
View ArticleILLEGAL MINING AND ALAKE’S ULTIMATUM
The minister has his job clearly cut out The 30-day ultimatum given all illegal miners to join notable cooperatives or face the full wrath of the law by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development,...
View ArticleTHE LAGOS MASS TRANSIT RAIL
It is a dream come true Several commuters in Lagos recently heaved a sigh of relief as the first phase of the Blue Rail Line commenced commercial operations. Thirteen kilometres in length, the rail...
View ArticleWILLIAMS: THE PASSAGE OF A PIONEER
Akintola Williams, foremost accountant and statesman, dies at 104 The death, on Monday at age 104, of Mr Akintola Williams has robbed our country of a patriot, a foremost accountant and a statesman....
View ArticleAU AND THE G-20 MEMBERSHIP
Africa should put its house in order. It should strive to run efficient economies as well as respectable political systems The permanent membership status recently granted the African Union (AU) by...
View ArticleFATALITIES ON THE WATERWAYS
The authorities should enforce minimum standards for water transportation The rising number of deaths occasioned by boat mishaps on the nation’s waterways has caught the attention of President Bola...
View ArticleSTILL ON THE $418 MILLION PALAVER
There is need to deal with the issue once and for all For the past two years, the federal government and the 36 states have been embroiled in a legal controversy over the propriety of the $418 million...
View ArticleTEACHERS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS
The authorities should establish an effective inspectorate department to ensure qualified teachers are hired Recruitment of teachers has been a persistent and age-long problem in the Nigerian...
View ArticleDISASTERS IN MOROCCO AND LIBYA
The catastrophe in Morocco and Libya provides lessons for Nigeria Within a period of 48 hours, two horrendous disasters occurred in two North African countries – Morocco and Libya – claiming thousands...
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