BY endorsing a bill to fund the “completion” of the Ajaokuta Steel Complex as 2018 wound down, the Senate reminded the world how terribly ill-served Nigerians have been by their elected representatives. Passed earlier by […]
In no other facet of life is Nigeria’s underwhelming development as stark as in the rural areas. The poverty there is extreme; social infrastructure is non-existent. In the midst of the vacuous electioneering babble, a […]
The report presented the other day by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP), whose research findings claimed that no fewer than 251 journalists are currently in prisons worldwide, is a sad and regrettable […]
The reported burning by suspected herdsmen of a 250-hectare rice farm owned by the Governor of Benue State, Mr. Samuel Ortom, is a heinous act that cannot be condemned strongly enough. The arsonists who are […]
MISSANG OYAMA Veni, Vidi, Vici-I came, I saw and I conquered. The above statement reportedly originated from a letter Julius Caesar wrote to the Roman Senate around 46 BC, after achieving victory against Pharnaces II […]
Desirable as it is for the country to embrace a new minimum wage that will impact more positively on workers, the present clamour needs to be taken with great caution, else a seeming truce between […]
We, all of us, must find a way of changing the narrative about the security situation in the country. Before now, we were largely worried only about Borno State, then Yobe and then Adamawa. These […]
When people complain incessantly that nothing seems to work in Nigeria, they often wholly fix their accusatorial gaze at the politically visible citadels of power where high State officials like the President and state Governors […]
Ghana is well organised. Public buildings are well maintained while there is conducive environment for local and international investments. Accra, the country’s capital, like many cities in the country, is full of lively business activities. […]
Boko Haram, the violent group, which has made headlines with its savage tactics, is again on the offensive. News reports suggest that it has made inroads into hitherto safe territories. Governor Kashim Shettima, ostensibly the […]
AS usual, encomiums have been pouring in for the late Shehu Shagari, Nigeria’s first Executive President, who died last Friday after a period of ill-health. At 93, he could be said to have died a […]
THE revelation that revenue-generating agencies refused to remit their operating surpluses of N2.8 trillion to public coffers, in defiance of extant fiscal regulations, underlines how warped the conduct of government business remains. This has jeopardised […]
CRIMINALLY underfunded and almost completely neglected, Nigeria’s health care delivery system is in a shambles. But the extent of the mess may not be so obvious to many, which is why experts have to weigh […]
EMERGING from a tumultuous 2018, Nigerians look forward to the New Year with mixed feelings. As always, an election year promises to be a volatile period for the country, invariably leading to predictions of a […]
The current election campaigns do not seem to be addressing Nigeria’s priorities or harping on the most significant needs of the nation at this moment. Therefore, it is important to remind all those running around […]
It seems these days that whenever any report is released by international organisations pertaining to some anomaly in the life of a nation, Nigeria is almost certain to be found at the bottom of things. […]
A move by the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) to ease legal migration to European countries with a view to checking the number of youths who lose their lives taking illegal routes, […]
On 13th January 13, 2018, Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, officially installed Iba Gani Abiodun Adams 15th Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland at the ancient town of Oyo. The pomp and grandeur of […]
Nigeria is without doubt currently facing frightening socio-economic challenges characterised by high level of criminality, insurgency and economic downturn. These challenges could worsen if urgent measures are not taken to address one of the by-products […]
Nigerian exporters owed several millions of naira under the Export Expansion Grant (EEG) scheme are disturbed by the non-approval of monies due to them in respect of the exports they made in 2016 and 2017. […]
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