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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States’ unsavoury attitude to contributory pension scheme
Despite the perpetual frustration suffered by retirees across the country, it is disheartening that out of the 36 states of the federation; only seven are reportedly fully implementing the Contributory …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Rescue Ganiyat Popoola, other medical doctors now
That Dr. Ganiyat Popoola of the National Eye Hospital, Kaduna is still in the den of those who kidnapped her almost 10 months ago, and after millions of naira have …
Read More »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. …
Read More »Mitigating ecological disasters amid climate change
The collapse of the Alau dam, located in the Alau community of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, along with the devastation recorded in the aftermath is another painful …
Read More »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 …
Read More »National commission for local government election not the answer
The gradual progress being made in the Senate Legislative Chambers on the proposed enactment of the National Independent Local Government Electoral Commission (NILGEC) is of concern to many watchers of …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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