The Nigerian Bar Association, its August guests, and the vacuum we must fill
Reflections on the 66th NBA Conference in Port Harcourt By Douglas Baye-Osagie The 66th Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, will be remembered for many things. Not just the swearing in of the first elected female President of the Bar, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, but also the quality of some […]
Handshake Across the Niger: How Ifeanyi Ubah saved the day
The Handshake Across the Niger event which held in Enugu on January 11, 2018, has come and gone, but the outcome has no doubt kept reverberating all across the country.
Tank farms in residential areas: Disasters waiting to happen
On the hot afternoon of January 24, 2018, the billows of smoke that emanated from a fire outbreak at Ijegun, Lagos, was a rude reminder that if immediate action is not taken, Nigeria could face a more devastating consequence of siting tank-farms in residential areas.
Infrastructure deficit: How taxation can help
The state needs to spend about N44 trillion yearly to meet the infrastructure requirement of its population in the next decade
Of nepotism, impunity, mediocrity and 2019
AFTER so much ballyhoo about President Muhammadu Buhari’s proclivity at pampering his ethnic stock over and above the other ethnic nationalities, he finally attempted to defend himself against the charge of ethnic bias. His defence was contained in a homily at a dinner he hosted in honour of leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, January 18.
Ensuring Maritime security
NIGERIAN Maritime Sector accounts for over 80 per cent of our international trade through transportation, fishing, oil and gas. But the irony is that 80 per cent of most criminal activities emanate from the maritime sector. It further means the drop in the crime rating of our country and the attendant improvement of our economy is dependant on the security of the maritime corridors and territorial waters.
