The recent public warning by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria against the use of substandard and uncertified compressed natural gas cylinders is a commendable safety and security measure. Though still …
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Tinubu’s petrol, CNG comment insensitive
The choice is yours: buy petrol at an exorbitant price or go for cheap compressed natural gas. That is the upshot of what President Bola Tinubu told Nigerians on October …
Read More »Curtailing unbridled corruption before it undermines institutional integrity
Appraisal of Nigeria’s rating in the global corruption perception index, in the last three decades, provide insights into the abysmal rot The post Curtailing unbridled corruption before it undermines institutional …
Read More »Nigeria needs to ramp up action against cybercrime
The rising wave of cybercrime constitutes a huge threat to individuals, businesses, and governments in an increasingly digitalised world. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, …
Read More »The Nigerian Bar Association’s date with history
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) led by its 32nd President Afam Osigwe, SAN, owes a duty to Nigerians to mitigate the current difficult The post The Nigerian Bar Association’s date with history …
Read More »Tackling arms proliferation
The disclosure by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, last week that the Federal Government is investigating the Gulf of Guinea as a major route for arms trafficking into Nigeria …
Read More »Winning the malaria war
The recent certification of Egypt as a malaria-free country by the World Health Organisation, the third country after the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, should challenge Nigeria to come out …
Read More »States’ unsavoury attitude to contributory pension scheme
Despite the perpetual frustration suffered by retirees across the country, it is disheartening that out of the 36 states of the federation; only seven are reportedly fully implementing the Contributory …
Read More »FG, implement duty-free food imports now
One month shy of the closure of President Bola Tinubu’s promised duty-free window on food imports, Nigerians are left with nothing but empty promises. On October 1, the President’s address …
Read More »Rescue Ganiyat Popoola, other medical doctors now
That Dr. Ganiyat Popoola of the National Eye Hospital, Kaduna is still in the den of those who kidnapped her almost 10 months ago, and after millions of naira have …
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