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 […]
A declaration the other day by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) that the array of the country’s intelligence agencies including the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS) had launched a manhunt […]
IT is bewildering that the excruciating gridlock blighting business and social activities in Apapa, Lagos, has yet to be sorted out more than a year after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), constituted a […]
The July 16 reintegration of the United Labour Congress (ULC), into the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), is a salute to common sense, an act of sacrifice for workers’ common cause and an ode to solid […]
A proposal by the National Economic Council (NEC) Ad-hoc Committee for a unilateral takeover of the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) by the state governments, smacks of another curious ad-hocism that should be properly examined by […]
The amendments to the sixth edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code are unnecessary Less than a year after launching the sixth edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) recently came up […]
IT is hardly surprising that some highly-placed individuals have reportedly been disregarding protocols deployed by the Ministry of Aviation to ensure safe air travel in Nigeria amidst the still burgeoning coronavirus pandemic. The reopening was […]
NIGERIA has a poor track record in awarding oil blocks. Many of the past awards of oil blocks and marginal fields were tainted with fraud and cronyism, with some cases still in litigation. For example, […]
THE country is sinking deeper into the debt peonage. The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently joined other observers to highlight this, deploring the Federal Government’s recourse to borrowing for every spending need rather […]
BEING one of the basic needs of man, everyone craves a decent home regardless of status or gender, but it becomes a niggling oddity if a home turns the harbinger of death as the disconcerting […]
Two recent developments, though seemingly unconnected, should cause the Federal Government and the Ministry of Health more worries. In Lagos, 58 doctors were intercepted for attempting to travel to the UK without a visa. In […]
In response to the increase in reported cases of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions, the Nigerian Senate has passed a bill to protect students from sexual predators. Titled “A Bill for an Act to Prevent, […]
THE International Monetary Fund’s recent warning to the Federal Government to avoid undue aggression in tax collection amid what is predicted as the country’s worst ever recession is timely. Nigeria’s governments – federal and state […]
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