The nation risks a needless standoff between the Senate and the Presidency if the Federal lawmakers make good their threat not to confirm nominees for public office henceforth until the battle of wits between the two arms of government over the fate of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu, is resolved.

May Day of 2017, which was celebrated yesterday all over the world by the working class was perhaps, the gloomiest in our recent history. Apart from the good news that the economy would likely exit recession later this year, the catalogue of woes reflected in the banners and placards at the rallies of the Labour unions seemed longer than usual.

THE Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH) recently placed advertisements in various newspapers indicating its intention to recover open spaces on Federal roads, setbacks and spaces under bridges, within the Right of Way of Bridges in Lagos.

The Directorate of States Services, DSS, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, the Economic and the Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and Nigerians will not forget the trimester of this year in a hurry.

AS the world marks another World Malaria Day today, April 25, malaria remains one of the most deadly infectious diseases. Malaria is still an acute public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and especially in Nigeria, no thanks to substantial gaps in the coverage of core malaria control tools.

A thing or two to cheer about the present crop of economy management team sprouted from the comments of the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, in Washinton DC, United States of America, USA, on the sidelines of the World Bank -IMF meetings.

The confession by the Federal Ministry of Education of its negligence in the diarrhoea outbreak at Queens College, Lagos, appears like a breakthrough in the investigations into the incident that led to the death of three students of the school.

IN a remarkable act of service delivery, the aviation authorities kept to the promise of reconstructing the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, within six weeks.

Referencing recent comments credited to Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to the effect that there was still much work to be done in terms of funding and creating an enabling environment for mining in the country, we have expressed support for this position while admonishing that more action should be seen in this direction than hitherto the case.

There are indications that efforts of the Federal Government in getting the Solid minerals sector of the economy off the ground are yet to be activated. It is trite to say that the nation is abundantly blessed with so much of Solid minerals.