An estimated 87 million Nigerians who collected their Permanent Voter’s Registration cards, PVCs, filed out on Saturday, February 25, 2023 to vote for Presidential candidates, Senate and House of Representatives members of their choice. The confidence of the electorate had been massively buoyed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s, proactive adoption of technology to […]

TOMORROW,  Saturday, February 25, 2023, is upon us as a nation. Barring any last-minute force majeure, Nigerian eligible voters with their valid Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs, will file out to vote for a new President. It will be the culmination of politicking and electioneering which kicked off with the selection of presidential candidates and their […]

THE Plateau State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Oliver Tersoo Agundu’s recent assertion that the Commission has “completely taken care of” the scourge of underage voters is a statement most Nigerians may take with a pinch of salt. With the presidential election just about 48 hours away, there is no surefire way of ascertaining how true […]

“I urge every citizen, therefore, to go out to vote for their candidates of choice without fear because security shall be provided and your vote shall count.” IN ordinary times, the above statement by Muhammadu Buhari, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, would not be taken seriously because Nigerians have seen a […]

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has continued to surprise his critics and well-meaning Nigerians with his no-nonsense stance towards the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s, Naira redesign/cash swap policy and commitment to a free, fair and credible election without executive interference. If he had adopted this governance attitude from the first days of his administration, he would […]

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, appears to have secured the confidence of majority of Nigerians in its capacity and commitment to ensure the conduct of free, fair and acceptable general elections this year. The manner in which it pursued the development of relevant technology and supported the process of obtaining President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent […]

THERE is a protracted controversy in the aviation industry over the declaration of it as an essential service sector. This is mainly because of the lack of trust between the employer/regulatory groups and their workers’ unions. In September 2022, that coalition of aviation workers’ unions, made up of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, […]

THE violence which followed the EndSARS protests of October 2020, culminated in systematic attacks on facilities of the Nigeria Police and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by hoodlums who were dubiously dubbed “unknown gunmen”. Between October 2020 and now, no less than 15 INEC offices have been hit, particularly in the South-East, South-South and […]

AS if Nigeria was not already overburdened by ethno-religious crises, evil-minded and unpatriotic Nigerians are still looking for ways of exacerbating social disharmony in the nation. They are coming up with schemes which are bound to create avoidable conflicts and possibly bloodshed. The highly-provocative news of an alleged impending plan to install one Shehu Bello […]

IF there is anything history cannot deny Muhammadu Buhari of as Nigeria’s leader, it is his firm commitment to one of the most honourable transitional plans we have seen since 1999. Last week, Buhari mandated the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SFG, Boss Mustapha, to announce a 22-member Transition Committee whose job is […]

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s government deserves commendation for granting university students a three-week break to enable them to go home and vote in the 2023 general elections. Last week, the good news came that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had instructed university vice chancellors to send their students home for the polls. This was a […]

ON Friday, January 27, 2023, during the Vanguard Personality of the Year Award 2022, Mrs. Eunice Onuekwusi, a 60-year-old widow and petty trader from Amagu village, Ukwulu in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, made history. Mrs. Onuekwusi was given a special recognition alongside state governors, captains of industry and other prominent Nigerians who […]

DUE to some prevailing crises in the polity, there have been doubts expressed over President Muhammadu’s promise to successfully conduct the 2023 general election as scheduled. Some sceptics still believe that the president and his loyalists are merely deceiving Nigerians; that close to the election dates, obstacles designed to derail the electoral process will be […]

IN the early years, an erstwhile ruling political party was right-of-centre, while the opposition was progressive, being largely populated by activists and actors in the decade-long tussle to unseat the military and enthrone civil rule in Nigeria. Two decades of acute cross-carpeting between political parties later, ideological lines became blurred literally beyond recognition. One of […]

THE Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, last week joined the growing voices of well-meaning Nigerians who foresee the overriding benefits of the Naira redesign and cashless policy. The minister explained that the pains citizens are passing through now due to the policy are unfortunately the prices we have to pay […]