Building permit in Lagos: Approval must end in inspection
FOR much of this week, and as we inch closer to the next general elections, issues about and appertaining to the economy and well-being of Nigerians dominate discourse everywhere — in the traditional media, the social media, at beer parlours, and inside buses as commuters move from one point to another. Government and its spokesmen […]
The freeze on National Honours awards
ONE of the areas we feel the President Muhammadu Buhari government deserves a pat on the back is the freeze on the conferment of National Honours Awards to so-called “deserving Nigerians”.
Merry Christmas, Mother Earth!
WE are dedicating this year’s hearty Christmas wishes to Mother Earth and all its living inhabitants: mankind, animals and plants.
Nigeria’s free train rides
THE world is watching to see how investing in Nigeria’s seriously-deficient infrastructure can pay off based on our tottering experiments in the railways sector. From the look of things so far, we do not seem to be on the right footing to encourage massive foreign investments.
Buffers against the emerging inflation
THE economic outlook for inflation is not favourable, and the pressure points are clear. As at the second week of December 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, had yet to announce the inflation reading for the month of November 2019.
Visa on arrival – we say No
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari took Nigerians by surprise when he announced a “Visa on Arrival” policy for all Africans travelling to Nigeria as from January 2020 at the Aswan Forum convened by the Chairman of the African Union, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el Sisi.
