The “prosperity” Nigerians need
President Bola Tinubu’s October 1, 2026 Independence Day address was upbeat, confident and forward-looking. Its high point was his declaration that Nigeria had passed through the difficult “age of reform” and was entering an “age of prosperity”, with the promise that prosperity would become the lived experience of Nigerians. He cited economic growth, falling inflation, […]
Radio, TV licences for NYSC
It is heartwarming to hear some new measures that the management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, is taking to improve the welfare of corps members and strengthen faith in an otherwise marvelous scheme that is rapidly losing its allure. The health insurance scheme is a welcome idea because it will ensure that when […]
Building collapse: No end to it?
THE proverbial dust is yet to settle on the 21-storey building collapse in Ikoyi, Lagos Island on November 1, 2021, which claimed 47 lives. The public is yet to be informed of the findings of a committee set up by the Lagos State Government.Another collapse of a three-storey building under construction took place at Akanbi […]
INEC must improve its BVAS
THE Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, developed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to inject technological impetus into our electoral system must be worked on to minimise the suffering of voters. It has caused a lot of anger and frustration in the three instances it was deployed. These were the Isoko South 1 State […]
Taking drug war to campuses
The novel idea of establishing units of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on the campuses of tertiary institutions of learning is a commendable one. We wonder how no one had thought of it before now. The NDLEA’s Chairman/Chief Executive, retired Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, has a track record of result-oriented public service which was […]
Candidates should table their agendas
WITH about twelve months to the general election of 2023, candidates for the various elective offices have predictably started showing up. While some have already declared their intentions to contest, others are still consulting. Among the names already known for their presidential ambitions include Pius Anyim, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, Kingsley Moghalu, Governors […]
