THAT Nigeria is passing through one of the most difficult times in its chequered 61 years after independence is not in doubt. Most bizarrely, however, the authorities have often pretended that all is well with […]
UNFAZED by public dismay and the admonition of experts, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), with the enthusiastic support of the National Assembly, is plunging Nigeria deeper into debt at a reckless rate. His […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was frontal in his submission when he stated that most of the problems associated with Nigeria’s education sector was the responsibility of state governments. His assertion should be seen as a […]
In Statesman, Plato, the ancient Greek Philosopher noted that the state’s hegemony and stability lie in understanding and the force of the mind. This has been variously interpreted to mean reasoning and courage. The fiscal […]
Continued from yesterday Towards savouring an outline showing how to determine the market-reflective naira exchange rate to rescue the economy, wistfully, if not tearfully, go through a brief but elucidatory historical account of missed opportunities […]
Ordinarily, the decision by the policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at its September meeting, to clamp down on www.abokifx.com, a web portal that aggregates the naira’s exchange rate at the parallel […]
Trafficking in dangerous hard drugs, and abuse of narcotic substances is one problem that is showcasing a potential to destroy this country unless of course, the country can destroy the phenomenon first. While the National […]
Nelson Mandela’s autobiography is titled, Long Walk to Freedom. Our hope is that the deepening contradictions of the skewed Nigerian federation will not be resolved, to borrow the Bismarckian phrase, by blood and iron. We […]
The gains of the telecommunications sector appear to be gradually eroding with the creeping in of complacency and indolence by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the various operators. The growth of the sector, particularly […]
FISCAL federalism gained a toehold in Nigeria’s twisted federation on Tuesday when a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, rejected an application by the Federal Inland Revenue Service seeking a stay of execution of the […]
The increase announced by the Federal Government on procurement of vehicles particulars and drivers’ licence may have been necessitated by the need to generate more revenue to execute development projects as the government had explained; […]
Expectedly, demolition of landed properties by governments all over the country has continued to elicit passion and often controversies largely because people are thrown into serious physical dislocation when forcefully evicted from their places of […]
Unsettled by abysmal leadership currently on offer by the political class, Nigerians earnestly look forward to a rescue mission at the 2023 general polls. Statesmen, groups, and even politicians are not left out of the […]
The turn of events in Afghanistan that saw the Talibans effectively sacking government and seizing power must necessarily pose deep concern for Nigeria in her 12-year old struggle against Boko Haram terrorists. The question is […]
INDEFENSIBLY, Nigeria is fast losing its capacity to rescue the groups of schoolchildren being held captive by kidnappers. This monumental negligence persists as pupils kidnapped at schools in Kaduna, Zamfara and Niger states remain in […]
THE fresh warning by the Central Bank of Nigeria to individuals who spray the naira at social events, crumple, fold or write on the notes has again exposed the culture of impunity permeating the country’s […]
INTERMITTENT and eerily so familiar, the plains of Plateau are drenched in blood again after another gruesome tragedy engulfed the North-Central state. Just about a week after rampaging Fulani gunmen-herders slaughtered scores of people in […]
For many residents of Lagos, traffic robbery is so common that news of it hardly seizes attention. This is a pity, for the real and potential victims; a shame on the three levels of government […]
IN the past few weeks, the living conditions of Nigerians have been steadily worsening. Things have been so bad, even as the ravaging effects of the coronavirus pandemic take their toll. The economy has nosedived […]
MEMBERS of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) are on their fourth strike since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. It is incredulous that an industrial dispute has occurred and is recurring […]
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