Issues/Policy
Adeosun: A Soft Landing By Ray Ekpu
I had written an article some weeks ago on the Kemi Adeosun matter titled “Ungolden Silence.” I had said in that piece that it was wrong for Mrs Kemi Adeosun, who is Nigeria’s Minister of […]
Month: September 2018
Politics
Can APC Survive Internal Bleeding? By Luke Onyekakeyah
The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the method to adopt for its party primaries shows that nothing has changed in the way politicians carry themselves. The old political culture is still […]
MEDIA
Police Arrest WhatsApp Group Admin, Members For Spreading ‘Fake News’ | TheCable
The Kano state police have arrested the administrator and members of a WhatsApp group for allegedly circulating fake news. The group was accused of spreading the picture of a woman who was accused of trafficking […]
Government
Communities Seek Debt Rebate Months After Prepaid Meter Deployment By Tope Templer Olaiya
It’s a tale of different stokes for different folks. While some communities are daily lamenting the burden of excessive and outrageous billing by electricity distribution companies, thereby seeking to be given pre-paid meters, some communities […]
MEDIA
Fake News and Media Ethics, Regulation Nexus By Anote Ajeluorou
Former Director-General, Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Prof. Tom Adaba; former Minister of Information, Prof. Sam Oyevbare and President of Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN), Prof. Lai Oso at the conference in […]
Education
Danger Signal From Edo Job Market | Guardian (NG)
Another practical expression of the heightening unemployment crisis in the country manifested the other day when 8000 job applicants sat for “aptitude test” for only 250 available positions in Edo State Traffic Management Agency (EDSTMA). […]
Issues/Policy
The National Interest and the Government Interest, By Femi Aribisala
The rule of law is precisely what it says: It is the rule of lawyers and judges. It is not the rule of presidents, governors and politicians. Generals are, by experience and training, men of […]
Issues/Policy
2019: A Brief Manual of Nigerian Politics, By Reuben Abati
I have given this broad portrait to paint a picture of where Nigerian politics is, and to all aspiring office seekers, including the experienced ones, I offer the following simple instructions, cynically, but we must […]
Issues/Policy
Direct Primaries: Smart Politics, Good for Governance, By Babafemi Ojudu
If general elections were meant to determine the person who can best serve a constituency, then a direct primary, in my opinion, will elect the best person who will be most capable of winning a […]
Nigeria
Nigeria: As Others See Us, By Eric Teniola
“Nigeria and the many challenges it is facing should serve as a warning to other African states and their leaders. Oil, a geological endowment that few countries can match, did not insulate Nigeria from the […]
Politics
Second Term Bid: ‘I’m Not Tired’ – Ambode |} PMNews
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday made a public declaration for re-election in 2019 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ambode spoke at the open ground in Alausa, while addressing […]
Politics
2019 INEC Budget: Matters Arising By Eze Onyekpere
Is Nigeria ready for the 2019 elections just six months away? Have the executive and legislature given the Independent National Electoral Commission the resources and support it requires to organize and supervise the elections? These […]
Politics
2019: Ambode Officially Declares For Second Term, Picks Guber Form
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday officially declared his intention to seek re-election in 2019 on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he remains undaunted and resolutely committed to achieve more […]
Issues/Policy
CBN’s Sanctions On MTN, Banks: Too Many Loose Ends By Jimoh Mokelu
There is something unseemly about the sanctions and the circumstances around the sanctions issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the unfortunate five: MTN Nigeria and four financial institutions. Indeed, there are too […]
Aviation
Airlines’ Fortunes Soar | Guardian
A new wave of confidence has animated the air travel sector with erstwhile struggling airlines now acquiring state-of-the-art airplanes to replace leased equipment. With lending rate as low as 10 per cent on liquidity inflow […]
Nigeria
Nigeria: A Journey Through My Identity By Ibrahim Dankwambo
In the past few weeks, I have traversed the length and breadth of Nigeria, asking my compatriots, especially members of our political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to give me a chance to fly […]
Entertainment
Two Black Stars Take A Final Bow By Hope Eghagha
In the third week of August 2018, two Black stars took a final bow from the earth after successful careers that made them international figures. One of them, the first to take a bow on […]
Business
Calls For Industrialisation of ‘Game-Changing Crops’ Intensify By Femi Ibirogba
Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA reports calls for full industrialisation and value addition development of certain crops as game-changers in the efforts to develop the economy. Cocoa, cashew, palm produce and groundnut were major foreign […]
Issues/Policy
President Buhari and ‘True Federalism’ | Guardian (NG)
As the nation marches into another general election, we would like to draw attention for the umpteenth time to the problematic and skewed nature of our Republic, the nature and structure of which are dubious […]
Issues/Policy
PremiumTimes INTERVIEW: Why I Safeguarded Scores of Christians During Plateau Attack – Imam
In an interview with the Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy, Abuja, David Young, Abdullahi Abubakar, an imam who helped save scores of Christians from being killed during the recent killings in Plateau State, […]