ECOWAS — beyond the glitter of new edifices
President Bola Tinubu’s ribbon-cutting for a gleaming new ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja offered a flattering image of ambition — but brick and glass do not heal the fractures that threaten the community’s very purpose. Fifty-one years after its founding in 1975 in Lagos to promote economic integration, collective security, free movement and democratic stability across […]
Stemming the tide of withdrawals from ICC
We view with grave concern, the emerging scenario which suggests that some African countries are increasingly tempted to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague over allegations that the Court appears to target African and Third World leaders for sanctions while playing blind, deaf and dumb to their colleagues from the developed world who have allegedly committed similar or worse offences.
Checking sexual harassment in schools
The Senate arm of the National Assembly took an important step towards checking the long-standing menace of sexual harassment, especially in higher institutions recently, when it passed the Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions Bill into law.
Buhari’s proposed $30 billion loan
LAST week, President Muhammadu Buhari shocked a lot of economic and financial experts by asking the National Assembly (NASS) to approve $29.96bn worth of loans to cover budgetary deficits for the years 2016 to 2018.
Getting serious about Made-In-Nigeria
The current frenzy about promoting Made-In-Nigeria goods is the third attempt in living memory. It invariably occurs when we run out of petrodollars accumulated during years of oil boom in our external reserves, only to abandon it once crude oil prices start rising again.
Pitiable state of our political parties
Political parties are defining institutions in a democracy. They provide the platforms for engaging the electorate on the different perspectives of politics and governance. They serve as the channels for citizen participation in choosing those that govern them.
