Beyond diversification of ports
The Federal Government’s approval for the comprehensive modernisation of Onne, Delta and Calabar ports, alongside establishment of six new deep seaports, is laudable. It is a potentially transformative attempt to dismantle the excessive concentration of Nigeria’s maritime commerce around Lagos. The approved projects are Ibom, Bakassi, Agge, Gateway, Ondo and Bonny, building on the modernisation […]
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 […]
Dirty fuel, an avoidable evil
Nigerians, especially those living in Abuja and Lagos and adjoining states, suddenly woke up this week and found themselves in the middle of petrol scarcity and the usual sufferings at fuel stations that come with it. The scarcity ensued because stakeholders within the fuel importation and distribution system had to stop the sale of dirty […]
