FRESH comments by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila that no timeline can be given now for the implementation of the Stephen Oronsaye Report are disturbing. This …
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Tackling education’s woes beyond distraction of age requirement
The federal government’s knee-jerk enforcement of the minimum age requirement for Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and admission into institutions of higher learning constitutes a distraction from the main priorities …
Read More »Proposed Insurance scheme for corps members
It is not only logical but appropriate as well that at a retreat organised for the Senate and House committees on labour and employment, the other day, the Nigerian Social …
Read More »The case against #EndBadGovernance protesters
Weeks after the protest to end bad governance embarked upon by thousands of Nigerians from August 1 to 10, 2024, it is hardly gratifying that some of them are being …
Read More »Eguavoen’s Herculean match
CAN Nigerian football turn around adversity to good fortune as the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifiers get underway on September 7 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State? The question is …
Read More »The unacceptable crisis of fuel shortage
Amidst the confusion and anger currently trailing the unofficial increase in the price of petrol, it remains sad and unacceptable that Nigerians are subjected to agonising experiences at filling stations, …
Read More »Now that the floods are wreaking havoc again
THE floodwaters are here again, wreaking havoc across Nigeria. The country watches in horror as the death toll mounts. The National Emergency Management Agency reported that 195 lives have already …
Read More »Nigeria’s child malnutrition crisis
NIGERIA’S child malnutrition crisis demands urgent and sustained attention from the government and stakeholders. The country loses about 2,400 children under five to malnutrition daily. One million Nigerian children die …
Read More »Beyond direct cash transfer to 4.3 million Nigerians
The recent announcement by Mr. Wale Edun, the Federal Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy that about 4.3 million Nigerians have received direct cash transfers from the …
Read More »Leadership, not God responsible for Africa’s poverty
AFRICA has been entrapped in a vicious cycle of extreme poverty and low economic growth per capita for decades, and its leadership is responsible. While other world regions have recorded …
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