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 […]
Avoiding bridge collapses
It came as a massive relief over the weekend when the Nasarawa State Government debunked reports of the collapse of the main flyover bridge in Lafia, the state capital. According to them the bridge, which was recently commissioned by President Bola Tinubu, cost N16bn. In a statement, the government said the videos depicting the live […]
Saving health sector from turmoil
The Nigerian public health sector is currently enveloped in a morass of mass actions by service providers, especially trade unions of doctors and nurses. This has become an embarrassing annual ritual due to the failure of Federal and State governments to comprehensively address the welfare concerns of the workers. Caving to pressure from highly placed […]
Anti-Nigeria protests in Ghana
Anti-Nigeria sentiments by disgruntled Ghanaians which have been brewing in social media erupted last week into organised street protests in major Ghanaian towns like Accra…
Celebrating our Super Falcons
Super Falcons of Nigeria, Saturday night in Rabat, reaffirmed their position as the most successful women’s football team in Africa as they lifted the new-look Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON,…
Tackling plastic pollution in Lagos
It is no secret that Lagos and Nigeria in general are grappling with a plastic pollution crisis. Drainage channels choked with plastic bags and Styrofoam packs are a common sight,
