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 […]
Osama bin Laden – A Chapter Closes?
WHEN most people thought the United States had given up the chase on Osama bin Laden, reputed leader of al-Qaeda, President Barack Obama announced that US forces shot him dead on Sunday in the Bilal area of Abbottabad, about 97km north of Islamabad, the Pakistani capital.
What does National Automotive Council of Nigeria do?
MANY Nigerians may not know about the National Automotive Council of Nigeria, NAC, though the organisation is 18 years old. Its mandate is to harness resources to enhance local manufacturing of vehicles in Nigeria.
They Labour, They Lament
AS organised labour marched yesterday in celebration of Workers’ Day, top on the agenda was the implementation of the N18, 000 minimum wage that some States claim they cannot pay. Labour has lamented the impoverishment of workers over the years. It has done little else.
Beyond The Celebrations
SOME of the most brilliant ideas about how to make Nigeria work better are thrown around during campaigns. They seem to die once the elections are over. Candidates spoke eloquently about their plans to improve things. The abundance of promises cannot be so easily forgotten. Some said they would tackle infrastructure.
Sack of A Minister
IN a rare case of presidential umbrage, President Goodluck Jonathan suspended Minister of Interior, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho, earlier in the month. Many thought it had something to do with the riots all over the country.
