Editorials

THERE is a genuine concern that Nigeria’s public university system might collapse soon if the government fails to wake up to the task of revitalising the sector. A fresh indication …

By agreeing in principle to give African countries two permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council, while at the same time denying the continent veto rights, the UN has …

After two decades of waiting for indigenous supply, the shameful pricing row that heralded the rollout of petrol from Dangote Refinery mirrors the same malaise behind Nigeria’s inability to distil …

Reported surge in medical errors and negligence, which has been impacting badly on the health and wellbeing of Nigerians, is hardlysurprising, considering the series of woes regularly afflicting that critical …

The revelation by personnel of the Joint Border Patrol Team, that their two-and-a-half years’ Duty Travel Allowances (DTA), for accommodation and feeding have not been paid, is, to say the …

THE multidimensional status of Lagos as a miniature Nigeria, the commercial nerve centre of the country and the fifth largest economy in Africa is being blighted by incidents of brazen …

IT is sobering that many graduates cannot find a job. The National Bureau of Statistics says: “The unemployment rate for Q1 2024 was 5.3 per cent, showing an increase from …

In a poverty-inducing economy crying for government intervention in many areas, calls are expectedly rife for the government to cut governing costs. The post Part-time legislature will only work with …

NIGERIA is looking for favours again. During the recently concluded 79th UN General Assembly in New York, President Bola Tinubu asked the UN and developed world leaders to prioritise debt …

AFTER 10 years in the works, the launch of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals was almost dreamlike. The refinery is a breath of fresh air in Nigeria’s petroleum sector blighted …