Road transportation constitutes a major means of moving goods, persons and services from one point to another in most parts of the world. In Nigeria, road transportation accounts for approximately 80 percent of all movements. Efforts to restore the old glory of the Nigerian Railway Corporation in a bid to redress the over-dependence on road transportation have only been partially successful, despite the fact that Nigeria had at different times within the last 25 years, sought the technical and managerial assistance of the Chinese, Indians, as well as the British who are reputed to have legendary skills in this area.

The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated a national implementation committee on Traffic Camera Surveillance and Safety Certification Scheme to prevent risk and accident

I OWE the title of this column to Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s classic song of outrage, and call to action, against the live evil of corruption threatening to throttle Nigeria to death.

THE Federal Government sets bad examples in managing public assets. The abandoned buildings in Lagos that ministries and other establishments used before re-locating to Abuja stand tall in challenging government to act.

THE lack of distinction between for-profit and not-for-profit educational institutions in the country is almost certainly linked to the fact that office holders who ought to have championed making the distinction (including imposition of tax on the for-profit institutions) are guilty of benefitting from this cheating, another form of corruption. It needs to be corrected without further delay.