By CHIEDU OKOYE THIS is not the best of times for Nigeria as our country’s economic fortunes have nose-dived to an abysmally low-level, causing millions of Nigerians to be reduced to sub-humans. The prices of food commodities and fuel, electricity tariffs, and transportation costs have skyrocketed, which have increased the economic hardship of Nigerians. So this […]

By SAMUEL OMOJOYE Globally, the non-availability of sufficient parking spaces in major cities is a serious concern. This is largely because the demand for parking spaces usually outstrips the available supply, thereby giving rise to a myriad of parking challenges. If not well-managed, this could lead to traffic congestion and air pollution, amongst others. This […]

By SUNNY IKHIOYA LET us call a spade by its real name. The address by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fell far short of resolving the issues raised by protesters. It only helped to exacerbate the prevailing situation. But what can the cowed masses do? It ended as expected. So much senseless destructions, time and money wasted, […]

By Arthur Ogunro All around the world issues relating to climate change has led to flooding whose devastating effect has been felt by a large population of people. The destruction caused by the climate change is not particularly felt in only the under developing and developing countries but is even the new normal in the […]

By YUSHAU SHUAIB THE terrifying videos were not from Hollywood movies but scenes from Northern Nigeria during the #EndBadGovernance protest. The so-called protesters invaded a Government House, vandalised public facilities, looted an ICT training centre, carted away a Police station signpost, invaded banks, destroyed a mosque, hijacked a Personnel Armour Carrier, flew foreign flags, sought […]

By AYODELE OKUNFOLAMI GIVEN the fact that it got government into a panic mode, running from pillar to post, the #EndBadGovernance protest was a success for me. Since the inception of the administration of President Bola Tinubu, I have being at sea on when the Federal Executive Council meets. Traditionally, it holds on Wednesdays, but […]

By Keem Abdul They call him THE Sheriff, and for good reason. And no, it’s not because that happens to be his given name, but because, over the course of his professional and political career, he has lived up to the connotations of that name – in theory as well as in practice. How so? […]

By Tayo Oyekanmi It was in the year 161 A.D, the great Greek political thinker, Plato wrote that men would not enjoy good leadership until the philosopher became a king or vice versa. To Plato and truly so, a philosopher is a man who is interested in the eternal problems of his subjects. Such individuals […]

By Elijah Oyeyinka Awakening the slumbering giant Nigeria stands at a crossroads. Demographic projections indicate that by 2050, the country’s population could surge to between 400 and 500 million people. This rapid growth worsens existing economic problems, including high youth unemployment rates, the unenviable status as the world’s “poverty capital,” a mounting debt crisis that […]

By NICK DAZANG  IT is accepted shibboleth and practice in public discourse to revisit issues that have not been satisfactorily resolved or attended to. Thus such unconsummated issues are resurrected, reiterated, and sometimes they are made to assume the status of a refrain if necessary action by those concerned is not taken or if a matter, […]

By Jonah Okah The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) created during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan is one of the watershed developments in the history of Oil and Gas industry in Nigeria. The broad objective of the NCDMB, popularly called Content Board, is to increase the dominance and participation of Nigerians […]

By Abiola K. Dada The nation has, in the last few weeks, been steeped in a rash of arguments between the management of Dangote Refinery and oil sector regulatory authorities over the refinery’s operational practices, failure of adherence with standards, and other ancillary matters. The arguments had prompted some desperate and compromised stakeholders to call […]

By Bosun Adetiloye With exactly a week to go in his presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari on May 22, 2023, inaugurated the Dangote Refinery, a 650,000 barrels per day facility reputed to be the largest Single-Train petroleum refinery in the world. There was pomp and circumstance as the refinery reportedly came on board, but as it […]

By Dr. Adaorah Enyi  Nigeria’s healthcare sector has long faced the challenge of shortage of professionals, a problem that is now exacerbated by the decade-long wave of brain drain that has rocked the sector. It has now become the norm for Nigeria-trained health workers to start the process of seeking greener pastures even before they […]

Nigeria should establish a consistent boxing squad instead of selecting team members at the last minute for international events