Why Nigeria must invest in mangroves preservation
Nigeria and the world are bleeding biodiversity at an alarming rate. Globally, the United Nations (UN) reports that 420 million hectares of forest, which is roughly the size of the European Union, have been lost since 1990, with mangroves vanishing even faster at 35 per cent of their original extent. In Nigeria, the Niger Delta’s mangrove […]
The New National Assembly
CHANGE, no matter its dimensions, can fundamentally alter the way we do things. We believe that change is on its way to the National Assembly, which has undergone its most profound makeover, in composition in the past 12 years.
NASS: Away With ‘Ranking’, Zoning
AFTER the swearing in of the President and Governors, attention has shifted to the legislature, especially the National Assembly, which will be inaugurated next week. Shortly after, the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives will be decided.
Are Bombs Here To Stay?
IS it possible government has decided to allow Nigerians to live with the bombs that have been flying in different parts of the country since last year? There are reasons to be worried about the attitude of government to the insecurity that have been pinned to the elections.
Trust Nobody With Freedom
ENTHUSIASM that the media will have more access to information with the passage of the Freedom of Information Bill remains muted. Silence has greeted the bill from the President. Expectations of a passage of the bill “soon” have withered.
The challenges for Jonathan
THE events of the last fortnight, precisely of April 16, 2011 cannot pass unrecorded for history and posterity. I am one of those who will not take the risk of allowing that day to pass like any other day because it is not. I will thus proceed to put the Goodluck Jonathan victory in the presidential polls of April 16, 2011 in its proper perspective and in its proper historical context.
