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 […]
Extending web services to rural areas
The move in the House of Representatives for the extension of “free” internet services to designated public places and the rural areas is mired in unnecessary controversy despite its clearly beneficial objectives. Championed by Abubakar Yahaya Kusada (APC Kankia/Ingawa/Kusada Federal Constituency, Katsina State), the Bill seeks to establish a sound foundation to ensure that under-served […]
Beyond “funeral” for Samuel Doe, others
The Republic of Liberia has taken two major steps in attempts to come to terms with, and achieve closure on, its bloody history. In 2006, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, organised a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, TRC. The general purpose of a TRC is usually to explore what happened to a nation after a major crisis, […]
ADC’s arrival as opposition party
Since its formation on February 6, 2013, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been the beneficiary of endless defections from the once mighty Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The defections intensified since Bola Tinubu emerged as president, as some PDP governors and lawmakers started drifting into it to ensure their 2027 re-election bid. Fears of a […]
Enough of siren abuse
It is not uncommon to see many non-government, non-emergency, and unauthorised vehicles blaring sirens on our roads despite laws and regulations stating who is entitled to the use of sirens. The blaring of sirens has become an unfortunate symbol of impunity rather than emergency or lawful entitlement. To restore order on Nigerian roads, regulation and […]
No to mandatory voting
A Bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to force all eligible Nigerians to vote recently passed the second reading in the House of Representatives. If it becomes law, an eligible Nigerian who fails to vote could pay a fine of N100,000, go to jail for six months or both. The Bill, which enraged a […]
