NIGERIANS received with mixed feelings the apportioning of portfolios to President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet nominees. Some of the appointments were well-received because of the track records of those entrusted with vital posts. For instance, the appointment of former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, can revive the fortunes of […]

A SCANDAL over alleged attempts by senior lawyers to bribe the judges of the Kano State National and State Election Petition Tribunal caused a stir over the past week. The Chairperson of Panel 2, Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge, alleged in open court that money had been “flying around”, and that a Senior […]

NIGERIA, a country of over 200 million people, is one of the most infrastructure-challenged in the world. We rank 143rd out of 195 countries, according to experts. What this means is that the country is backward and lacks supportive factors for rapid development. The most discouraging aspect is that the little infrastructure we have are […]

NIGERIA, Africa’s largest economy, ranks third in the continent in vehicle manufacturing, after South Africa and Morocco. But it has the additional advantage of having its own home-grown multi-purpose auto makers. These include Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, IVM, in Nnewi, Anambra State, which is locally sourced up to 70 per cent. Nigeria also is the proud […]

THE world celebrated this year’s edition of the World Youth Day, WYD, on Saturday, August 12, 2023. The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, on December 17, 1999, approved August 12 for this anniversary to underscore the importance of the youth in every human setting and the world at large. This is in recognition of the […]

AFTER what seemed like the cusp of outbreak of war between the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, led by Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and the military junta of Niger Republic under General Abdulrahmane Tchiani, sanity appears to have assumed the centre stage. The ECOWAS leaders had on August 4, 2023 in Abuja, demanded […]

SENATE President, Godswill Akpabio, stirred uncommon controversy last Thursday, August 10, 2023, just before the National Assembly went on its annual recess, with his announcement of payment of funds into members’ accounts to enable them “enjoy” the recess. He called the attention of the Senators and said: “In order to enable all of us enjoy […]

FOR the first time since the 2023 general elections, the five Governors of the South-East geopolitical zone, met last week in the Lion Building, Government House of Enugu State, to explore solutions towards resolving the insecurity in the region. Apart from the Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, Senator Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Prof. […]

WITH information emanating from some parts of Northern Nigeria about the parlous state of education, it is no surprise that Nigeria is rated as the country with the largest number of out-of-school children in the world. The United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, estimated back in 2022, that Nigeria had over 20 million […]

NIGERIA is still in mourning mood over the avoidable, untimely demise of young Dr Vwaere Diaso, a medical intern at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island last week. The lady doctor, who had only two weeks to the end of her housemanship programme, fell to her painful death in a faulty elevator. According to reports, […]

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been criticised in some quarters for his seeming noncommittal attitude to fight corruption and make those whose criminal activities brought the economy to its knees pay a price. Since the regime of President Olusegun Obasanjo who took over power from the military in 1999, anti-corruption has always featured as a major […]

ONCE again, we urge the Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime to tread with caution with regard to the military takeover in Niger Republic. We must put dialogue first before (and if at all) taking any strong arm measure. The despatching of a high-powered delegation led by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, with the Sultan […]

WHEN President Bola Tinubu announced the immediate commencement of implementation of the petrol subsidy removal on his inauguration day on May 29, 2023, all eyes were on the Federal Government to lead the way in initiating the necessary reliefs to enable the people to cope with the harsh burden it brought. The convening of the […]

LET us commend the 10th National Assembly led by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, for opting to shelve the usual annual recess of the Federal Legislature which takes place soon after the full installation of every session. This time of the year is normally very […]

DESPITE President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast on Monday, July 31, 2023 outlining his wide-ranging relief package to cushion the effects of the petrol subsidy removal, Organised Labour – the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC; the Trade Union Congress, TUC, and their affiliate unions – proceeded with their mass actions yesterday, Wednesday, August 2, 2023. The President of […]