The Strait of Hormuz must stay open
The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most critical oil chokepoint, and its uninterrupted flow is essential to global stability. Every day, approximately 21 million barrels of crude oil-roughly 21 per cent of global petroleum consumption-pass through this narrow waterway between Iran and Oman. To nickname it a “special international waterway” and treat it as […]
Our out-of-school children time-bomb
IN July 2017, Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, at the opening of the 52nd National Council of Education meeting in Kano, disclosed that the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria was 10.5 million. This, he said, represented more than 50 per cent of the world’s out-of-school children which was 20 million.
Ordeals of Nigerians in Ghana
THE Federal Government must hasten and wade into the ordeals of Nigerian traders doing business in Ghana. It requires serious, intensive engagement, else the issue might boil over into xenophobic attacks, which will seriously threaten the cordial relationship between Nigeria and Ghana.
Celebrating Nigeria’s 58th at Eagle Square
Shortly after that, Boko Haram terrorists picked Abuja and environs as pet targets and unleashed a reign of terror on the Police Headquarters, United Nations building, motor parks in Nyanya and shopping plazas. It was also at this period that Nigeria entered the books of the world as harbourers of home-grown suicide bombers.
Lessons from our Egmont Group suspension saga
The lifting of Nigeria’s suspension from the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, a 155-member global group that facilitates the exchange of financial intelligence, expertise and capability, is a massive relief for our financial system.
Labour must look beyond strikes alone
AFTER a period of relative lull the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, called out workers to an indefinite strike action last week Thursday, September 27, 2018.
