Building permit in Lagos: Approval must end in inspection
FOR much of this week, and as we inch closer to the next general elections, issues about and appertaining to the economy and well-being of Nigerians dominate discourse everywhere — in the traditional media, the social media, at beer parlours, and inside buses as commuters move from one point to another. Government and its spokesmen […]
Editors’ call for media bailouts
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, an umbrella body of senior media editors and executives rose from its recent three-day All Nigerian Editors Conference, ANEC, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with a call for a comprehensive bailout package to cushion the effects of harsh economic policies. The complete removal of subsidy on fuels and aspects of […]
Africa and Chidimma Adetshina’s Miss Universe experience
Nigeria once again proved itself to the world as the home of beauty, elegance and excellence over the past weekend when Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina, who represented our country, emerged as the first runner-up of this year’s Miss Universe pageant. The event which took place at the Arena Ciudad in Mexico City, Mexico, saw 21-year-old Miss […]
Empowering Ministers of State
President Bola Tinubu is taking a commendable step towards addressing a 45-year-old anomaly we inherited from the defunct Shehu Shagari regime. Last week, he approved a major policy shift aimed at upgrading the status of Ministers of State. From now on, Ministers designated as such will no longer need to live under the shadows of […]
Abia’s proposed free, inclusive education model
Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, has announced January 2025 as the date the state will join those that offer free, compulsory basic education to its residents. Many states throughout the federation have been operating the same model, but some of them adopt discriminatory practices that largely exclude non-indigenes. The model that Abia will […]
Nigerians in grips of hunger and disease
The universal commemoration of this year’s World Diabetes Day, WDD, last Thursday presented another opportunity to draw attention to the plight of Nigerians trapped in disease and hunger. The theme of this year’s event was simply: “Diabetes and Well-being”. The Diabetes Association of Nigeria, DAN, President, Dr Ejiofo Ugwu, disclosed that diabetes affects between five […]
