Nigeria’s worsening crime numbers
In the past decade, Nigeria’s name has become increasingly associated with crime, insecurity, and institutional decay, at home and abroad. Official corruption, weak institutions, terrorism, banditry, and the routine kidnapping of schoolchildren for ransom have normalised a national crisis that has eroded public trust and damaged the country’s global standing. The crimes not only persist; […]
Transportation – A complete change
PIECEMEAL development will not help Nigeria. The national attitude to development is mirred in poor choices that highlight the blinkered approach to development. It should be cause for concern.
A stuck Exchange
EXCHANGE by its accepted nature is a two-way traffic with possible diversions. There is giving, there is taking. Where the Stock Exchange is involved, investors give their money in exchange for shares in organisations of their choice.
Water, not ordinary
UNIVERSITY of Ibadan, Nigeria’s premier university, has been shut for weeks due to non-availability of water and electricity. With crisis looming, the authorities quickly sent the students home while fast-tracking a new electricity facility and improvements in water supply.
Find The Killers Or …
WHEN in 1987, a presidential order was issued to the Inspector General of Police to fish out a notorious criminal, few days after, Lawrence Anini, the criminal who was terrorising Benin City, was arrested.
Enduring Cleansing Apapa Expressway
ONLY those who know little about the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway would applaud the removal of illegally parked tankers and trailers as a solution to the perennial traffic logjam on the road.
