Why Nigeria must invest in mangroves preservation
Nigeria and the world are bleeding biodiversity at an alarming rate. Globally, the United Nations (UN) reports that 420 million hectares of forest, which is roughly the size of the European Union, have been lost since 1990, with mangroves vanishing even faster at 35 per cent of their original extent. In Nigeria, the Niger Delta’s mangrove […]
Saving Lagos from floods
The recent devastating flooding of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, UAE’s, show-piece international city, was just another reminder that almost any human settlement, no matter how highly developed, can be flooded. Also, in 2021, Europe suffered one of its most memorable flooding in modern times. It claimed the lives of over 120 people, with Germany […]
Regional anthems, how desirable?
The recent adoption of a regional anthem by the six Governors of the South-West states – Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti and Lagos – has aroused controversy, with some questioning the “real” motive behind it. An anthem is a song meant to arouse passion, patriotism or a sense of common bond within a group. Our […]
Tinubu’s economic stimulus package
President Bola Tinubu moved in a big way with his Economic Stabilisation Programme, ESP, last week Thursday, July 4, 2024, applying a massive N2 trillion jab into the veins of our sagging economy, with a view to reviving it within the next six months. He is employing the Presidential Economic Coordination Council, PECC, which he […]
Let’s debate the LGA question
One of the great disservices that the General Abdulsalami Abubakar transitional regime did to Nigeria was its failure to empanel a Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution before handing over in 1999. It simply amended the 1979/1989 Constitutions with some amendment clauses derived from the General Sani Abacha Constitution of 1996. In effect, they […]
Marine and Blue Economy’s PEBEC feat
When President Bola Tinubu swore in his cabinet ministers last year, he declared that those who did not perform would be sacked. But he did not disclose the criteria or metrics of assessment to enable the public join in the effort. The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC, however, has a system of result measurement […]
