NIGERIA’S national men’s football team, the Super Eagles, were right to boycott the 2025 African Cup of Nations Group D qualifier against Libya scheduled for October 15 in Benghazi. In …
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Bobrisky, VDM, NCoS and Nigeria’s criminal justice system
The various bribery and corruption allegations levied, and surrounding some celebrities, questioning the propriety of working conditions in the country’s correctional centres require full investigation by the Minister of Interior, …
Read More »Between rising external reserves and frustrating economic challenges
The recent growth of Nigeria’s foreign reserves has come to many as some form of cheery news. The post Between rising external reserves and frustrating economic challenges appeared first on …
Read More »Escalating auto crashes, a national emergency
NIGERIA faces an escalating crisis of road accidents that threatens the lives of millions and drains the country’s economy. Despite various interventions by government agencies and road safety organisations, the …
Read More »At 64, time to demonstrate Nigeria’s Independence
The 64th Independence Day anniversary was remarkable in many ways, but it ended up showcasing Nigeria not as an independent sovereign nation in the true sense of it, but as …
Read More »Edo governorship poll: In search of a transparent, credible process
The declaration of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo as the governor-elect, may have, for now, drawn the curtains on the activities for the 2024 …
Read More »Future of Nigeria’s girl-child should be secured
AS the world marks the International Day of the Girl Child, themed ‘Girls’ Vision of the Future,’ Nigeria’s governments should do all they can to secure the future of female …
Read More »Speed up fiscal and tax reforms
ONE of the most significant moves by the Bola Tinubu administration is the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in August 2023. The committee is …
Read More »The demand for 100% increase in student loan
Barely six months into the take-off of the Nigerian students’ loan scheme initiative of President Bola Tinubu, it is not entirely surprising that the recipients are already seeking a 100 …
Read More »Lagos’ single-use plastics ban too sudden
IN another bold move to redraw the climate change narrative, Lagos State has taken the lead again by giving a new deadline on plastics use. This is after Lagos gave …
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