Editorial

Payment of illegal levies in public schools in the country is common. It has become a staple in public discourse following the rage of a seven-year old primary school pupil in Delta State, against being […]

The downward trend in industrial manufacturing in Nigeria is not unconnected with several intractable problems facing the sector. Low capacity utilisation occasioned by huge importation has remained a recurring decimal. Goods that could be produced […]

Overshadowed by Boko Haram’s infamous acts of atrocity, the horror being suffered by the people of Zamfara State has attracted far less attention than it deserves. Aside from the frontline states of Borno, Yobe and […]

The plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria to establish a special multipurpose microfinance bank through the Bankers Committee to address the needs of the micro, small and medium sized enterprises in all 774 local […]

It is in the lyrical and simple depiction of the pristine environment and serenity of indigenous cultures and clime that we first appreciate the poetry and writings of poet-par-excellence, Gabriel Imomotimi Gbaingbain Okara who died […]

The recent blacklisting of Nigeria, alongside some other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Panama and other jurisdictions by the European Union (EU), for “strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing regimes” has […]

Ten years after the Federal Government commenced the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the project is still a case of so near, yet so far. Nowadays, there is much hubbub on the highway, all in […]

Regarded as Nigeria’s premier exhibition, the Lagos International Trade Fair is rapidly becoming a jot in the memory. Its deterioration reflects brutally in the condition of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, which normally is […]

At the 2019 International Petroleum Conference held in London, recently, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, was reported to have copiously highlighted major investment opportunities not only in […]

Earlier today, I was greatly honored to receive the SunHak Peace Prize. For myself and my co-laureate and my dear sister, Waris Dirie, it’s also special, since the Prize this year goes to two Africans. […]

THE Federal Government’s plan to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) by between 35 and 50 per cent to raise funds for the implementation of the new minimum wage is already generating controversy. Labour, organised private […]

Following the outcome of primary elections across the parties in late 2018, anxieties began to mount over an imminent implosion in our dear state, Imo, should either of the governorship candidates of the All Progressives […]

The increasing number of out-of-school children in the country has become so alarming that the Federal Government now plans to criminalise the conduct of parents who promote the abuse. The move appears to tick all […]

The Judges already made their decisions before we went to print, but the 7 Wonder Women Awards Winners will be revealed at tonight’s gala taking place at Federal Palace Hotel. Hosted by Investing In Women […]

Desperation to fix the unending electricity supply challenge in the country appears to have triggered adoption of some innovative and efficient strategies that can provide some glimmer of hope to what has become an open […]

Having dug itself into a fiscal hole, the Federal Government is preparing to make Nigeria’s public finances even messier. To meet its obligations in the impending new wage bill negotiated with labour unions, Budget and […]

World Book Day’ as designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was marked lately in Nigeria, together with other nations of the world. But it is regrettable that on that day, […]

Unfortunately, the success of a robust and functional financing regime for the sustainability of the health sector and the achievement of an efficient healthcare delivery hinges on the balance that a country is able to […]