Arresting the diphtheria scourge
Nigeria’s continuing diphtheria outbreak is a grim reminder that preventable diseases can become deadly when public-health systems fail to sustain basic immunisation. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says more than 10,000 confirmed cases have been recorded in 2026, with Kano, Borno and Bauchi among the worst-affected states. The figures are particularly […]
Farmers must also be protected
THE media are replete with the exploits of Nigerian troops in hunting down and destroying the camps of cattle rustlers who attack herdsmen and dispossess them of their cattle.
Caution on religious preaching bill
The decision of 19 Northern governors to commence the registration of religious groups and organisations has been generating controversies among religious leaders and other stakeholders. A communiqué they issued on April 29th 2016, disclosed their intention to enact a law to regulate indoor and outdoor preaching.
Avoiding future budget rows
Nigerians finally heaved a great sigh of relief on Friday, May 6, 2016, when President Muhammadu Buhari gave his assent to the 2016 appropriation bill as passed by the National Assembly. With the budget now law, stakeholders are looking forward to its implementation to stimulate the economy and realise the objectives of the administration.
Cameron’s “drunken” gaffe
On Monday, May 9, 2016, the British ruling class got gossiping about Nigeria over the recent international anti-corruption summit in London. They were all there in that little circle at Buckingham Palace, wining and dining in the afterglow of Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday: the Queen herself, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron; the Speaker of House of Commons, John Bercow and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.
Now the budget is here, what next
Finally the 2016 budget controversy is over with the signing of the Appropriation Bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari last weekend after a four-month delay.
