Sachet alcohol: A N100 threat Nigeria must not ignore
Thousands of Nigerians begin their day with something far more dangerous than tea: cheap alcohol. At bus stops, motor parks, roadside kiosks and places frequented by young people, sachets and tiny plastic bottles have made spirits remarkably easy to obtain. The small package may look harmless. It is not. The Federal Government, through the National […]
Probe Flying Eagles disaster in Poland
The Nigerian team led by Coach Paul Aigbogun was eliminated from the tournament on Monday, June 3, 2019 after playing four matches in which it won one, drew one, and lost two.
The snowballing crisis in Sudan
On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, paramilitary squads, notably the neo-Janjaweed Rapid Support Forces, RSF, trying to quell protests that continued even after the ousting of President Omar Al Bashir’s 30-year regime, opened fire directly on the protesters.
As the 9th National Assembly is inaugurated
Following the expiration of the eighth National Assembly consisting of the Senate led by Dr Bukola Saraki and the House of Representatives headed by Hon. Yakubu Dogara, a momentous era of feisty Legislative – Executive relationship came to an end on Thursday, June 6, 2019, as President Muhammadu Buhari formally dissolved it in line with constitutional provisions.
Making IPPIS effective against ghost workers
RECENTLY, the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, disclosed that it discovered over 4,000 ghost pensioners among the 20,000 police pensioners it inherited. According to PTAD, the ghost pensioners were discovered during the ongoing pensioners’ verification and biometric data capturing exercise in Benin, Edo State.
Managing conflicts between military, NGOs
ONE of the worrisome fallouts of the war against the Boko Haram Islamic terror in the North East is the unhealthy relationship between our armed forces and the myriads of non-governmental organisations, NGOs, involved in humanitarian activities in the sector.
