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 […]
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.
Where Was The Senate?
MUCH furore has attended debates the financial status of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The much telling of the revelation is the confirmation that NNPC budgets have not been available to the National Assembly since 1999.
Helping Kidnapping Thrive
WE are expected to applaud the police over measures they have taken after the kidnap of the four journalists. It does not take a discerning observer to note that the prompt attention – by police standards – the incident got was because the kidnapped were from the media.
Election Without Voter
We are faced with the choice of either compiling a new voters’ register in less than eight weeks or…salvaging the existing register in 16 weeks. Either of the two presents a very difficult choice indeed. – Professor Attahiru Jega, INEC Chairman, Thursday, July 22.
