AS the much awaited screening of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees starts from today, Tuesday 13th October 2015, we call on the Senate to approach the exercise with the utmost sense of patriotism and be totally above political and sentimental considerations.

Predictable public outrage has trailed the proposal from a section of federal lawmakers to move to change the constitution to include the Senate President and his Deputy, Speaker of the House of Representatives and his Deputy as well as the Chief Justice of the Federation in the list of public officers to enjoy the immunity clause already granted the President and Vice President as well as Governors and their Deputies in the constitution.

SINCE it was established in 1999 via Decree (now Act) 35 of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been tasked with the overall goal of enhancing access to quality and affordable health care for all Nigerians.

This scheme eventually saw the light of day 27 years after it was first mooted in 1962 as the Lagos Health Bill.

Anxiety over the economy has not abated even as both the Presidency and the Senate appear to be ready to put in place the federal cabinet and by extension the economic team of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

MONDAY, 5th October, 2015 was this year’s anniversary of World Teachers’ Day (WTD), a day specially reserved to honour the contributions of teaching professionals all over the world in the development of human capital.

Kidnapping as an abominable crime in Nigeria has assumed an epidemic dimension. A criminal activity that started some years ago as a tool of agitation in the Niger Delta has since been adopted by criminals in all parts of the country to make quick and easy money.

The submission of nominees for Senate screening is another opportunity for President Muhammadu Buhari to put into effect his campaign vow of changing some of our nation’s repugnant political practices.

YESTERDAY October 1, 2015, Nigeria marked her 55th independence anniversary, an annual ritual which has assumed less and less significance in the consciousness of our citizens, particularly the young ones.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari made a highly commendable call on the international community to strive towards the total dismantling of safe havens for looted monies around the world in one of the most important speeches he has ever made as Nigeria’s leader.

FOLLOWING the invasion of the den of the Boko Haram terrorist group by the Nigerian armed forces and the steady recovery of territories illegally occupied by them, we had called attention to the need for greater vigilance, not only by the military and security agencies but also by the entire citizenry.