Editorials

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 …

The appointment of over 300 political aides in one fell swoop by a state governor should, justifiably, be considered bizarre and needless; more so in the light of the popular …

THE protest of multiple levies initiated by minibus drivers against the transport union executives in Ogun State on September 22 echoes a strong note against the power wielded by non-state …

FROM the registration of voters to the announcement of results, the September 21 Edo State governorship election was a raw contest between the human and the technological elements. Since every …

Today’s celebration of Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary is necessarily an occasion to acknowledge the fact that successive governments in the past years have derailed in terms of fulfilling the yearnings and …

AT 64, Nigeria is a total mess. It is a deformed adult child at 64! It cannot protect itself and depends on others for basic sustenance, even from resources it …