Too much politics in World Cup 2026
The 2026 World Cup, jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, will be remembered less for goals than for the troubling intersection of sport and statecraft that unfolded across North America. FIFA’s projections and briefings indicate that the expanded 48 team tournament is set to be the most lucrative in history, with revenues […]
Need for caution on new minimum wage
THE announcement that the Federal Government has set up a panel to look into the request for upward adjustment of the minimum wage from the existing N18,000 per month to the requested N56,000 per month is not surprising.
Salute to Nigeria’s “smart” family
The ennoblement of Nigerian-born Anne-Marie Osawemwenze Ore-Ofe Imafidon as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE, by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II is another pointer to the proven potential of the Nigerian spirit.
Benin police brutality unacceptable
Citizen Kester Edun’s recent ordeal in the hands of some policemen in Benin City, Edo State, came across like a scene from a horror movie. An on-line video showed the 38-year old commercial bus driver chained on the left hand to the back of a police patrol van and dragged along the street on Sunday, May 14, 2017.
Return of Ebola and the need for vigilance
On the 12th of May 2017, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) received formal notification from the World Health Organisation (WHO) of an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with three people reported dead.
Osinbajo should sign the budget without delay
AFTER an unusually long delay of the 2017 Budget, the National Assembly, NASS, has finally passed the 2017 Appropriation Bill amounting to N7.441trn – including N143bn added on by the lawmakers.
