NIMASA: NOT many commentators would give a pass mark to our public institutions in terms of creating value and delivering on their mandates. But a recent report of some transparency measures at one of our institutions, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, noted in the past for big-scale sleaze, caught our attention to […]

WE join other conscientious Nigerians and groups who have risen against any notion of a pay package increase for political officeholders. There is absolutely nothing to justify such a move. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Mr. Elias Mbam, drew the ire of human rights and social advocacy groups such […]

IT is of grave danger to pretend not to see it, keep quiet over it or try to be nice about it and water it down. Many evidences point to it – Christians are hunted down in Northern Nigeria.  The biggest symbols of this sad truth are the remaining over 100 Chibok schoolgirls, Dapchi schoolgirl, […]

  Imo: IT is no longer news that Nigerian politicians have very little regard for ideology, morality and integrity. Politics in Nigeria has often been described as a “criminal enterprise” where people with crooked characters and criminal intentions hold sway. The questionable character of Nigerian politicians makes it difficult for people who are ready to […]

CHIEF Olu Falae, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Finance Minister, recently underscored the prime place power generation occupies in the economy and every aspect of the life of a nation. According to him: “(President Muhammadu Buhari) should give priority to power generation because if you don’t solve the power problem […]

THE implementation of the new Finance Law 2020 has started with the Value-Added Tax increase set to kick-off next month. The Federal Government had ignored suggestions by informed analysts to reconsider some of its provisions. We now address the necessary palliative measures that should be taken to reduce its negative impacts on the people. The […]

FOR the umpteenth time, the Lagos State Government has announced plans to tackle the menace of commercial motorcycles (okada), tricycles (keke) and yellow buses (danfo) in the major highways of the nation’s economic capital.

THE reasons for our increased interest in the rail transport sector are not farfetched. We have noticed a commendable commitment by the Federal Government to rebuild and modernise the Nigerian railway infrastructure. This appears to have gone beyond mere political rhetoric.

WE are seriously perturbed by the lamentations of the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, who was recently on one of his monthly inspection tours of the Lagos-Ibadan section of the Lagos-Kano standard gauge railway project.

IT seems that governance and the running of our public affairs have been reduced to circus shows. Institutions are established by the constitution. Their functions and powers are clearly spelt out, yet these institutions wait for the President to give “marching orders” before some importance is attached to what should be normal routines.