Tackling informal sector food adulteration
Food adulteration has become one of the gravest threats confronting Nigeria’s informal food sector. It is steadily eroding public confidence in the nation’s food supply, exposing millions of consumers to avoidable health hazards and undermining efforts to build a safe, secure and sustainable food system. Food nourishes and sustains life. When it instead becomes a […]
Enough of siren abuse
It is not uncommon to see many non-government, non-emergency, and unauthorised vehicles blaring sirens on our roads despite laws and regulations stating who is entitled to the use of sirens. The blaring of sirens has become an unfortunate symbol of impunity rather than emergency or lawful entitlement. To restore order on Nigerian roads, regulation and […]
The E1 Lagos event as catalyst for economic growth
The E1 Lagos event, held October 3–5, 2025, marked a historic milestone as Africa’s first all-electric powerboat race and a key leg of the global UIM E1 World Championship. This pioneering championship showcased cutting-edge electric-powered boats, positioning Lagos Lagoon as a high-speed race track for innovation and sustainability. Lagos’ hosting of the E1 race uniquely […]
Wresting Kaduna, other states from terrorists
Emerging pictures of severe insecurity bedevilling Kaduna State and its neighbours, such as Zamfara, Katsina, Niger, Sokoto and Kebbi, suggest that terrorist outlaws have firmly established a comfort zone of control. They are now sharing power and sovereignty with the Federal Republic of Nigeria, almost unchallenged. According to Agence France Presse, AFP, a report prepared […]
Hospitals and gunshot victims
The need for hospitals to urgently treat victims of gunshot injuries without first demanding a police report was emphasised in a recent media release by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, and Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN. In December 2024, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, had similarly issued a […]
Safeguarding the public from container deaths
The tragic killing of a driver in Ibadan, Oyo State, recently, when a 40-foot container-laden truck fell on a commercial Nissan Micra car, has again brought to the fore the recurring menace of container- and tanker-related accidents on Nigerian roads. Barely two weeks earlier, a policeman and a female passenger were crushed to death in […]
