Cracking down on fuel pump fraud
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (NMDPRA) latest crackdown on fuel under-dispensing is unquestionably necessary, though it is a sporadic routine that is never sustained. Its directive that all filling stations immediately calibrate and verify their dispensers and totalisers, backed by the threat of licence revocation for persistent or serious violations, addresses a […]
Philanthropists As Fraudsters
BEFORE millions of Nigerians, via live television, in the presence of the President, Nigeria’s men and women of means stepped forward to announce donations to victims of the flood that ravaged the country.
President’s Respect For Elders
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is unhappy with Nigerians. He is in no doubt they have lost moral values, including respect for elders.
Over-sighting Education
IF officials of the Federal Ministry of Education, or any of the public officers with over-sight functions for education, had their children in polytechnics in Nigeria, they would have been more circumspect in joining the Minister of Education, Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, who is celebrating the excellent standards of the institutions.
More Important Than Football
PROTESTS in Brazil’s biggest cities are over the billions of Dollars the country is pouring into preparations for the 2014 World Cup, the first in Brazil in 60 years.
Room To Meddle
SHOCKS over the United States Government’s order that Nigeria has to improve ports security or face sanctions – stoppage of vessels sailing to Nigerian ports – are indicative that Nigerians do not fully appreciate the implications of being members of the global village. It may be a village, but it has standards.
