Editorial

They died on active duty to fatherland. The seven-man crew, that perished aboard the Beechcraft KingAir B350i belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), were on an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission to Niger […]

IT has long been public knowledge that most occupants of political offices in Nigeria send their children to schools abroad due to the virtual collapse of quality education in Nigeria. A non-resident scholar of the […]

Unmistakably, there is an existential threat to Nigeria at this time. Alas, the government at the centre is not at all responding with the clearheaded strategy and the sense of urgency required. But under the […]

VOTERS’ rising disinterest in Nigeria’s electoral system was raised afresh by the Independent National Electoral Commission recently with the disclosure that voter turnout hovered between 30 and 35 per cent in the last two electoral […]

NIGERIA —sloppy, self-styled Africa’s giant— is currently sitting on a powder keg with the increasing number of its impoverished citizens helplessly pushing the poverty index to an alarming tempo. A new World Bank report paints […]

Proposal by the Federal Government to replace Bank Verification Number (BVN) with National Identification Number (NIN) is not only premature in the circumstances that the country is facing, but it has also engendered confusion in […]

The passage of the nation’s Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) appears to have been jinxed for over 20 years now, going by the range of disputes hovering over the proposed law. Yet, its concept, objectives and […]

Glowing tributes that have trailed the passing of the first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, were fitting and ultimately deserving. In his illustrious career as a statesman, journalist, publisher, businessman, farmer, […]

The clamour to right the anomaly in the Nigeria’s state system seems not to rankle the governing elite yet. They continue to procrastinate on the urgency of restructuring. Two recent state actions underscore the point […]

If anyone seeks a compelling indication of a failure of governance in this polity, it is the recent personal intervention of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi in pursuit of peace between bandits and herdsmen in the Tubali […]

The desire of the Federal Government to support the financing of the 2021 budget through sale of public assets is a questionable policy with potential of endangering the stability of the economy. It is not […]

Reports that the new service chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari have hit the ground running is cheery, although that will not take anything away from the enormity of work confronting them. The major focus […]

Amid growing insecurity and tension pervading the land, Nigerians are understandably concerned about the 2023 general election: its feasibility, credibility, and whether their votes will count. Necessarily, however, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and […]

By his election as President of Uganda for the sixth time, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni led his country to miss the opportunity of easing political succession through credible democratic means. The January 14 election, unfortunately, brought […]

Once again, the skewed nature of the Nigerian Federation came to the front burner of public discourse recently through three distinct sources. One channel emerged following the reluctant removal of the service chiefs, and their […]

Against the background of rising tension being generated among ethnic groups all over the country following incessant clashes between farmers and cattle herdsmen, the suggestion by Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for a federal law […]

If there is any tribe of the Nigerian elite that is not at its wits end as a result of the pervasive and grave level of insecurity in the land, such must belong in the […]

The commonsense approach to stem the crisis of inter-ethnic proportion brewing from frequent perpetration of crimes by killer herdsmen across the country may be necessary, but it is not sufficient to tackle a more determined […]

The resolution by governors to stop the practice of contracting tax collection to private firms is a positive development amid the current economic crisis occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. If sincerely implemented, the resolution can […]