Arresting the diphtheria scourge
Nigeria’s continuing diphtheria outbreak is a grim reminder that preventable diseases can become deadly when public-health systems fail to sustain basic immunisation. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says more than 10,000 confirmed cases have been recorded in 2026, with Kano, Borno and Bauchi among the worst-affected states. The figures are particularly […]
FAAN – Increased Charges, Decreased Services
THE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, is one of numerous government agencies that have chosen to promote poor services at high costs. It also thinks it has no reason explaining its insensitivity to the public it is meant to serve.
Governments, Cashless Economy
HOW will the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to limit amounts that could be spent on cash transactions affect the governments? The attention of the CBN has so far been on individuals and corporate organisations.
South Sudan — full of promises
THIRTY-NINE years of continuous wars, a referendum that came four years after the papers were signed, South Sudan on Saturday became the world’s newest country, with all the hopes and aspirations of independence. The national anthem above captures those ambitions in crisp terms.
What About Islamic Banking?
WE are a country of debaters. The issues do not matter, the personalities are unimportant – knowledge is the least of the considerations in these engagements that are remarkable for their tendency to heighten tension in the country.
When Senate Kept Its Word
THE Senate has kept its promise of making the screening exercise comfortable for ministerial nominees. Days before the exercise started, a senator had hinted that only enemies of the country would oppose the nominees. With such blatant blackmail, what is going on should not surprise anyone.
