Issues/Policy

Sen. Abdullahi Adamu has asked the Federal Government to ignore concerns in some quarters that the border closure was impacting negatively on the economy. Adamu, who is the Chairman Senate Committee on Agriculture, gave the […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) believes that the US government was rightly justified to have included Nigeria on a special watchlist for having “engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom”. CAN in […]

Nigerians rolled out the drums on 29, May this year to celebrate the two decades’ milestone in the country’s practice of civil rule. The country has witnessed a peaceful transition of power five times – […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday signed the 2020 national budget worth N10.59billion, about $29.2 billion, for a country of 200 million people, with some of the provisions such as the N37billion to renovate the National […]

A group of Europeans sat around a table with an inaccurate map of Africa and began to share out the pieces of the map. No Africans were invited since those who served tea didn’t count. […]

This week sets the tone for a time of goodwill, a season of love and triumph of the human spirit over the power of darkness. It is therefore not a time to read from the […]

The Niger Delta Development Commission is one of several interventionist agencies established by successive governments in Nigeria. According to the information gleaned from the website of the agency, the “NDDC was established in 2000 with […]

According to www.iom.int/migration-and-development, ‘’the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes that migration is a powerful driver of sustainable development, for migrants themselves and their communities. It brings significant benefits in the form of skills, strengthening […]

In a normal circumstance, when an unwanted event became rampant, critical stakeholders have the responsibility of checking its causes and recommending lasting solutions to it. The rate at which early divorce happens these days is […]

On November 5, the Nigerian senate re-introduced: “Protection from internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019” a bill seeking to regulate the use of social media in the country. The bill prohibits statements on social media […]

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has described as embarrassing, the delay by the China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC) in completing the 10 railway stations along Lagos-Ibadan standard guage rail line. Amaechi said this […]

Nigeria is a country of so many ethnic nationalities and so has been striving to evolve a workable framework that harmonizes the often conflicting interests of these nationalities. As a result of our large population […]

After the United States of America obtained independence from Great Britain in 1789 through a war which saw the then thirteen colonies take up arms against and defeated the great army of King George III, […]

Truth be told, nobody has demoted President Muhammadu Buhari, a retired but not tired Army General now president. He ruled as an unelected military dictator from 1984 to 1985. After nearly 30 years in political […]

Two recent events that drew national attention could not have been more different or dramatic in their own ways. These issues will continue to bug the news headlines throughout the tenure of the President Muhammadu […]

The invasion of Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu’s court by operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to rearrest the presidential candidate of African Action Congress in the February 2019 general election, Omoleye Sowore, has […]

It is said and believed that someone’s destiny can be deciphered from the onset of life. Whilst this may be termed a mere conjecture and not true of everyone, some people have their pathways in […]

Dwight Eisenhower was the four-star general of the United States army who went on to become the 34thpresident of the country after a blazing military career that saw him take charge of the Allied Forces […]

In case you missed it, last Thursday, December 12, 2019, the UK, whose full name is; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, overwhelmingly voted for Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party whose […]

I am elated that discussions around cancer seem to be gaining ground and gradually coming to the fore. Cancer has been with us for decades, from the days of information darkness, through the days of […]