LOCAL EMPLOYEES IN FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES
Foreign-owned companies must work within the law The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu recently spoke about the plight of Nigerian workers in the service of Asian-owned...
View ArticleNOW THAT THE PROTESTS ARE OVER
There should be an end to impunity in governance The 10-day protest dubbed #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, ended at the weekend with a planned ‘One-Million-Man March’ across the 36 states and the Federal...
View ArticleTHE WINDFALL TAX DEBATE
There is need for caution as there could be unintended consequences As part of an amendment bill to the 2023 Finance Act, President Bola Tinubu proposed a one-time windfall tax aimed at taking a bite...
View ArticleTHE MENACE OF FOOD POISONING
Regulators should be alive to their responsibilities A 70-year-old woman, her son and grandchildren died last week in Ilorin, Kwara State, after reportedly consuming ‘amala’, in a suspected case of...
View ArticleZULUM AND THE GREAT GREEN WALL
Desertification is a threat, particularly in the north. Zulum’s tree-planting campaign is commendable From the beginning of time, trees have always served as a source of oxygen, shelter, medicine and...
View ArticleTHE MPOX GLOBAL EMERGENCY
Nigerians should keep their environment clean, and maintain good personal hygiene For the second time within three years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the spread of mpox, formerly...
View ArticleFORGERY AND THE EDUCATION SECTOR
The authorities must do more to tackle the fraud in the system. It’s sullying the integrity of the sector The allegation by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that some tertiary...
View ArticleCRITICAL ISSUES IN FOOD SECURITY
Government should address issues leading to post-harvest losses Tomato fruit is a valuable source of diets for many Nigerians. But in the past few months, the country perhaps experienced one of the...
View ArticleON THE SALARIES OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS
Increased emolument for judges is in order By signing the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law, President Bola Tinubu has raised the monthly pay of judicial officials in...
View ArticleTACKLING VANDALISM IN THE POWER SECTOR
It’s in our enlightened self-interest to expose the criminals Critical stakeholders in the power sector have lately been worried about the activities of vandals. The latest victims are many residents...
View ArticleENUGU’S FIGHT AGAINST NOISE POLLUTION
The policy, if enforced, will benefit all Even when the World Health Organisation (WHO) has long identified noise pollution as one of the most dangerous environmental threats to health, Nigerians have...
View ArticleTHE DECLINING TELECOM SERVICES
Subscribers are not getting value for their money The rate at which the services of the nation’s major telecommunications operators have degenerated in recent times is not only embarrassing but...
View ArticleMUCH ADO ABOUT SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
The problem is not with the form of government – but with the operators A non-partisan group of eminent Nigerians, ‘The Patriots’, recently urged President Bola Tinubu to convene a National...
View ArticleTHE TASK BEFORE JUSTICE KEKERE-EKUN
The Judiciary should be returned to the path of honour and integrity Following recommendation by the National Judicial Commission (NJC), President Bola Tinubu last Friday swore in Justice Kudirat...
View ArticleTHE ABUSE OF EXPATRIATE QUOTA
The law on expatriate quota should be enforced The allegation by Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) that Indians are abusing the expatriate quota system in the...
View ArticleTHE FREQUENCY OF BUILDING COLLAPSE
Regulators should do well by ensuring that building codes are complied with The frequent occurrence of building collapse cases in Nigeria has raised concerns about the need for stricter enforcement of...
View ArticleDEALING WITH WORSENING INSECURITY
Security agencies must do more to contain the scourge of kidnapping A string of attacks, kidnappings and a massacre of unarmed civilians in different theatres is suggestive of a country in the firm...
View ArticleTHE 18-YEAR ADMISSION POLICY
The Ministry of Education’s obsession with age is misplaced In the past, the educational system in Nigeria provided one of the best in the world. But the sector is now fraught with problems, all...
View ArticleNARD AND THE ‘WARNING STRIKE’
Resident doctors should please return to work The Federal Government has threatened to evoke the “No Work, No Pay” policy on members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for the...
View ArticleAGENDA FOR THE NBA PRESIDENT
The association should always act as the bulwark of social justice and defender of the rule of law After an energy-sapping campaign, Afam Osigwe, SAN, eventually emerged the President of the Nigerian...
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