Editorial

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 […]

The warning by the federal and some state governments, including Lagos State to impose another lockdown in order to keep down rising cases of COVID-19 is timely, going by the reality of the pandemic. Nigerians […]

In Nigeria today everybody is a worker. Maybe I should re-phrase this opening sentence. In Nigeria today almost everybody is a worker. It does not matter if one is no longer working as a result […]

The other day, the theme of restructuring of the country made the front burner of public discuss. The occasion was the 18th ‘Daily Trust Dialogue’ in Abuja, which attracted the crème of the Nigerian elite […]

The 2021 Budget took off on schedule, but necessary reforms were not simultaneously effected. Meanwhile, the economy is in recession while the country remains the poverty capital of the world to boot. The Federal Government’s […]

As public universities gear up for full academic activities nationwide, the recent warning strike embarked upon by the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff of […]

Reports credited to the Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello vowing never to negotiate with bandits as a way of ending banditry has raised a salient issue of how to stop banditry and other heinous […]

The constitutional standoff between the Federal and Ondo State government over security of lives and properties is another of such legitimacy questions affirming our position that true federalism is the answer and should prevail. In […]

The increasing spate of job losses in the banking industry is worrisome not just for its depiction of stress in that critical sector but also for its overall telling effects on the country’s struggling economy. […]

The public alert by the Department of State Services (DSS) to the effect that some people are fomenting religious crisis in the country is a frightening addition to the unenviable plight of a nation already […]

Not unexpectedly, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s marching order on illegal herders and occupants of forest reserve in Ondo State has provoked controversy over the legality or otherwise of the proclamation. Simply, the issue is between section […]