Editorials

Let there be peace in Sudan

If anything, the recent walkout by Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council from the African Peace and Security Dialogue reflects the deep-seated tension and internal wrangling afflicting the warring parties in Sudan. …

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No to cooking gas price hike

The hike in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas―also known as cooking gas —from N700/kilogramme in June 2023, a month after President Bola Tinubu assumed office to N1,500/kilogramme in October …

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FG worsening the hardship burden

Nigerians have yet to know respite in the 16-month-old administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. From the inauguration podium where the new President announced that “subsidy is gone”, Nigerians have …

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Banditry still runs deep

A local government chairman in Sokoto State cut a pathetic picture as he narrated the menace of bandits in his area to the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. …

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Stop that anarchy in Rivers

The gradual and reckless descent into anarchy in Rivers State, following resort to self-help by political gladiators in the state is appalling and stands condemned. The post Stop that anarchy …

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Save Nigeria’s manufacturers from collapse

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector is under siege. The cruel combination of high energy costs, foreign exchange scarcity, rising inflation, insecurity, stratospheric interest rates, high logistics costs and a predatory regulatory environment …

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