Nigeria’s failure to win a single medal at the just-concluded Paris 2024 Olympic Games emphasises the tragedy of a towering country of huge human and material resources, struggling almost perpetually …
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Bridging digital gap vital for the economy
NIGERIA is playing catch-up in the digital age. Recent media reports indicate that the country is still way off in achieving targets set for broadband internet connectivity with 136 million, …
Read More »Healthcare crisis goes beyond rhetoric
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu’s fresh initiatives to address the critical shortage of medical professionals are commendable in theory but face significant challenges in execution. The government must clarify the details of …
Read More »That Council of State’s vote of confidence in Tinubu
The vote of confidence passed by the National Council of State in President Bola Tinubu is significant, if only as an act of encouragement to the president. It certainly does …
Read More »Victims of terrorism deserve full support
TODAY, the global community commemorates the 2024 International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, themed, “Voices for Peace: Victims of Terrorism as Peace Advocates and Educators.”On …
Read More »Beyond the hunger protests
AS the dust settles on the August hunger and #EndBadGovernance protests, it is plausible to clinically appraise the country-wide demonstrations to avert the recurrence of the no-victory, all-vanquished outcome the …
Read More »The misplaced priority of state creation agitations
The quest for the creation of one more state in the South East geo-political zone in the country signposts the highly politicised craving of Nigerians not just for development but …
Read More »Good governance at state level can eliminate poverty
As Nigerians tackle the Federal Government over bad governance, as witnessed during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria nationwide protests, they neglect, fail, or refuse to equally address the same issues at the state …
Read More »Mpox outbreak calls for strategic measures
BARELY 24 hours after the World Health Organisation declared the mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) surge in Africa as a global public health emergency, health authorities in Nigeria have been …
Read More »Autonomy for councils is call to service
Following the financial autonomy granted to local councils by the Supreme Court, all eyes are now on the councils to act as fulcrum of development in the country. The post …
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