Building permit in Lagos: Approval must end in inspection
FOR much of this week, and as we inch closer to the next general elections, issues about and appertaining to the economy and well-being of Nigerians dominate discourse everywhere — in the traditional media, the social media, at beer parlours, and inside buses as commuters move from one point to another. Government and its spokesmen […]
A Country on Strike
DOES anyone still remember that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is on strike? The strike is almost a month old. All public universities are shut. Nobody is talking to ASUU, nor is ASUU shifting.
Welcome To 2013
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most that has made it possible for evil to triumph. – Emperor Haile Selassie, born Tafari Makonnen (1891-1974, ruler of Ethiopia for 44 years)
Happy New Year Nigerians
NIGERIANS came into 2011 thinking mainly about elections – 2012 is offering more, elections in some States and mostly fear of bombs and economic hardship. These combinations promise a year everyone would approach with trepidation.
Deadly Matters, Drastic Measures
IMAGINE a city so incensed with the ineptitude of its police that it fires the entire lot? That was what Veracruz, a city in Mexico did, when it thought its police was not working. It sacked its 800 policemen and the 300 administrative staff.
We Can’t Live With This Burden
The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. – Section 14 (2b) of the 1999 Constitution
