Newscenter Media News AS Osun State residents go to the polls tomorrow to elect council chairmen and councillors, there is a palpable fear of escalation of violence after six people were killed in …
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States must act on flood warnings now
AS the rainy season approaches, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a critical alert, forecasting severe flooding in at least nine states, including Lagos, Ogun, Delta, and Rivers in the …
Read More »Nigeria’s correctional system reforms and inmates’ welfare
The recent decision by the Federal Government to increase the daily feeding allowance for correctional inmates from N750 to N1,125 marks a significant albeit insufficient step towards improving the welfare of …
Read More »Tinubu needs to appoint ambassadors now!
TWO contiguous incidents in Nigeria and Canada underline Nigeria’s pressing need to appoint ambassadors to its diplomatic missions worldwide. President Bola Tinubu abruptly recalled Nigeria’s diplomats in September 2023, four …
Read More »High port charges undermine economy
NIGERIA’S ports, once a leading trade hub in West Africa, are losing competitiveness due to escalating charges and inefficiencies. The surging costs imposed by multiple government agencies, terminal operators, and …
Read More »LG autonomy is inconceivable without credible elections
Understandably, the Federal Government’s insistence on due process in the administration of local government, coupled with the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy for the councils seems to have raised …
Read More »…Military must defeat them
WITH hydra-headed security threats confronting the country from various fronts, the Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ogalla, asserts that the Nigerian military has no excuse for failing to defeat terrorism. …
Read More »Terrorists don’t repent
THE fresh disclosure by the Defence Headquarters that 800 former Boko Haram fighters who voluntarily surrendered to the military are undergoing deradicalisation as part of being re-integrated into society highlights …
Read More »Curb wastes, corruption, not more loans to fix roads
The advocacy by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, for government to borrow money in order to provide roads infrastructure has once again brought to the front burner the nagging …
Read More »Free ATM withdrawal cancellation insensitive
AS Nigerians grapple with unprecedented economic hardship, the cancellation of free ATM withdrawals represents a new and unfair financial blow. The unbearable cost of living marked by sky-high inflation, relentless …
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