Editorial

A brewing storm over sensitive allegations unveiling Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, as a fervent supporter of extremist Islamist sects, who preached their violent cause should not be overlooked. The minister […]

THE rise in the inflation rate to a four-year high of 18.17 per cent in March this year, further darkened the ominous clouds gathering over the country and raised the fearsome spectre of economic ruin. […]

As formerly presented, the desire of the Federal Government to have a gas-powered economy by 2030 is welcome and in tandem not only with international best practice but also the necessity to boost the nation’s […]

The spate of coordinated attacks in the South-East and South-South regions is symptomatic of a failed state that should worry the regional authorities even more than they have currently expressed. Unabated, the free reign of […]

THE refusal of the Cross River State Government to pay 29 magistrates in the state 26 months’ salary arrears is an unjust and undeserved assault on the judicial arm of government in the state. It […]

THE acrimony and vitriol accompanying succession to the post of vice-chancellor in most public varsities offer a sad commentary on the abysmal level the nation’s academic community has sunk into. The negative nuances of politics […]

A harvest of strikes is threatening social life and economic recovery. In three key sectors – health, judiciary and education – federal public sector workers have downed tools this month. Some public service employees at […]

A new Sheriff is in town. There is a change of guard within the Nigeria Police amidst increasing insecurity in the country underlined by a takeover of virtually all parts of the country by new […]

IN another damning narration, the United States State Department’s 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices recently highlighted the dismal state of basic rights in Nigeria that belies the country’s claim to being a democratic […]

It is quite incredible that the Buhari administration that has been preaching gospel of inclusiveness reconstituted the Governing Councils of five federal universities namely University of Ibadan, OAU Ile Ife, Uniport, University of Lagos and […]

Muslims in Nigeria join their counterparts in the rest of the world today to begin the Ramadan fasting, at probably the most trying times that such a yearly ritual will ever take place. For one, […]

THE reaffirmation by the Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, of the nexus between terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and the general breakdown of law and order across the country should guide the authorities in stamping out […]

THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s recent disclosure that 2.25 billion litres of petrol were sold and distributed in December 2020, translating to 72.72 million litres per day, graphically exposes the thriving activities of smugglers in […]

Easily, the pervasive criminality in the country is a manifestation of high unemployment situation in the country. Even if the kidnapping and banditry are politically motivated, as is postulated in some quarters, the inability of […]

It does appear that the pervading problem of insecurity and common criminality are teaming up with the lack of maintenance culture to pose an avoidable danger to the Nigerian aviation sector. This much can be […]

ON the back of security threats, especially the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency, Nigeria has consistently ploughed vast resources into defence spending in the past decade. The outcome has been chiefly underwhelming. Despite billions of dollars […]

By all accounts, the struggle for a better Nigeria was his life. His activism defined him. He was among eight student activists expelled from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, in 1988 for leading […]

FOLLOWING the sustained imbroglio between it and the government, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on an indefinite strike last week. Consequently, according to reports in the media, hospitals across the country are […]

The high number of Nigerians being daily afflicted with, and dying of cancer is very worrisome, particularly for a terminal disease that can otherwise be better controlled. Governments in saner, but not necessarily richer countries […]

The battle over the appropriate structure of the state is by no means over. The other day, in fiscal garb, it surfaced on the floor of the Nigerian upper legislative chamber, the Senate. The scuffle […]