Editorial

On Wednesday, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America (USA). This ended President Donald Trump’s tumultuous tenure which was capped with never-proved allegation of rigged […]

Warning by climate and health experts on the negative effects of low harmattan observed in the country should be taken more than casually, as an unfolding long term consequences of global climate change, which Nigeria […]

The quest for federalism within the context of restructuring has been strangely receiving mixed support from the Presidency, leading to suspicion most times that Nigeria’s leadership at this time would never support the popular clamour […]

Today, the United States will inaugurate its new president, Joe Biden and his Vice, Ms Kamala Harris. The world would stand by and watch the beacon of the liberal democracy renew itself. The inauguration is […]

The World Bank projection that more Nigerians will cross over to the poverty bracket is actually begging the issue, given the negative performances of virtually all socio-economic indices presently in the country. The potential impact […]

Amid seeming politicisation and rush by the Nigerian health authorities for vaccination as a permanent panacea to the spread of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic, adequate consideration appears not to be accorded to the uncertainties and […]

As the 11th phase of Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) of Nigeria nears its end (it began on December 9, 2020 and is scheduled to end on January 20, 2021), many questions are naturally arising regarding […]

THE high-handed and overzealous approach of state governors to instilling order has in recent times led to the arbitrary demolition of buildings, exposing the long-established imperial attitude to governance by Nigeria’s political elite. It is […]

Twenty-Five Years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – a progressive roadmap for gender equality – and five years into his tenure, the pledge by President Muhammadu Buhari to exceed […]

CALLS on the government to secure greater foreign assistance to crush terrorism have peaked as insurgents continue to slaughter and kidnap Nigerians and vandalise communities. A Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, adding his cerebral voice to […]

Events unfolding in the twilight of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, especially the triumph of strong institutions against the Capitol Hill insurrection, have again reinforced our position on true federalism. Whereas politics and shenanigans are global, […]

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Muhammad could not have been more succinct when he decried disrespect to lawful court orders by some members of the public. Such acts, sadly, have lately become common […]

THE reality of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has been forcefully brought home to Nigeria in a renewed harvest of deaths and a spike in the number of reported cases. With a higher […]

The concern by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on the need for a special intervention to keep the country’s industries alive, in the midst of economic recession and the effects of COVID-19 pandemic, deserves […]

THE hasty replacement of the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit in the Nigeria Police Force, with the Special Weapons and Tactical Team, only smuggled in a repackaged old wine in a new bottle. This […]

The issue of fiscal sustainability has been a challenge to the Nigerian economy, particularly since the inception of the Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2015. Though this is the experience of most economies in sub Saharan […]

Against the backdrop of the dearth of critical infrastructure across the country, the plan by the Federal Government to float a N15 trillion infrastructure fund is ambitious but nonetheless a step in the right direction. […]

The nation woke up yesterday to reports and photographs of a cross-section of police and special constabulary officers and their passing-out parade at the Police College in Lagos. The authorities in Nigeria would like the […]

Nigerians are not amused by the seeming politicisation of safety of lives and property of citizens, as manifested in reports that the House of Representatives has apologised to the presidency over the house’s invitation asking […]

Apart from the technical difficulties envisaged in the plan by governors to borrow N17 trillion from the country’s pension fund, the greatest obstacle against them perhaps is their poor reputation to spend money wisely and […]