Editorial

LAST week, Nigeria and the United Kingdom held the first Economic Development Forum (EDF) in Abuja. The event was designed to take stock of progress recorded as against the joint commitments made on the initiative […]

Bogged down in economic misery, which is partially linked to low internally generated revenue, it is an opportune moment for state governments to diversify their sources of income by looking beyond the diminishing federal allocations. […]

INSECURITY has shoved the poor economy aside to occupy the top spot on the priority list of Nigerians, as violent crimes threaten to overwhelm the country. After the general elections, the murderous herdsmen are back […]

THERE has been no let-up in the oppression of the weak and the vulnerable by the Nigeria Police and other security agencies. They have lately stepped up their nefarious practice of harassment and extortion of […]

NIGERIA faces a seemingly intractable unemployment crisis following a clear absence of sound job creation strategies by successive administrations. At a recent two-day workshop in Abuja, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, described […]

By all standards, it is an incontestable fact in recent times that drug abuse in Nige-ria is on the upward swing and more prevalent across almost all strata of the society. From the East to […]

The recent bickering between the United Nations and the National Population Commission over Nigeria’s current population figure is quite unnecessary and embarrassing. And it depicts perhaps, only one thing: that some national institutions of governance […]

Public procurement in the country is riddled with corruption masterminded by contractors and their collaborators in the bureaucracy. This has resulted in the loss of huge public funds as many contractors abandon the job after […]

As we noted yesterday on this page, the expediency of restructuring Nigeria’s foreign policy objectives today cannot be over-emphasised. But some questions are still germane, in this regard. What is Nigeria’s foreign policy thrust today? […]

Foreign policy is an important arm of national policies because it goes a long way to either reinforce or diminish the sovereignty of a country. Doubtless, it shapes outsiders’ perception and reckoning of the country, […]

A series of official avowals to improve operations at Nigeria’s premier ports in Lagos has yet to translate into tangible results. For the past two years, scanners, which are indispensable in efficiently clearing cargoes, have […]

The recent ouster of Omar al-Bashir as Sudanese leader, which launches the north-eastern African country into a new era, marks a historic moment that will echo across the continent, where he was one of Africa’s […]

Arguably, kidnapping has become the most profitable crime in Nigeria today. This is because of the huge ransoms being paid by friends and families of abduction victims, which has now made more people to embrace […]

The Governor of Zamfara State and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Abdulaziz Yari, last week, said that there was a likelihood that Nigeria might slip into another economic recession in 2020 that may […]

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on everyone to defend the rights of journalists whose efforts help to build a better world for all. In a message read by the Director, UN Information […]

THE hopelessness of Nigeria’s power sector and its negative impact on the economy are being brought home daily. Just how shaky, was repeated by the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Usman Mohammed, […]

TRAVELLING on the Abuja-Kaduna Highway has become an unspeakable nightmare for Nigerians, thus highlighting the deteriorating state of security in the country. Last Monday, dare-devil gunmen kidnapped the Chairman, Universal Basic Education Commission, Muhammad Abubakar […]

The quick and firm reaction by the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to a number of extra-judicial killings by some of his officers is quite commendable. In a short period of three weeks, six […]

A new report by the United Nations Population Fund has reiterated the obvious: Life has become so short in Nigeria. In its 2019 State of the World report, the United Nations agency says Nigeria’s life […]