Right-sizing the map of Africa
The United Nations General Assembly has, for the first time, formally endorsed a global shift away from the centuries-old Mercator map in favour of projections that show Africa—and other equatorial regions—in their true relative size. This “Correct the Map” resolution, spearheaded by Togo on behalf of the African Group and backed by the African Union, […]
Marking World Children’s Day 2022
SUNDAY, November 20, 2022, passed, rather quietly, in Nigeria, though the world out there celebrated the 2022 edition of World Children’s Day. Yes, we do celebrate our own Nigerian Children’s Day on May 27 every year, yet we still need to respond to the universal day because we are part of it. The World Children’s […]
INEC and underage voters
UNDERAGE voters have been part of our electoral system for quite some time. Even the 2015 general elections, which were perceived as “free, fair, and credible,” featured thousands, if not millions, of ineligible kids who freely registered and cast their votes. Child voters are minors who are not up to the voting age of 18 […]
Beyond INEC Chairman’s reassurances
ON Wednesday last week, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, once again reassured Nigerians that the technological template aimed at reducing human interference in our elections in February and March 2023, will be implemented as planned. In particular, he affirmed that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, the electronic […]
Bandits at Lagos’s door
LAGOS is not just a state and the former Federal Capital Territory, it is also the economic melting pot of Nigeria. It is home for all Nigerians as well as foreign nationals. Every part of the country deserves to be secured, no doubt. But the security of Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is […]
A world of 8 billion people!
ON Tuesday, November 15, 2022, the world’s population hit the eight billion mark, as predicted. One billion more people have just been added to the seven billion recorded in 2011. We arrived quicker to this juncture than earlier forecasts, which had projected between 2024 and 2033 as the D-date. It is now estimated that by […]
