DRUG ABUSE: South-West accounts for 22.4% of prevalence in Nigeria —Marwa
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa (retd), has lamented the high prevalence of drug abuse in Ogun State and sought for the support of the state government in the agency’s efforts to combat drug abuse in the country.
The Journalism Clinic goes live with MyTori as a showcase
When a third-yearmass communication student of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, was sent by one of his lecturers to be considered for internship at The Journalism Clinic, his mention of photography as his interest triggered an idea: apictorial storytellingsite. This is the background to the creation of MyTori which has gone live on https://mytori.ng. “I […]
LADOL’s Unending Failures to Nigeria as a Zone Operator
By Akpan Peters The Managing Director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL), Dr. Amy Jadesimi had in one of her numerous interviews promised that her company must exceed international standards as operator of the LADOL free zone. However, many believe the contrary is the case as the company is sadly developing a reputation for hostility […]
BDCs: Lawyers describe Emefiele’s CBN action as courageous move to end illicit transactions
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja LAWYERS and Non-Governmental Organisations have noted with delight the recent decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN,under the leadership of Godwin Emefiele, to place embargo on weekly supply of forex to Bureau de Change, BDCs operators in the country. The legal practitioners and the NGOs made their position known under […]
How not to reform Nigeria’s free zones
By Abdullahi Ibrahim ONGOING controversy within the Nigeria special economic zones is an uncharitable dis[1]traction occasioned by failure of those in authority to place national interest above selfish agenda of a few. Reading all the news and after inter[1]actions with local and international stakeholders, it is crystal clear the ministerial committee converted itself into a […]
Whither the interim common services agency and ESIALA(3)
By Eric Teniola The second part of this piece, published last week, reviewed the spirit of the old Eastern Region that was the envy of the rest of the country years ago, and insisted that that spirit should not be allowed to die OTHERS include overseas commitments outstanding in respect of in-service training, Road […]
