GROWING MENACE OF NOISE POLLUTION
Regulations on noise pollution should be enforced Scientists have determined that noise, ordinarily, is not a bad thing. But it becomes a pollutant in the environment when it rises to unbearable...
View ArticleTHE JUDICIARY AND CRISIS OF CREDIBILITY
Judges should guard their independence jealously The crisis of credibility afflicting the judiciary has taken a serious toll on the institution whose image in the eyes of many Nigerians is now...
View ArticleHELPING THOSE ADDICTED TO DRUGS
All the critical stakeholders should do more to stem the drug menace As drug abuse and illicit trafficking become more prevalent in the country, today’s ceremony is important, even when many may not...
View ArticleYET ANOTHER DEVASTATING FLOOD
The Trademore Estate tragedy is another failure of regulation About this time last year, a devastating flood ravaged Trademore Estate and submerged more than 100 houses. One person died due to the...
View ArticleLIVE ABROAD, EARN AT HOME
Who are the ghost workers? All the culprits should be brought to justice In the past two decades, almost every worker’s verification exercise carried out by agencies of government has thrown up...
View ArticleDATA FOR THE HIGHEST BIDDERS
The breach of the NIMC’s database is a serious crime. The outcome of the investigation must be made public Following public anxiety after a private company was revealed to be selling the personal...
View ArticleTHAT SMALL BUSINESSES MAY THRIVE
Small-scale businesses remain the backbone of the economy. They deserve support Globally, the Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) sector constitutes the spine of any country’s economy....
View ArticleBRIGANDAGE BY EFCC OPERATIVES
The EFCC must operate within the law no matter the provocation The directive by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, for the arrest of two operatives over acts...
View ArticleTHE GROWING RESURGENCE OF BOKO HARAM
Security agencies could do more to contain the increasing violence If any proof was ever needed that the war against Boko Haram is far from being over, it is in the fact that daily, Nigerians are now...
View ArticleTHE SHIRORO MINING PIT COLLAPSE
The authorities have to do more to improve on responses to emergency situations, and save lives Exactly a month after the collapse of a mining pit in Galkogo Community, Shiroro Local Government Area...
View ArticleTHE SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME
Regular medical checks could help in containing the scourge The recent death of Essien Etop Andrew, a Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) deputy controller in charge of finance, administration and technical...
View ArticleTHE ENUGU COURT JUDGMENT
Patricia C. Edeh reckons that the sentencing of Bright Ngene is wrong The legal community in Enugu State was on June 28, 2024, jolted by the seven-year sentence jail sentence imposed on a senior...
View ArticleCRITICAL ISSUES IN THE LAGOS FLOOD
The Lagos State government should step up its campaign to rid the drains of filth The almost 10-hour torrential rainfall in Lagos and some parts of Nigeria on Wednesday presented an ominous sign of...
View ArticleCRITICAL ISSUES IN THE LAGOS FLOOD
· Continued from yesterday Nigerians should work with the metrological information from NIMet to avert recurring disasters Lagos State has a comprehensive master plan for drainage systems. But recent...
View ArticleTHE JUDICIARY AND FAGBEMI’S INDICTMENT
The Judiciary is increasingly being compromised In what can be described as a stinging indictment of justice administration in the country, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,...
View ArticleMUCH ADO ABOUT THE SAMOA AGREEMENT
The controversy over the agreement is unnecessary Reports in some sections of the media last week linked the Samoa Agreement signed by Nigeria, to the protection of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender...
View ArticleECOWAS AND THE ‘ECO’ ILLUSION
The idea of a common currency should be shelved Finance Minister, Olawale Edun last Friday exhumed the illusion of an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) single currency (named ECO) at...
View ArticleENTER PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER
The UK elections hold lessons for Nigeria Following a landslide victory by the Labour Party over the Conservative Party at the general election held last week, Sir Keir Starmer has become the 58th...
View ArticleNEW LEASE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT? (1)
The Supreme Court ruling could do local council administration a lot of good The 1999 constitution in its Fourth Schedule outlines the functions, duties and responsibilities of the local governments....
View ArticleNEW LEASE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT? (11)
Even with all the drawbacks, the Supreme Court ruling should should act as a catalyst for better council administration President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Supreme Court’s judgment on local...
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