Nigeria’s cooking gas crisis
For many households, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) promised a cleaner, safer alternative to firewood, charcoal and kerosene. That promise is fraying. A steep rise in the cost of refilling cylinders—reaching about N2,000 per kilogramme in some markets—has put LPG beyond the reach of millions already squeezed by inflation and falling real wages. Cooking fuel is […]
National Assembly and allegations of corruption
Since the inception of this republic in 1999, the National Assembly has been enmeshed in various allegations of corruption both moral and financial.
Nigeria’s Loss, US’s Gain
FROM far away United States of America comes once again a cheering news: Nigerians are the most highly educated immigrants in most parts of the world’s number one superpower. Our countrymen and women have pulled ahead of Asians and even whites.
New Uniform For Police!
ON assumption of office some weeks ago, the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar took a number of steps in trying to readdress some of the very critical issues that confront the Nigeria Police. First, he ordered the dismantling of all police checkpoints nationwide.
National Assembly ignores the Constitution
THE National Assembly should be more reticent when making laws. Its tendency has been to make laws for their sake or to please the Executive. In the process it ignores the Constitution. The Central Bank Act 2007, which may soon be a subject of legal dispute, is a good example.
Another set, another scam
THE public hearing of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Capital Markets, important as it is, has unfortunately been ruined by allegations against the committee.
Pension Frauds
THE National Assembly chooses its moments to titillate the public with details of misuses of public funds. The latest ridiculous revelations of alleged theft and mismanagement of pension funds are only bits of the mess the country is in without deep concerns from the authorities.
New Envoys, New Mandate
AT a time of growing international security challenges and global economic concerns, Nigeria’s 88 ambassadors – 56 career diplomats and 32 political appointees – are stepping into daunting assignments.
Challenges Of Regionalisation
THE South West typifies the challenges regionalisation poses and the fact that zest in pushing for it is not adequate for its realisation. With its Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN, it is clearer that regionalisation is not only about economic integration. Without political integration, the movers know DAWN is doomed.
Police Protests
HIGH levels of indiscipline in the police are becoming more obvious. Three indications of these and their consequences show from the incidents in three locations.
A Needless Row
AT a time of need for more continental integration, the growing immigration row between Nigeria and South Africa is needless, unless it achieves the important objective of helping both countries to understand and respect each other.
