Issues/Policy

That the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has been so mired in controversy of high magnitude, attracting so many interests, is because of its significance to the socio-economic life of the entire country. Incidentally, it is the only […]

“No matter how far the town, there is another beyond it” – Fulani Proverb. There has been so much emotionalism developing around the subject of the recent clashes between nomadic pastoralists and farmers, and the […]

THERE is a clamour down the tiny alleyways of Kano’s central market, in northern Nigeria, as vendors thrust fabrics at passers-by, promising the best colour, quality and price. Amid the racket, Alhaji Zakari sits cross-legged […]

Last week’s visit of the Senegalese-American music icon, Akon, to the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, in New York City in the USA, strikes a remarkable resonance with the visit of America’s permanent representative to […]

People are increasingly identifying themselves as global rather than national citizens, according to a BBC World Service poll. The trend is particularly marked in emerging economies, where people see themselves as outward looking and internationally […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have jointly proposed and presented N56,000 as the new minimum wage to the Federal Government as against the present N18,000.

Eyitayo, whose friend was arrested for ‘cloning’ Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s phone number, has allegedly died in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).

Egbon, Thank you as always, for not keeping quiet. I’d like to say President Buhari has just started what he should have done a long time ago. In Project Management, there’s what you call Stakeholders […]

Shortly after the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors on May 29, 2015, many of the state chief executives who allegedly met empty treasuries and backlogs of unpaid salaries came together and jointly […]

“Serves Buhari right” one may be tempted to say and many are saying it loudly too, albeit for different reasons. One of such reasons appealed to me to a limited extent and it reflects the […]

A national teachable moment happened recently on Twitter between Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, Nigeria’s Area Father Plenipotentiary of commonsense, and Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, who needs no introduction. There is a background to that Twitter spat that […]

We wager that until the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, designs a more methodical approach to banking supervision, the country will continue to lose funds to public officials who are keen to dip their hands […]

Just how grave the problem of unemployment is in the country was evident in the number of applications received from those seeking to enlist in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). According to the Police Service […]

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy President of the Senate, has called for the collapse of the 36 states of the federation into six geopolitical zones as part of a drastic restructuring of the country’s federation failing […]

The embattled Senate President transferred a total of $3.47 million in 40 installments in four years with his credit card to the United States, a document obtained by PREMIUM TIMES revealed.

As a boy, I was a fan of the western, or what we know here as the cowboy drama or movie. I did not only watch their heroics, I played them. I was Michael Landon […]

Much as Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State tries to explain the rationale behind the bill to check the activities of preachers, it would appear the controversy generated by it will continue to linger for […]

THE change agenda of President Muhammadu Bu­hari has received positive reviews so far from the United States of America. Many American business­es appear ready to take a chance again on Nigeria. But some are beginning […]