Editorial

Incredibly, Nigeria spends a whopping $500 million to import palm oil annually to meet local demand. This is a big irony, as a full harvest of the country’s potential in this resource will reverse this […]

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, plunged himself into an unnecessary controversy when he canvassed amending the 1999 Constitution to extend Islamic Sharia law and “accommodate some of the concerns of Muslims.” He wants […]

After a flurry of barking without biting, the Federal Inland Revenue Service has issued a fresh threat to tax defaulters to pay up or face dire consequences. With the aim of beefing up government’s worsening […]

Again, it’s Christmas Day. Christians all over the world today celebrate the significant event of the Incarnation, the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the Saviour whose spectacular life of virtue, revolutionary […]

A recent warning issued to African countries by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on incipient debt crisis should not be dismissed by African leaders who would like to be perpetually dependent on the West and […]

The message of Christmas is joy to the world. This is the message as the world celebrates yet another Christmas. The first Christmas heralded the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. The stage […]

It is gladdening to note that for the first time in many years, the country’s National Assembly has passed the Federal Government budget before the New Year, thus paving the way for the restoration of […]

A recent confirmation by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) that police report is not needed before any government or private hospitals could admit or treat gunshot victims is gratifying but the delay in clarifying this […]

The Senate’s recent appeal to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to reduce the number of security checkpoints on the federal highways should be regarded by the authorities concerned as an assignment of urgent national […]

The founding fathers of democracy and the gatekeepers of democratic ideals foresaw the possibility of cross-interference among and between the men and women who would be entrusted with the task of governance. For this reason, […]

A declaration the other day that a convicted senator’s seat would not be declared vacant and the convict would continue to be paid his salary and emoluments until Supreme Court concludes the case is curious […]

A University of Transportation has just been inaugurated in Daura, the home town of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). It is one, out of many of such specialised institutions that have sprung up […]

The trending debate on the proposed new national air carrier triggered by the Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Ahmed Kuru, offers policymakers another opportunity to make the right choices. Kuru had […]

A recent presidential initiative instructing federal institutions across the country to help combat the menace of open defecation by building public toilets is a desperate response to an issue that has become a source of […]

What are the criteria for establishing public universities? The recent hijacking of specialised universities by the president and his military commanders is, to put it mildly, very unfortunate. The questions abound: What are the criteria […]

Five months after Nigeria shut its land borders against its West African neighbours to protect her economy, it seems as if the country might not fully reap the benefits of that decision. Essentially, there are […]

Adetola Juyitan’s strict and tough demeanour easily give her away as one that is not approachable. Yet, the appearance has helped her in achieving her objectives both personally and as President of Junior Chamber International […]

“As a symbolic demonstration of our protest against autocracy and military-style repression, PUNCH (all our print newspapers, The PUNCH, Saturday PUNCH, Sunday PUNCH, PUNCH Sports Extra, and digital platforms, most especially Punchng.com) will henceforth prefix […]

When President Muhammadu Buhari stated the other day that N1 trillion had been wasted on constituency projects in the last 10 years with no direct bearing on the lives of ordinary Nigerians, he was only […]

Heedless of dire warnings and stark reality of an unsustainable overhang, President Muhammadu Buhari is bent on digging the country into a new debt trap. Should the National Assembly accede to his renewed request to […]