Editorial

But for the strange COVID-19 disruption, a report the other day that the Nigerian Senate was considering a bill that would make debates compulsory for presidential and governorship candidates and their running mates would have […]

AS the country braces for the inevitable adverse economic impact of the raging coronavirus pandemic, the federal and monetary authorities, the legislature and the private sector have separately been rolling out a raft of measures […]

EAGER to expand their tentacles, federal aviation authorities are in the final stages of adding more airports to their portfolio. Regarding this, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Hamisu Yadudu, told […]

AMID a global health and economic crisis and severe threat to the national budget, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission recently re-tabled the vexed issue of constituency projects. Like the President, Major […]

The global community has reached a critical stage in the fight against COVID-19. In the absence of a cure or vaccine, the best weapon still remains prevention. Social distancing to stop the disease from spreading […]

AMID a global health and economic crisis and severe threat to the national budget, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission recently re-tabled the vexed issue of constituency projects. Like the President, Major […]

If the Nigerian Senate has its way, it will strip the president, state governors and other state officials of immunity from prosecution. A bill is currently being considered that will ensure that state officials in […]

Although so much has been said and written about the dethronement of the controversial erstwhile Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II, the simmering aftershocks of that deposition are instructive in understanding the tension between traditional […]

A recent report that the Senate is considering a bill to raise the academic qualifications required of candidates for the president, governor and legislators at the federal and state assemblies should not be ignored by […]

Many states have begun to shut down in efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus disease that has, at last, found its way to Nigeria, sending jitters across the length and breadth of […]

A Senate advocacy for the Federal Government to build more almajiri schools and integrate the existing ones into the country’s modern school system is a bizarre and wasteful undertaking, unworthy of any national attention. The […]

The federal government’s recent threat to stop subsidising the power sector is a careless blighter we do not need at a time that the people need some glimmer of hope. After the garrulous minister of […]

IN earnest, the Independent National Electoral Commission has proposed 34 amendments to the Electoral Act 2010, as it prepares for the 2023 general election. The aim is to enhance the credibility of the electoral process, […]

IN a characteristically crass display of gross insensitivity to the mood of the nation, a chamber of Nigeria’s bicameral National Assembly has returned to one of its favourite pastimes, brushing aside pressing and sensitive national […]

The lingering war of attrition between the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN) and the management of the University of Lagos took a sour, drastic, and unfortunate turn last week when the […]

Despite the denial of a report that he sponsored 300 guests with public funds to mark his mother’s 90thbirthday in Dubai, in United Arabs Emirate (UAE) the mere fact that the Speaker of House of […]

By all accounts, human trafficking is the third biggest criminal enterprise in the world. While illegal arms trade ranks second, drug trafficking comes first. Essentially, human trafficking has become a big international business with no […]

In all human history, the youth have always been nurtured as leaders of the future and hope for a better society because of the fresh perspectives they bring to the table having drunk from the […]

At last the curtain is drawn on the controversial Supreme Court rulings on two related electoral cases in the polity, namely, Imo and Bayelsa State gubernatorial election matters. The Supreme Court is the apex court […]

In its latest communiqué No. 128, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to change the cash reserve ratio (CRR) from 22.5 percent to 27.5 percent “as it will help address monetary-induced inflation whilst retaining the […]