NIGERIA is on its knees as the world marks International Anti-Corruption Day today. Decades of unremitting graft has left it tottering on the brink of collapse. This year, Nigeria scored …
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…mildly reproofing corruption
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has deprecated itself and compromised the integrity of its anti-corruption war by mishandling the narrative behind the seizure of 753 duplexes in the Lokogoma …
Read More »#EndSARS ghost haunts Lagos
IN the throes of the 2020 #EndSARS protests that set the Lagos State Government against the people of the state and Nigerians, the government roundly denied the massacre of protesters …
Read More »Towards an effective National Sports Commission
The decision by the Federal Government to bring back the National Sports Commission (NSC) was received with jubilation by stakeholders in Nigerian sports. The post Towards an effective National Sports …
Read More »Russia-Africa military partnership and its implications
The recent signing of agreements on anti-terrorism military-technical cooperation between Russia and 33 African countries portends a good omen for a continent ravaged by internecine wars and ethnic-religious conflicts. Africa …
Read More »Sell all the public refineries now
NIGERIA owns four refineries with a combined capacity of 445,000 barrels per day. They have not refined crude oil for over two decades except the old Port Harcourt Refinery which …
Read More »Your Tokunbo car may have been stolen
NIGERIANS may never know the importers and owners of the stolen luxury cars discovered at a port in Rivers State and on the streets of Lagos. But one thing is …
Read More »Decline in reading habit and comatose National Library (2)
Continued from yesterday Despite all the infallible argument for a better reading culture encouraged by the establishment of the required infrastructure- convenient public and home libraries, reading materials, trained librarians …
Read More »What manner of self-employment?
THE numbers from the National Bureau of Statistics’ latest employment survey are revealing. In its second-quarter labour force report for this year, the bureau asserted that 85.6 per cent of …
Read More »Banks, telcos: FCCPC must enforce consumer rights
THE Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission’s decision to probe Guaranty Trust Bank, MTN Nigeria, and Air Peace is a significant step toward addressing persistent consumer rights violations. These investigations, …
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