Uprooting terrorists’ logistic supply chains
Nigeria’s war against terrorism and banditry has reached a point where military firepower alone cannot deliver victory. What began with the Boko Haram insurgency in 2009 has metastasised into a sprawling ecosystem of armed groups operating from forests, mountains and remote settlements, kidnapping for ransom, attacking communities, displacing populations, seizing land, rustling cattle, extorting farmers […]
Ban on “foreign” rice in Ebonyi
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr Dave Umahi, told a delegation of military officers from the Command and Staff College, Jaji on a courtesy call on him, that he would lead a task force of senior government officials to enforce the ban on foreign rice in markets throughout his state.
Dalung has become anti-Sports Minister
Minister of Sports, Mr Solomon Dalung, has once again, proved his critics right in seeing him as an unfit person to head our Sports Ministry at this stage of our development.
Time for moratorium on new universities
The Federal Government recently approved the establishment of eight more universities in the country. Since former President Olusegun Obasanjo approved the pioneer three private universities – Babcock, Igbinedion and Madonna – every successive president has done the same.
ECOWAS’ renewed efforts on disease control
In recent years, 75 per cent of emerging infectious diseases have originated in animals or animal products. These disease outbreaks and public health crises have taken thousands of lives, harmed livelihoods, and severely impacted national, regional and global industries and economies.
Averting another ASUU mega strike
A week ago, the Academic Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) served notice of its intention to embark on a one-week warning strike with effect from Wednesday, 16th November, 2016. Its President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, claimed that ASUU took the action after nationwide consultations with the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Union, though the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, insisted the Federal Government (ASUU members’ main employer) was not notified.
