Preventing yet another resident doctors’ strike
Nigeria must not sleepwalk into another strike by resident doctors. At its 46th Annual General Meeting in Calabar, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) gave the Federal Government 14 days to resolve outstanding agreements or face industrial action. Its complaints are familiar: remuneration that no longer reflects economic realities, delayed career progression and professional […]
Aganga – Words No Longer Enough
THE Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, runs matters under his watch with mere words. After practising for years, he must believe his duty is done once he is able to make a speech. He began this gambit as Minister of Finance and has extended it to his current office.
Time To Amend Our Lives
PROPOSED amendments to the Constitution are the latest efforts to creating a “working” Nigeria, a country where the burdensomeness of politics is replaced with practical lawful steps to enhance the efficiency in governance.
Multiple Personal Taxes
PROBLEMS associated with multiple taxation are almost as old as Nigeria, yet when multiple taxation is discussed, many think they affect only businesses. We are all victims of multiple taxation, and unlike businesses that can pass on the tax to their clients, individuals bear their damaging impact directly.
A Future Without Nigerian Child
IT is time politicians told us their plans for the Nigerian child. Politicians speak mostly about the future on realising that they have ignored Nigeria’s present in their sustained search for personal interests. The rights of the Nigerian child, which Child Rights Act 2003, CRA, broadly covers are observed mostly with breaches. Will Nigeria’s future be built without children?
Bring Back Our Country
POLITICS is replacing the attention our country needs to make progress. The biggest casualty is the people. Politics should focus on the collective future of Nigeria.
