Beyond diversification of ports
The Federal Government’s approval for the comprehensive modernisation of Onne, Delta and Calabar ports, alongside establishment of six new deep seaports, is laudable. It is a potentially transformative attempt to dismantle the excessive concentration of Nigeria’s maritime commerce around Lagos. The approved projects are Ibom, Bakassi, Agge, Gateway, Ondo and Bonny, building on the modernisation […]
Engaging our new population figure
Nigeria is breeding human beings with very little effort to cater for them. Our economy, which is just limping painfully out of the latest recession, is growing at less than one per cent. It performed far below the Federal Government’s 2.19 forecast for 2017.
Chibok girls: Four years and counting
That abduction, which tripped off worldwide protests and hash tag campaign #BringBackOurGirls, emboldened the terrorists who have used the abductees as bargaining chips. Many of the girls escaped or have been released through Federal Government-negotiated settlements, but 112 of them remain with their captors.
As we welcome Lekki deep seaport
The elated VP, while pledging the full support of the Federal Government to see the project to logical conclusion in 2021, counted the blessings the new facility will bestow on Lagos, the nation’s economic capital, and the nation as a whole.
Let’s end malaria for good
April is set to be a crucial month in the fight against one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases as political and business leaders, scientists and activists unite to beat malaria at various events worldwide.
Stop politicising anti-graft effort
THE anti-corruption agenda of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has been reduced to an object of ridicule. This is very unfortunate and regrettable. The nation had hoped that this top priority of the regime would be driven to a logical conclusion by Buhari, who rode to power three years ago as an incorruptible knight in shining armour.
