Taraba State’s alleged PVC impunity
The allegation that teachers and other workers in Taraba State were directed to present photocopies of their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) before receiving their salaries has rightly provoked outrage across the country. The Taraba State Universal Basic Education Board (TSUBEB) has denied making salary payment contingent on PVC submission, insisting that its chairperson, Christiana Binga, […]
Aki Without Pawpaw
OUR annual national honours awards are seen in many quarters as hollow rituals. Yearly, hundreds of people, especially those who have occupied top positions in government, are honoured for purported contributions to the development of Nigeria.
If Nwodo Pulls This Off
OKWESILIEZE Nwodo, at 60, is embarking on the dangerous path of turning the behemoth called Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to democratic ways. He is searching for converts to the idea of a new PDP that would save Nigeria.
Indiscipline In The Police
POLICE authorities should worry about acts of indiscipline, corruption and criminality in the Force. The mass posting of police officers to numerous roadblocks, especially in the South East and South South has not deterred violent crimes like kidnapping and armed robbery.
Sanusi’s panacea for electricity
CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is feeling good enough about how he is managing the banks that his latest foray is electricity tariff in Nigeria.
Encouraging Local Auto Industry
OUR laws mandate the National Automotive Council, NAC, to initiate policies that would aid the growth of our domestic automobile manufacturing base. NAC generates billions of Naira to carry out its duties from tariffs on imported vehicles.
