THE barring of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, from imposing fines on electronic media stations came as a big relief and a major victory for the media and the broadcast sector in particular. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on May 10, 2023, told the broadcasting regulator that it had no power […]

THE argument for restructuring, devolution of powers or true federalism is based on the need for Nigeria to be weaned from its unfolding experience of dictatorial control under colonial bondage and military impunity. We are still strongly tied down to the unproductive centralised command of our economy simply because it appears to benefit a few […]

On Saturday, May 6, 2023, the Director General of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, officially declared the end of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) as a public emergency. However, it is not yet Uhuru, as the disease still claimed a life every three minutes as of last week. This comes to 480 per […]

WE are strongly opposed to the spending of the $800 million World Bank petrol subsidy removal palliative loan by the outgoing Muhammadu Buhari regime. No credible argument can support the squandering of this gargantuan fund by a regime that has less than three weeks to vacate power. What we expect President Buhari and his officials […]

PRESIDENT-elect, Bola Tinubu, honoured Governor Nyesom Wike’s invitation to commission some projects in Rivers State last week, and a friendly banter between them threw up the question of what must be done to sustainably care for our federal roads. Wike, who will vacate office on 29th of this month, had tabled a request in advance […]