By Innocent Anaba Are  we practicing federalism?  This was the question participants at a five-day retreat on ‘Foundation of Fiscal Federalism’, recently in Abuja tried to address. Though it was accepted that from the provisions of the 1999 constitution, there is no doubt that Nigeria is suppose to be a federal state, but in practice, […]

By Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika It was also thought that even where cases are charged to court, the defence always find ways of delaying it forever thus undermining the integrity of the entire process. Hence (as some believe) the festering of corruption. However, as I have already pointed out, even these are not the reasons for corruption, […]

The nation has been warned against scrapping of post-UME test which a segment of the society including Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are pressing for, as it will bring us back to the dark days of poor quality entrants into university system.

ORGANISED Labour in the nation’s banking sector, has kicked against any moves by the banks to cut the salaries of workers and vowed to resist such with any means possible including industrial action.

The gridlock lasted for about four hours, prompting commuters to trek to their various destinations between Mile Two and Tincan Coconut, while some motorists abandoned their vehicles on the road. As usual it provided an opportunity for commercial bus operators and motorcycle riders to charge extortionist fares as a ride from Apapa to Oshodi suddenly attracted a minimum of N300.

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), a central labour organisation opposed to the deregulation of the downstream sector to , name and bring to book those who manipulated, abuse and illegally benefitted from the fuel import subsidy before embarking on its planned total deregulation of the downstream sector of the Petroleum industry. This story is an edited version of the TUC statement

Following the resuscitation of five uniformed voluntary organisations in Lagos State public primary and secondary schools early this year, school children have not only been registered as members of these clubs but are already actively participating in their activities and programmes, a development that now enables them to utilise their time and energy usefully and productively.

Before the nation’s tertiary institutions can be transformed into modernity, their bursars and directors of finance must not only be innovative but they must ensure probity, transparency, accountability and must be ready to follow due process in all financial transactions and procedure.

Vocational and technical Education (VTE) has been identified as an important segment in the education and training system of many countries around the world, helping to develop a professionally skilled workforce vital to the economic and social progress of nations.

Records of most schools in Nigeria, either public or private, are kept manually, in paper form. With the passage of time, vital records and information are lost as the papers get defaced. This problem, coupled with the difficulty of wading through a mountain of paperwork often result in wrong performance analysis, inaccurate planning, and inefficient management of the schools.

MR. Emeka Nwokeke is a driver with Chisco, a popular transport company that has buses plying different parts of the country. Emeka left Lagos about 7p.m. penultimate Friday en route Port-Harcourt. Unfortunately, he ran into a traffic gridlock at Ore and by 12.30 pm the next day, Emeka who was totally worn out was still trying to manouvre his way out of the jam which he attributed to bad spots along the expressway, the illegal parking of trailers on both sides of the expressway and the recklessness of drivers.

Mr. Frank Nneji is the managing director of ABC Transport Plc. He recently withdrew his luxury bus from plying some parts of the country, citing the poor state of roads in the affected areas. In this interview, Mr. Nneji calls for increased funding for the road sector. Excerpts LET’S look at the Lagos-Benin highway. Many […]

By Chukwuma Nwakanma Id-El-Kabir is the festival  that  marks the end of Hajj, the holy pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the five pillars of Islam. It is traditionally celebrated by Moslems around the world with the slaughtering of domestic animals, especially rams, in commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim’s submission to the will of Allah. Traditionally, the […]

By Sam Eyoboka IT was a comedy of some sort as mairuwa (commercial water vendors) busied themselves trying to satisfy the water needs of the residents of the expansive barracks allocated to a detachment of anti-riot policemen, MOPOL 20, in the Lagos State Command. The water vendors were pushing locally made trucks carrying different colours […]

Many of them would rather pay N20 transport to Ikotun and its environs, where power supply is better, for their hairdo. We have not realised one tenth of the amount invested to open this shop and the year is almost running to an end. We end up running the business at a loss,” she complained with bitterness.