Ebola in Nigeria: Let’s beat it again
Nigeria must rise to the challenge of containing the newly imported Ebola virus disease before it becomes another national health emergency. The confirmation of an imported case in Abuja on October 20, 2026, recalls the 2014 episode, when an infected Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, arrived in Lagos and threatened to unleash a devastating epidemic. Our valiant […]
Ahead with the AstraZeneca Vaccine
The Federal Government received the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine over a week ago to vaccinate Nigerians against the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Government ensured that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, evaluated the nearly four million doses procured through the the World Health Organisation, WHO’s, COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access, COVAX, for […]
Keeping Nigeria’s best brains in the country
WHILE we rejoice at the “good news” of the British Government’s approval of work permits for Nigerian international students who wish to work in Britain after the completion of a UK degree at bachelor’s degree level or above, we must also consider the disadvantage – brain drain. For 2020 alone, out of 13, 000 young […]
Unfair tax burdens on Lagos transporters
Since Wednesday, March 3, 2021, the sufferings of motorists and commuters of the decrepit Lagos-Badagry Expressway have quadrupled. Commercial drivers on that road have withdrawn their services several times in protest against extortion by union officials. Thousands of poor commuters on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway have been stranded, while many have resorted to taking commercial motorbikes […]
Gender parity for a better society
One of the major points of advocacy for the 2021 edition of the International Women’s Day, IWD 2021, was the call for gender parity. It was within the light of this year’s theme: #ChooseToChallenge. This year’s event was celebrated with pomp and pageantry by the various social, gender and human rights advocacy groups, and it […]
Going paperless to save money and the environment
WE have heard that a clean hand saves life. A paperless policy, besides saving life, also saves money. Papers are made from trees which provide us with foods, medicines, shelter, and stem soil erosion. They lock away excessive harmful carbons released into our atmosphere in the process of our economic activities. These trees of life […]
