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 […]
Gloating Over Ombatse Killing
ALA Agu, 76, can lay claim to fame or notoriety. It depends on who is describing him. Until a few weeks back, he was unknown outside the vicinity of Lakyo, Nasarawa South Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Avoidable Aviation Strikes
ON Monday, May 20, staff of the National Aviation Management Agency, NAMA, withdrew their services to protest failure of negotiations between their union and NAMA management on new salary scales the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission approved for them.
A Future On Industry, Trades, Investments
WHAT does the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trades and Investments do? How can Nigerians assess the importance of its work to tackling the various challenges the country faces as it grapples with industrialisation?
Ignored Importance of Health Services
NIGERIA is a country of distinct contradictions. Public officers make a round of the world attending seminars and conferences on health, for example. They then conclude health is important to the country’s well-being.
Libya – Law By The Gun
LIBYA has a more dangerous transition phase that is easily overlooked. Muammar Gaddafi’s death 18 months ago has left a country in more turmoil than most opponents of Gaddafi expected.
