Editorial

THE recent attacks on members of the Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria by soldiers during the group’s annual procession to mark the International Quds Day in Abuja call to mind the crowd management deficit of […]

THE condemnation of Nigeria’s import ban on some 25 goods by the United States comes at a time when the biggest economy in the world is also pursuing protectionist policies that it is condemning. American […]

THE current happenings in Rivers State are thought-provoking. From the appearance of things, it seems that the sole administrator of the state, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has a script known only to him and those who appointed […]

The 2025 World Health Day was celebrated on Monday to mark the beginning of a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. Titled, ‘Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures,’ the campaign urges government and other stakeholders in […]

Already battered by high levels of socio-economic stress, Nigeria’s ever rising debt portfolio is causing increasing anxiety. Unfortunately, authorities in Abuja and the 36 states have continued to sneer at genuine concerns as the loans […]

Emotions were astir, and rightly so, from a broad spectrum of Nigerians following the lynching of 16 youths in Uromi, Edo State, penultimate week. It was a most barbaric and horrific act, which once more […]

It is very unfortunate that the need for posthumous recognition of Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the Chief Electoral Umpire of the acclaimed June 12, 1993 general elections, has been reduced to a tribal or sectional mess. […]

Another major ground of opposition to the declaration is that President Tinubu has no power under the constitution to suspend the governor or the House of Assembly. This view has also been strongly expressed by […]

The penchant for unrestrained establishment of universities in the country, despite the decrepit state of existing ones, as a result of gross underfunding, is highly counterproductive. The past two administrations took this act to ridiculous […]

Life expectancy is a critical measure of development. It refers to the average number of years that a newborn could expect to live. It is crucial to assessing the health of a population and in […]

NIGERIA’S business community is under relentless siege. In an already suffocating economic environment marked by rising costs, multiple taxation, policy inconsistency, and dwindling investor confidence, the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria has chosen to impose […]

THE Nigerian military is escalating its recklessly violent and illegal attacks on electricity distribution companies. It intensified its impunity and lawlessness at the weekend when soldiers invaded an EKO Electricity Distribution Company complex in Badagry, […]

The report that Nigeria ranks among the top 10 countries with the highest number of their citizens trafficked into modern slavery is alarming and distasteful, given the country’s resources and potential which, if properly harnessed, […]

News that the new security outfit known as Agunechemba has uncovered 32 graves in a hotel in insecurity-ravaged Anambra State might have raised the hope that the escalating criminal activities in the domain may soon […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reopened the galling debate on elections. Essentially, he lamented Nigeria’s inability to conduct credible polls. As president, he superintended two general elections, in 2011 and 2015, giving him a broad […]

RELIGION can distort a man’s vision. This is evident with some state governors in Northern Nigeria. As of February 28, four states have hastily scheduled school holidays to coincide with Ramadan 2025, which began on […]

NIGERIA needs food security. Yet, its farming communities are under torment. This is a national paradox. In this context, the deadly attacks that recently took place in Edo State and claimed 24 lives are a […]

IBRAHIM Babangida, Nigeria’s former military tyrant, and self-styled “evil genius”, has long evaded accountability for the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, the most heinous betrayal of Nigeria’s democratic aspirations. Rather than serving […]

ECHOES of the controversial extension of the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police continue to reverberate across the landscape. Though the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), declared that the […]

There is little doubt that President Donald Trump’s second coming and his radical ideas will significantly impact global economies, and many dependent countries like Nigeria should prepare. Barring curtailment efforts by the Republican-dominated U.S. Senate […]