Editorial

Approval by President Bola Tinubu for the establishment of the Infrastructure Support Fund (ISF) to assist states cushion the effects of petroleum subsidy removal is a notable fiscal measure which, if properly implemented, can achieve […]

THE alarm raised recently by poultry farmers of imminent shortages, business closures and prohibitive prices gained instant credence in the markets across the country as prices galloped and layoffs hit the sub-sector. Just as consumers […]

THE fresh collaboration between the Federal Government, the Lagos State Government, the Nigerian Ports Authority, and the security agencies to rid the Apapa Ports corridor of illegal structures to boost maritime activities and dislodge criminals […]

WITHIN three weeks of becoming President, Bola Tinubu ignited a roasting of Nigeria’s economy; within a month of becoming the Chairman of ECOWAS, he is leading the 48-year-old sub-regional group towards war and disintegration. Commendably, […]

The entry of the military into the politics and governance of Niger Republic is yet another negative development in the growth of democracy and people-centred rule in that country and the West African sub-region in […]

The reported increases in tuition fees by various tertiary institutions is unrealistic, a step hostile to education and the development of Nigeria’s human capital. It is unrealistic for the reasons that the sudden percentage rise […]

The drama and altercations surrounding the trial and detention of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, are needless and could have been avoided had the Department of State Services (DSS) done […]

Concerns that the end of ‘August break’, marking a temporary cessation of rain in most parts of the country next month would trigger the annual September peak rainfall, underscores the repeated warnings being issued to […]

The controversy and public pessimism generated by the Federal Government’s policy on palliatives to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy are to be expected. For one, the government in the past has […]

Confirmation by the Nigerian Customs Service that petrol is still being smuggled out of the country to neighbouring countries is worrisome. The revelation signposts an anomaly in the deregulation of the downstream sector that has […]

Whether it is considered a genuine aspiration of a disenfranchised people or wished away as an agitation of some misguided youths or a rally of miscreants, the violent execution of the Sit-at-home order by members […]

Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) has asked the 10th National Assembly to commence the process of altering the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to allow for the establishment of state police. At its first plenary […]

In a recent move that eerily echoes past decisions, President Bola Tinubu sought approval from the National Assembly for an $800 million loan and an additional N500 billion palliative for the removal of petrol subsidy. […]

President Bola Tinubu’s most significant appointments till date have been those of the Service Chiefs. The import of this is understandable: the level of insecurity in the country is still perilous. Wanton killings and kidnapping […]

Mercifully, the controversy surrounding the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result of Miss Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme in Anambra State has been laid to rest. It is just as well that the country has been spared […]

The ban recently announced by the Federal Government on underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) for admission into unity colleges nationwide is reasonably well-intended. […]

NIGERIANS have endured a month of rising adversity as President Bola Tinubu unleashed a barrage of shock measures. The naira crashed toover N800 to $1 midweek before settling to N775/$1 by weekend. Higher electricity tariffs […]

EXECUTIVE lawlessness is on display in Kano, where Governor Abba Yusuf, fresh from his inauguration, immediately launched a spate of demolition of public and private property in the historic city. At the last count, he […]

CONCERNS over the wasteful practice of gas flaring in the country were rekindled recently by the House of Representatives, which threatened to sanction oil companies engaged in the profligate habit. Deploring the loss of about […]

As a move towards improving, or better still, changing the direction and seriousness of the government’s national security effort, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of new service chiefs did not come too soon. This is […]