Editorial

In an era marked by a significant shift in the traditional concept of womanhood and an increasing presence of women in medicine, law and business, a growing concern that there are few women in Science, […]

The inauguration of a special panel by the Federal Government to probe alleged looting of assets of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme is a warning signal that all is not well with a programme that […]

Expectations that the 2019 general election will herald a new democratic era might have been dashed. Last weekend’s governorship and state House of Assembly elections were plagued by the snatching of ballot boxes, maiming and […]

A dreadful incident in which a senior police officer only just escaped being lynched while on official duty has once again highlighted the dire security situation in the country and the need to act swiftly […]

The euphoria that greeted the commissioning of the Torankawa community solar power project in Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State the other day should be remarkable at this time. The project should be a […]

While receiving some of his cabinet members who came to pay him a congratulatory visit on winning the last elections, President Muhammadu Buhari dropped a hint that he would take tough decisions during his second […]

A report the other day, that the Rules that will guide the operations of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria Disciplinary Tribunal (CIBNDT) have been approved by the Federal Government is cheery. With this […]

SAFETY concerns for National Youth Service Corps members deployed as ad hoc personnel during elections have become a recurring decimal. In the just-concluded presidential and National Assembly polls, 18 of them were abducted in three […]

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product estimates (in real terms or at 2010 constant prices) for the full year 2018 limped by 1.93 per cent over 2017. The NBS estimates fell within a hair’s breadth of the […]

SAFETY concerns for National Youth Service Corps members deployed as ad hoc personnel during elections have become a recurring decimal. In the just-concluded presidential and National Assembly polls, 18 of them were abducted in three […]

For Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, the population time bomb has been ticking away ceaselessly; and the strain on the economy is also becoming unbearable. With poverty galloping at an unprecedented rate, population in Nigeria […]

Female genital mutilation (FGM), one of the most controversial and not-so-widely discussed harmful traditional practice, cannot be hidden anymore, thanks to the forces of citizen journalism. The debate about FGM like polygamy and witchcraft is […]

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari recently highlighted the deep flaws in the civil service but, typically, came short of opting for sweeping change. Instead, he basked in the middling reforms of his administration such as payroll cleansing. […]

A fresh insight into the Contributory Pension Scheme has reignited the debate on its operations. In a sobering update, the National Pension Commission – the regulator – has stated that less than 15 per cent […]

There is palpable apprehension in the air as Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect their state governors and Houses of Assembly members in the final round of the 2019 general election. Primarily, […]

A motley crowd of policemen. There are about 20 of them at the gate, angry, with eyes crimson red. The whole place is rowdy. Who do these policemen? Me I no no, oh! The policemen […]

Although details of reported protest by the Federal Government over recent deportation of Nigerians from Ghana have been sketchy, response from the Foreign Affairs Ministry has been somewhat undiplomatic and insufferable. Most people have been […]

The call by the African Development Bank (AfDB) on development partners to scale up support for implementation of sanitation programmes to fast-track Africa’s progress and deliver on its promise to the continent is well-targeted. However, […]

While some forms of discrimination against women and girls are diminishing, gender inequality continues to hold women back and deprive them of their basic rights and opportunities. The International Women’s Day (IWD) marked the other […]

I want to appeal to President Buhari led Federal Government to save Nigerians from slave auctions in Mali. There is urgent need to rescue more than 20,000 Nigerian girl’s traffic to Mali. There is urgent […]