Editorials

PLASTIC pollution has become a real monstrosity in Nigeria. The urban centres are littered with single-use plastics and other plastic products; the rural areas are also burdened with plastic waste. …

Understandably, the excitement that should normally accompany the commemoration of June 12 as Democracy Day for Nigeria is absent. The post To make June 12 a meaningful Democracy Day appeared …

THIRTY-ONE years after the landmark presidential election widely regarded as the freest and fairest in Nigeria’s history, citizens are in a deeper mess than they found themselves under military rule …

The recent recognition of the State of Palestine by Spain, Ireland, and Norway, with a view to ending the current war in Gaza, is a welcome The post Recognition of …

WHILE the abysmal state of primary education in Nigeria seems largely ignored, Kano Governor Abba Yusuf has shown the way forward about the plight of basic education in the state. …

THE minimum wage negotiations have descended into chaos. Without declaring a trade dispute, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress embarked on a strike during negotiations, accusing the …

The school feeding programme launched by the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, on September 6, 2005, has been plagued by perennial crises encumbering proper implementation. The post Overhaul school feeding …

NIGERIA stands at a crossroads in its agricultural and socio-economic development. The dissonant plenary session at the Senate on Wednesday over a bill to prohibit open grazing nationwide substantiates the …

With the demise of Professor Emeritus, Ladipo Ayodeji Banjo, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, at the age of 90, Nigeria and indeed the academic community have lost …

NIGERIA’S power sector is plagued by many challenges that have hampered viable industrialisation and sustainable economic growth. To clear the decay, a strategic and seamless solution is needed to rescuethe …