Osun guber as a primer to 2027 elections
The Osun State governorship election has offered Nigeria a preview of what the 2027 general elections could become—and what they must never become. It was preceded by an ugly cocktail of defections, political brinkmanship, institutional controversy and violence. Governor Ademola Adeleke’s hurried exit from the PDP, after failing to secure a route into the APC […]
Passing the security buck
We are not amused by the exchange of truculent rhetoric between the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and the former ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over whose duty it is to protect the people from bandits and kidnappers. While the PDP blames the governing party for its failure to provide the people with […]
Criminalising ransom payment
The Nigerian Senate is considering a Bill which seeks to criminalise the payment of ransom to kidnappers. Tagged: “The Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill 2021” and sponsored by Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi, it seeks to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013. Section 14 of the Amendment Bill provides as follows: “Anyone who transfers funds, makes payment or […]
Workers’ plight amid national uncertainties
THIS year’s May Day fell on a Saturday, May 1, 2021, but the Federal Government set aside Monday, May 3, 2021 as a public holiday. May Day, also called Workers’ Day, is celebrated all over the world and used to draw the attention of policy makers, governments and employers to the need to keep the […]
Under-utilisation of Nigeria’s satellite in orbit
The fallout of the Federal Government’s failure to build on the progress made in the country’s space project since 2011 came to the fore on May 5, 2021 when the Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, Halilu Shaba, said in Abuja that inadequate satellite coverage hinders monitoring of bandits, terrorists and […]
Kaduna red flag for other states
The main cause of the Kaduna State Labour unrest and war of attrition with Governor Nasir el-Rufai is that the state is overburdened with over 100,000 workforce and a wage bill that has become unsustainable. The governor recently sacked 4,000 local council workers and served notice that more staff cuts, including his political appointees, were […]
