Cracking down on fuel pump fraud
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (NMDPRA) latest crackdown on fuel under-dispensing is unquestionably necessary, though it is a sporadic routine that is never sustained. Its directive that all filling stations immediately calibrate and verify their dispensers and totalisers, backed by the threat of licence revocation for persistent or serious violations, addresses a […]
Planet Earth and our health
This year’s World Health Day which took place on Thursday, April 6, 2022, was themed to converge the health of our planet with those of its inhabitants, especially humans: Our Planet, Our Health. It emphasises that as we continue our reckless pollution of Mother Earth, we are increasing diseases such as cancer, asthma, heart disease […]
Need for continued COVID-19 vigilance
ON Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the Federal Government continued its gradual relaxation of restrictions on public gatherings which it imposed as a means of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic since April 2020. According to a statement by the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee, PSC, on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, the Federal Government still insists that […]
Beyond the sack of Police protest leaders
As expected, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, moved against the ringleaders of the move to call out personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to a nationwide strike. In mid-March 2022, some of the organisers of the supposed industrial action announced a two-week “warning strike” as a prelude to the main event. […]
Securing our railways, our national treasure
AFTER the collapse of the Nigerian railway network established by our British colonial masters due to mismanagement, former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an elected leader initiated the ongoing effort to restore and modernise that aspect of our transportation system. Successive administrations, notably those of former President Goodluck Jonathan and the current regime of President Muhammadu […]
Protect Nigerians from terrorists, kidnappers
DESPITE security being a top priority of President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, law-abiding Nigerians now live in fear more than at any other time in our history. Our people depend a lot on travelling to earn their living, but events of the past week show that travelling has suddenly become a very risky venture. Bandit terrorism […]
