Editorial

THE reappointment of Prof Umar Danbatta by President Muhammadu Buhari and his confirmation by the Senate as the Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Telecommunications Commission, NCC, are obvious seals of satisfaction over his […]

In the past few days, the public space has been awash with comments and outrage on the hearings at the Federal House of Representatives concerning the Chinese loan agreements Nigeria entered into to the tune […]

Concern that the end of August break would trigger the annual September peak rainfall underscores the repeated warnings being issued to citizens to brace up for massive floods that could spell disaster. There is need […]

COMMUTING on Lagos roads is pregnant with risk. Quite apart from the obviously decrepit roads and the impenetrable gridlock, there is also the vicious intrusion from hoodlums and violent robbers, who wreak havoc on defenceless […]

IN a sustained alarming trend, Rivers State recently re-asserted that itself and cultism are like conjoined twins. Many residents that particular Monday sustained injuries in a rival cult clash in the Amadi-Ama community in the […]

If President Muhammadu Buhari’s reasons for keeping the service chiefs whom he was supposed to have replaced overdue tenure, were because they were doing well in the fight against terrorism, neither the Senate nor Nigerians […]

Belated as it seems, the recommendation of the Senate asking the Federal Government to direct the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity to review age barrier for graduate employment and create jobs for Nigerian graduates, […]

THE Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, which was established a decade ago to recover bad loans in the banking sector, recently painted a grim prospect: Nigerians could end up bearing the burden of a whopping […]

FOR years, there have been some half-hearted efforts to protect citizens who disclose corruption and malfeasance in the public sector. Now, even that feeble attempt is under threat. The anti-corruption war of the regime of […]

Recent data compiled by the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), an advocacy group, which revealed that Nigeria had 43 building collapses in 2019 should not be ignored at this time. The study shows that there […]

A declaration by the Federal Government, which suggested the other day that the Nigerian economy is resilient enough with self-sufficient parameters to attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), deserves some examination. Indeed, surviving battering bouts and […]

CONSCIOUS of the imminent dangers ahead later this year, a government agency has warned of the likelihood of torrential rains and the consequent floods across the country soon. In fulfilment of its mandate, the Nigeria […]

It became public knowledge the other day that about 356 soldiers fighting the Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria’s North-East have in black and white, told the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) their intention to retire […]

Against the backdrop of the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, a recent directive by the Federal Government that civil servants should undergo COVID-19 test would only make sense if adequate provisions are made to ensure […]

Viewed customarily with suspicion, the Nigeria Police Force has persistently failed to earn the trust and respect of citizens despite its avowed claim that the “police is your friend.” Currently, there is an alarming upsurge […]

THE current tensions in the National Assembly concerning the lack of transparency in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission demand a national response. Beyond the allegations and counter-allegations, as well as the theatrics […]

A fresh warning by the National Population Commission that the prolonged closure of schools occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic may lead to more girls dropping out of school, getting married and having children should be […]

A health crisis is hanging over Nigeria owing in part to the incessant emigration of medical doctors to advanced countries. The recent attempt by 58 Nigerian doctors to migrate to the United Kingdom, which was […]

It has been two years since the Federal Government unveiled the national carrier project at the Farnborough Air-show in London, United Kingdom. The proposed airline that was christened ‘Nigeria Air’ had good intentions on its […]

The Niger Delta people and the nation were shocked beyond words when a former Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ms. Joy Nunieh, appeared before a House Committee the other day and […]