Editorials

The thought process of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) in Nigeria, as highlighted by the organisation’s newly elected chairman, Mr Dele Kelvin Oye, may just be what the country needs …

THE contagion of state creation has resurfaced with the fresh proposal to create 31 new states. The agitation is divisive, selfish, myopic, and unrealistic. The lawmakers and their acolytes are …

The payment of N2.4 billion to 17 contractors who failed to execute the projects, as recently reported, epitomises a bad practice that has unfortunately become pervasive in the Nigerian public …

AFRICA’s largest telecom market is in turmoil. Uncertainty mixed with outrage deepened after the telcos implemented a 50 per cent tariff hike on February 17. An SMS that cost N4 …

LAGOS State is on the verge of political implosion. Since the impeachment of the former Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, representing Agege 1 Constituency, by 36 …

There is little doubt that President Donald Trump’s second coming and his radical ideas will significantly impact global economies, and many dependent countries like Nigeria should prepare. Barring curtailment efforts …

STICKING to its promise, the National Bureau of Statistics announced Nigeria’s rebased inflation data on February 18. The headline inflation rate was revised downwards to 24.48 per cent in January …

OVERREGULATION of admissions is killing the mandate and essence of Nigerian universities. Ultimately, the institutions, the students, the country, and posterity are the victims. Therefore, something drastic must be done …

The blackout that lasted nearly four months in the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, following its disconnection from public electricity supply for failure to pay the bills was a blot …

The proposal by the federal government to integrate cancer care into health insurance schemes is a positive development that points to an official willingness to take the lead in the …