FUEL scarcity, which makes life unbearable for Nigerians, has been a fixture of life in Nigeria since the country became  a crude oil exporter first, and then importer of refined products later. Interestingly, it was a phenomenon unheard of when the nation was not a leading producer of crude oil.

EVEN though the Federal Government wasted a lot of time before swinging into action when outrage over the sale of Nigerian migrants into slavery was exposed, we are encouraged by reports that up to 3,000 out of the estimated 5,000 stranded in Libya were brought home before the end of December 2017, going by the words of Ambassador Illiya Danladi Fachano, Nigeria’s Charge D’Affaires in Libya.

THE general attitude of perceived insensitivity of the Federal Government to the spate of attacks on farming communities by armed pastoralist invaders could exacerbate the threats to food security of the nation unless there is an urgent change  in attitude.

THE announcement by the Federal Government in November last year that it borrowed N9.18tn in just 10 months should send a shock wave throughout the land. That amount is more than the budget for 2017 and even exceeds the 2018 recently presented to the National Assembly.

COME Thursday, January 11, 2018, a historic event will take place in Enugu, the capital of the defunct Eastern Region. Tagged: “Handshake Across the Niger”, it will be the coming together of the Igbo and Yoruba leaders of thought in a bid to create a common platform of understanding, brotherhood and cooperation which will ultimately strengthen the unity of Nigeria and promote its rapid development.