ECOWAS — beyond the glitter of new edifices
President Bola Tinubu’s ribbon-cutting for a gleaming new ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja offered a flattering image of ambition — but brick and glass do not heal the fractures that threaten the community’s very purpose. Fifty-one years after its founding in 1975 in Lagos to promote economic integration, collective security, free movement and democratic stability across […]
Gov. Sani’s pacts with terrorists
It is said that those who fail to learn the lesson of history are bound to repeat it. This captures the unfolding scenario in Kaduna State where its Governor, Uba Sani, has vowed to continue negotiating with terrorists and bandits for “peace”. In adopting this policy, Sani has failed to learn from the experiences of […]
Deprioritising Maradi railway project
During his campaigns, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, promised to continue the programmes of his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. That promise was understandable because he needed Buhari’s cooperation to enable him win. Continuation is often beneficial. Good governance is when a leader knows where to draw the […]
NNPCL and Dangote are proudly Nigerian
We see the ongoing controversy over the refined products of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and Dangote Refinery, DR, as a celebration of the full restoration of petroleum products refining capacity to the Nigerian domestic market after decades of dependence on importation. In August 2024, Dangote Refinery, the 650,000 barrels per day largest […]
DSS Chief’s courageous call for community self-defence
Almost everybody has come to admit that the current security architecture is incapable of protecting Nigeria’s territorial integrity and securing the citizens, which is the first constitutional mandate of government. Over the years, even presidents have stressed the need for change. The current security structure has proved inadequate because it is anchored on the antiquated […]
Enforcement of third-party motor vehicle insurance
On February 1, 2025, the Nigeria Police began nationwide enforcement of the third-party motor insurance policy as earlier announced by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The move, in line with Section 68 of the Insurance Act and Section 312 of the 1945 Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance), is to ensure that every vehicle in […]
