NSCDC custody deaths and Nigeria’s detention crisis
Recently, thirty-seven illegal miners were arrested and detained in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna but never came out alive. That grim fact alone demands a thorough reckoning with Nigeria’s detention system and the accountability of agencies entrusted with the custody of lawfully detained citizens. Whatever offences they […]
Need to dislodge bandits’ networks
Jihadist terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have become parts of the daily experience of Nigerians. These violent crimes which directly target the citizens and their communities, have gradually become mainstreamed in many parts of the country, while governments, which should be all-out against them either crave their indulgence through “negotiations” or bark like toothless dogs. In […]
Keeping livestock off Abuja City
Penultimate weekend, the Federal Government and stakeholders in the livestock breeding sector met in Abuja to look for ways of keeping cows off the Abuja metropolitan area. The intractable problem of cows roaming the streets of our Federal Capital Territory is attributable to the weak political will on the part of the Government to stop […]
Tackling the open defecation crisis
Nigerians are assaulted daily by disgusting sights of people defecating in the open. Beyond the obvious revulsion it evokes, this practice poses a great risk to citizens and the environment. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, as of 2021, about 46 million Nigerians still engaged in open defecation. The figure could be far […]
Calls to negotiate with terrorists, bandits
It is only in Northern Nigeria that we frequently hear the calls on the Federal Government and State Governors to negotiate with and grant amnesty to terrorists and bandits. This was a narrative they picked up from advocates for the Niger Delta militants who flooded the media with this call. The late President Umaru Yar’Adua […]
Proposed fuel tax for infrastructure
Nigerians are outraged at the prospect of an additional tax burden following the Federal Government’s announcement that it will soon start implementing a five per cent tax on fossil fuels for roads and bridges construction and maintenance. The tax is built into the Nigerian Tax Administration Act, NTAA, which President Bola Tinubu recently signed into […]
