Why Nigeria must invest in mangroves preservation
Nigeria and the world are bleeding biodiversity at an alarming rate. Globally, the United Nations (UN) reports that 420 million hectares of forest, which is roughly the size of the European Union, have been lost since 1990, with mangroves vanishing even faster at 35 per cent of their original extent. In Nigeria, the Niger Delta’s mangrove […]
Preventing terror attacks on prisons
IN June this year, a combined effort of the security agencies and the Lagos State Government led to a massive security sweep of some suburbs of Lagos, where some suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamic insurgency sect were apprehended before they could hit targets in the nation’s commercial capital.
ASUU: How NLC can help
THE latest round of strikes by the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU), has once again reached a dead end. After protracted negotiations, which ended with the Federal Government offering a concession that totalled N130 billion, which the union rejected insisting on full implementation of the 2009 agreement it signed, no further positive progress has been recorded towards ending the stand-off.
Preparing for Sunday’s solar eclipse
As people all over the world prepare with great excitement for the solar eclipse, which will occur this Sunday, November 3, 2013, it is necessary to alert our people to the significance of the cosmic event and prepare them on how to safely observe it.
Again, cholera outbreaks
The recent outbreak of cholera in different parts of the country once again reminds us of the pathetic conditions under which our people, especially the illiterate and poor, daily contend with.
Odimegwu’s NPC controversial exit
When Mr. Eze Festus Odimegwu was appointed in June last year as the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), it was received in several quarters with mixed feelings.
