Issues/Policy
Why Won’t The Doctors Let Us Live? By Wole Oyebade
To know how to grow old is the masterwork of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living – Henri Amiel. It is wisdom to see government as too […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Issues/Policy
The Presidential Handshake For Winners By Chris Egbuna
The determination to prepare Nigeria for an emerging global revolution in technology showed in the reception accorded the five girls who won the World Technological Innovation Challenge in the United States recently. Equally re-assuring were […]
Issues/Policy
Nigeria’s Response To The Global e-Waste Challenge By Ibukun Faluyi
Electronic waste (e-waste) is considered one of the rapidly growing problems in today’s world, due to its high rate of generation and its hazardous composition. E-waste contains harmful substances with the potential to cause adverse […]
Health
Experts Seek Free Treatment For Sickle Cell Patients By Stanley Akpunonu
Medical experts have tasked the National Assembly to make laws that can guarantee free treatment for sickle cell children under the age of five. Speaking at the launch of Muyiwa Talabi Exchange Blood Transfusion (EBT) […]
Editorial
Guardian (NG): Who is afraid of Amotekun?
Who is afraid of Amotekun? Who wants to kill the Amotekun dream? Who is plotting to misalign the organic Amotekun lofty vision with a curious community policing in a convoluted federation that the nation wants […]
News
Nigeria To Save N1 Trillion With Subsidy Removal, Says Sylva By Adamu Abu
Minister of state petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva, said that Nigeria would save over N1 trillion annually due to the removal of fuel subsidy. Speaking to reporters in Abuja, he explained that already, not less than […]
News
Nigeria Abandons Vision 20:2020, Dreams Agenda 2050
• Plans to lift 100m out of poverty • Inaugurates steering committee Realising its inability to meet Vision 20:2020 goals years after the country embarked on an ambitious agenda to be among the top 20 […]
News
Amotekun: Oyo Receives 47,000 Applications For 2,000 Jobs
Chairman, Oyo State Security Network Agency, and Amotekun Corps, General Kunle Togun, has disclosed that no fewer than forty-seven thousand (47,000) people applied for 2,000 Amotekun jobs in the state. Togun made this known in […]
Issues/Policy
It’s Time For The Legal Profession To Embrace Change By N.J. Ayuk
Under the best economic circumstances, paying for legal services can be difficult for small businesses and startups. With the COVID-19 pandemic currently wreaking havoc on the global economy — and companies’ cash flow — there’s […]
Editorial
Labour’s Pushback On Airports Privatisation, Concession |Punch
TRAPPED in outdated notions of state capitalism and entitlement, labour unions in the aviation sector have, like their oil sector counterparts, been voicing strident opposition to the government’s plans to privatise airport operations and make […]
Economy
Why Quality of Nigerian Homegrown Rice Is Poor By Omobolaji Obisesan
Processing agricultural products – adding value by transforming them from basic commodities – increases their worth, appeal and market value. In the case of rice, processing is an important and distinct feature in its production. […]
Education
The Fate of Private Universities (1) By Toyin Falola
When the phenomenon of private universities was emerging in the country some decades ago, it used to be thought that they would remain permanently inferior to the public ones (those of the Federal Government in […]
News
Subsidy: A Citizen’s Response To Garba Shehu By Olabode Opeseitan
Dear Mallam Shehu, As a concerned Nigerian, I read your press statement commending our President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for having the courage to deregulate petroleum products’ prices at this critical juncture. Virtually everyone […]
Issues/Policy
COVID-19: University Campus Format Changed For Good By Tayo Oke
drtayooke@gmail.com Were it not for momentous events in human evolution, life itself would be dull, monotonous, boring, and above all, static. The first giant asteroid that hit the earth surface some 65 million years ago […]
Issues/Policy
Implications of Price Hike On Petrol And Electricity By Jide Ojo
“Because of the problems of the privatisation exercise, the government has had to keep supporting the largely privatised electricity industry. So far, to keep the industry going, we have spent close to N1.7tn especially by […]
Issues/Policy
Who Wants To Break The Camel’s Back? By Lekan Sote
“E fe pa is kétékété ni?” is the way the Yoruba would ask if a taskmaster intends to add the last straw to finally break a camel’s back. This question is patently necessary now, because […]
Government
N10.43trn Subsidy: You’re Wrong, Industry Stakeholders, Others Tell FG
By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-West, Udeme Akpan, Victor Young, Michael Eboh, Ediri Ejoh & Shina Abubakar Strong reactions have continued to trail the Federal Government’s deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry, […]
Government
Buhari: I’Ve Done More With Fewer Resources
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is doing its best in carrying out its mandate, considering the available resources. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the one-year ministerial performance review retreat in Abuja on Tuesday, […]
Government
Buhari: What I Told Trump When He Accused Me of Killing Christians
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday revealed his response to President Donald Trump over the American leader’s allegation that he is killing Christians. On April 30, 2018, Buhari met with Trump in Washington to discuss issues […]
Government
Osinbajo: Poverty Situation In Nigeria Deepening Daily By Haleem Olatunji
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the poverty situation in Nigeria is getting deeper daily. Laolu Akande, the vice-president’s spokesman, quoted Osinbajo as saying this at the first year ministerial performance review retreat. At the retreat, ministers […]