NMA’s 65-year retirement demand
The Nigerian Medical Association’s (NMA) renewed call for the Federal Government to implement a 65-year retirement age for clinical health workers deserves urgent attention, not because it offers a complete answer to Nigeria’s medical workforce crisis, but because the country can no longer afford to retire experienced hands while thousands of younger professionals are emigrating. […]
Cote d’Ivoire – Warning To Nigeria
IT is interesting that Nigeria was one of the earliest voices that asked President Laurent Gbagbo to concede victory to Alassane Qattara after the contentious election in Cote d’Ivoire.
PDP’s Politics Of Convenience
WEEKS ago, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at a forum promised to assist women vying for political offices next year. Between official promises of giving them automatic tickets (even for seats that are already occupied) and the moderated version that they will be provided funds to contest against others, there is no decision on the matter. PDP keeps vacillating on its position on primaries.
Nigeria’s Dying Future
NIGERIAN governments should be ashamed of their attitude towards the future of the country. This attitude is not entirely surprising since governments are fully interested only in the present as it affects them and their cronies.
Police Special Road Blocks
THE festive period is special for the police. It shows in the number of roadblocks mounted to extort money and cause further inconveniences for road users.
Colours Of FG’s Prudence
AT a time of debates about wastes at the National Assembly, the Federal Government has weighed in powerfully with a N299 billion over expenditure of the 2010 budget – and that is only in the third quarter.
