When will Nigeria’s IDP camps finally close?
For millions of internally displaced Nigerians scattered across about 3,900 camps and settlements nationwide, home is no longer a place of comfort but a distant memory. Many have spent years in camps established as temporary shelters that have gradually evolved into permanent settlements. The question that should trouble every Nigerian is: when will these IDP […]
One Tenure Option
IN the midst of the determined confusions the Nigerian system serially throws up, it is easy to forget that the political reforms most people believe are inevitable if the country is to make progress, have been ignored.
Waziri – Time To Impress
CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Mrs. Farida Waziri appears to see the hunt for bank chiefs as an opportunity to impress those who rate the EFCC dead.
Age of scandals
SCANDAL is brewing over the ages of our players, who have been camped for two years in preparation for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which Nigeria hosts in October. From the competition’s title, a player should not be up to 17 years old. Nigerian authorities pretended they were acting in line with this provision […]
Minister’s Missed Mission
THINGS that get our Ministers angry are the very things that benefit Nigerians. Our country appears marked out for Ministers who have missed their mission. The sight of Nigerians accessing any comfort disconcerts them. Minister of Aviation Mr. Babatunde Omotoba is against promotional fares. He has ruled that low airfares undermine safety. Government, he said, […]
2011 Like 2007
NIGERIA is replete with experts in post mortem. We operate mostly with hindsight. There are no lessons to be learnt, there are no changes to be made. The 2011 elections could finally confirm the country’s inability to change – the elections are only 20 months away, though we carry on as if those 20 months […]
