Editorial

Terminally ill refineries, unsustainable imports, intermittent scarcity and a notoriously opaque accounting system; things might not get better anytime soon for Nigeria’s petroleum industry, let alone the economy. It is why the Federal Government has […]

WITH President Muhammadu Buhari’s proclamation last week that the Ninth National Assembly be inaugurated, all is set for its opening session today. The highlight will be the election of the Senate President and Speaker, House […]

Mr. Femi Otedola’s graciousness to pay a whopping fifty thousand dollars for the medical treatment of national football hero Christian Chukwu abroad is a commendable act of generosity to a fellow man. In the face […]

The skewed framework of the federal system, which we practise deceives compatriots and others alike into focusing on the activities of the Federal Government and ignoring the patronage-politics, which characterises governance in the constituent parts […]

MORIBUND textile companies in the country are to be given a lifeline by the Central Bank of Nigeria, with its constitution of a panel to oversee the implementation of the policy. The bank has a […]

A recent report that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu had planned to transfer 6,000 policemen out of Lagos as part of his restructuring of police operations in the unique state should not be […]

THE Independent National Electoral Commission has reminded political parties and aspirants for various elective offices to always adhere to guidelines prescribed by law in conducting primaries for the selection of candidates for elections. High-level indifference […]

IT is taking too long for Nigeria to eradicate the repulsive custom of open defecation. Available statistics of the stench are undeniable: the country ranks as the second worst afflicted in the world among places […]

JUST how lax the Central Bank of Nigeria has been in enforcing its writ emerged from its Monetary Policy Committee that recently expressed grave concern over the N8.1 trillion delinquent loans in the banking system. […]

FOR Mohammed Adamu, who was confirmed as the 20th indigenous Inspector-General of Police, the attainment of the top professional police position may turn out to be bitter-sweet. At no time in Nigeria’s past, bar the […]

The seeming helplessness of state governments as citizens suffer acute water scarcity across the country is a shameful matter of serious concern. It calls to question policy thrusts on water and billions of naira the […]

WOMEN’s political fortunes in the country dwindled further with the outcome of the 2019 general election. This is not good for the society, our democracy and the global effort to ramp up their participation in […]

Muhammadu Leko Buhari took the oath of office yesterday for a second term as President and Commander-in-Chief of the defence forces of democratic Nigeria without a speech to outline his vision for the next four […]

INAUGURATED amid the euphoria of liberation from military rule and a schismatic upheaval in the polity, two decades of democracy have failed to banish division, poverty and insecurity in Nigeria. In the place of hope […]

Despite exiting recession less than two years ago, following five successive quarters of contraction, the Nigerian economy is still tottering on the brink. The consensus among some experts is that it is just a heartbeat […]

As President Muhammadu Buhari commences his second and final term in office today, it is a despondent and, at the same time, an exultant people who are casting a retrospective glance at governance in the […]

EAGER to make an impression among its peers, Nigeria is needlessly increasing its membership of bilateral and multilateral organisations at a dubious pace. Although it promised to withdraw from various global agencies two years ago […]

As Muhammadu Leko Buhari warms up for swearing in for a second term in office as President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria’s defence forces two days from now, there is no more befitting time for an […]

It is not strange that recent retirement and redeployment of senior management staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), have been generating controversies and diverse comments from members of the public. There should be […]