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Editorial
Corruption: Nigeria’s Declining TI Rating
THE Federal Government, in its typically cantankerous manner, has poured scorn on Transparency International’s 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index report which indicated a slight dip in Nigeria’s rating. But, instead of becoming unnecessarily miffed, this should […]
Issues/Policy
Insecurity: What Buhari Has Done, And Is Doing By Femi Adesina
Each time he itemizes the three focal areas of government, President Muhammadu Buhari follows the same order: we shall secure the country, because you have to first secure a country or institution before you can […]
Issues/Policy
The Northern Elite Created The Rampaging Bandits By Fredrick Nwabufo
A study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) put the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria to 13.5 million – as of 2018. An unimpressive mass of this number comes from Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, […]
Issues/Policy
Naija, The Beauty; Naija, The Beast By Fola Ojo
NIGERIA will be 60 years old this year. Her feet have got burned in history strolling down very rough pathways and rugged terrains of the hot Nigerian desert. She’s had to endure real pain and […]
Issues/Policy
Promoting Made In Nigeria Products By Tunji Ajibade
Days back, representatives of the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, were in Kano State. Their task was to distribute household items to certain segment of society as a form of assistance. I took note […]
Issues/Policy
Adesina: A Barefaced Raconteur of Spurious Narrative By David Dimas
In a country where Nigerians are invariably losing their lives, livelihood and right to free speech, many government officials earn their pay propagating duplicitous commercial messages intended to deflect this truth. One of such officials […]
Issues/Policy
US Senate Impeachment Trial of Trump and Nigeria’s Legislative Conduct: An Assessment By Omoshola Deji
heads of parliament are puppets of the president. Nigeria tops the list. While her legislature is failing in oversight and overlooking misconducts, that of the United States (US) prosecuted President Donald Trump and almost removed […]
Government
LASG Serves Stop-Work Order On Magodo Green-Belt Buildings By Deji Lambo
Officials from the Drainage Enforcement and Compliance Unit of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment on Thursday visited the flood-prone green belt between the Magodo Phase 1 and Phase 2 housing schemes to serve a […]
Government
Fashola Backs Sanwo-Olu On Okada, Marwa Ban
The Minister of Works and Housing and former governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has advised Lagos residents to support the state government’s renewed enforcement of the restriction on motorcycles in some local […]
Sport
Ighalo: My Mother Cried When I Told Her About The Move To Man Utd
Odion Jude Ighalo, former Super Eagles striker, says his mother cried on learning that his dream move to Manchester United has been finalised. In an interview with Manchester United Official website on Wednesday, Ighalo also […]
Issues/Policy
Welcome On Board Odion Ighalo By Tony Ademiluyi
Nigerians have been diehard fans of many of the English football clubs since Pay TV Operator, DSTV liberalized the market and made it possible for the English Premier League to be beamed into the homes […]
Sport
It’ll Be Dream Come True To Play For Super Eagles, Says Hungary-Based Nigerian Footballer By Remi Sulola
Haruna Garba, a Nigerian footballer, who plies his trade with Debrecen, a Hungarian club side, says it will be a “dream come true” if he’s invited to play for the Super Eagles. In an interview […]
Issues/Policy
Letter To All of Them By Tony Afejuku
Late last week it was reported in some newspapers that GMB, our president of presidents, expressed shock at the current security situation in our country. Whether I should regard his shock as an undiluted one […]
Issues/Policy
Tribute: Olayinka Simoyan In The Eyes of The People By Olapeju Simoyan and Matthew Ozah
Every inch of Bashorun Olayinka Simoyan’s selfless life, he lived for the people and country. Therefore, it was not a surprise for the flood of tributes that greeted his call to glory at 85, on […]
Issues/Policy
Border Closure Means Failure of Customs Service, Says NABG By Femi Ibirogba and Ibe Wada
Border closure against importation and smuggling of agro-allied products is an indication of absolute lack of confidence in the Nigeria Customs Service, stakeholders have said, commending the action as disincentive to smuggling and a boost […]
Issues/Policy
The Ball Is In Buhari’s Court By Dan Agbese
It would be uncharitable not to commend the national assembly for taking on the worsening security situation in the country in an open debate in the chambers. I offer you four good reasons why the […]
Editorial
Corruption: Perception And Reality Indices | Guardian (NG)
The Transparency International (TI) unveiled its yearly Corruption Perception Index (CPI) and the verdict on Nigeria is still unfavourable despite its noisy anti-corruption agenda. The body ranked Nigeria 146th of the 180 countries assessed. In […]
News
MAN: Transporting Goods From Lagos To Kano More Expensive Than China To Lagos
Mansur Ahmed, president of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), says it is more expensive to transport goods from Lagos to Kano than from China to Lagos. Ahmed was speaking on Thursday at the 2020 […]
Issues/Policy
No Cash Transactions, 79 Visa Types… Six Things To Know About The New Visa Policy | TheCable
In December, President Muhammadu Buhari had announced that Nigeria would begin to issue visa-on-arrival to every person that carries an African passport. The president told attendees of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development […]