Editorials

Winning the malaria war

The recent certification of Egypt as a malaria-free country by the World Health Organisation, the third country after the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, should challenge Nigeria to come out …

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FG, implement duty-free food imports now

One month shy of the closure of President Bola Tinubu’s promised duty-free window on food imports, Nigerians are left with nothing but empty promises. On October 1, the President’s address …

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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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