Regulate scavenging, don’t criminalise it
The viral images of scavengers allegedly dismantling pillars of bridges in Lagos should alarm every responsible citizen. Any person who vandalises public infrastructure must face the law. But the disturbing conduct of some scavengers should not become an excuse for criminalising scavenging itself, an activity that provides livelihoods for thousands while performing an often-overlooked environmental […]
Raymond Dokpesi: Exit of a broadcast titan
The announcement of the demise of High Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, marine engineer and broadcast mogul, came to many as a shock, typical of death news. Dokpesi, an ebullient personality, pioneering broadcast mogul, astute politician and colourful socialite, was one of the architects of the Nigerian project, particularly from the early 1990s till the end […]
Tinubu’s credit economy proposal
Nigeria’s economy has been struggling for years, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s new administration is seeking novel ways to turn the situation around. One of his major proposals is the introduction of a credit culture in our economy.Credit culture refers to an economic environment where people have access to loans and credit facilities to support […]
Amicable settlement of subsidy dispute
The quick and timely response of the Federal Government to the strike notice earlier served by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has brought great relief to the economy which should by today have been reeling. We commend both sides for treading the line of patriotism and demonstrating willingness to work together towards finding acceptable and […]
Strictly, Second Niger Bridge
We deeply fault the South-East Governors’ decision to name the newly completed Second Niger Bridge after the recently out-gone President Muhammadu Buhari. The Governors purportedly named the Bridge after Buhari in appreciation of his commitment to its completion. We do not question Buhari’s contribution to the completion of the Bridge, given its chequered history. Former […]
Need to restore party ideologies
FOR the past 24 years, we have not really been practising democracy in full. We are still transiting from military culture in a civilian rule largely based on the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended). The Executive, both at the federal and state levels, still behaves like military heads of state […]
