Editorials

NIGERIA’S leadership deficit is glaring from afar: the leadership is self-centred, corrupt, and clueless. It is the classic recipe for underdevelopment despite the potential for greatness. To counter this, Governor …

Nigeria’s tax system has long been riddled with gross inefficiencies, leakages, structural imbalances, and a glaring lack of equity in income distribution and the tax burden. But there is light …

The alarming statistics of 50 million out-of-school children (OOSC) roaming Nigeria’s streets, as reported by the Federal Government, is not just a number; it represents a national crisis that threatens …

There is no better time to listen to teachers in general and agree on a new social contract with arguably, the most important, and probably the oldest profession in the …

ALL eyes are on the electorate, the umpire, and the security agencies as the off-cycle governorship election occurs throughout Ondo State on Saturday. Not surprisingly, the air is pregnant with …

The claim by Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State that the military is changing the narration on crude oil theft raises the hope of the country overcoming one of the …

FURTHER clarity emerged on Monday on developments in the downstream petroleum market with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s confirmation that it had ended fuel importation and will source all …

AS the global community commemorates the 2024 World Diabetes Day, themed, “Breaking barriers, bridging gaps,” federal, state, and local governments, various health stakeholders and individuals need to step up their …

Given the immense economic, development, and investment benefits inherent in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), it is befuddling that most state governments are unwilling to do away with the cumbersome, …

WHEN President Bola Tinubu took office in May 2023, Nigeria was in the doldrums, and the people desperately wanted to banish poverty, hopelessness, unemployment, hunger, and hardship. All eyes were, …