Continued from yesterday Despite all the infallible argument for a better reading culture encouraged by the establishment of the required infrastructure- convenient public and home libraries, reading materials, trained librarians …
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What manner of self-employment?
THE numbers from the National Bureau of Statistics’ latest employment survey are revealing. In its second-quarter labour force report for this year, the bureau asserted that 85.6 per cent of …
Read More »Banks, telcos: FCCPC must enforce consumer rights
THE Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission’s decision to probe Guaranty Trust Bank, MTN Nigeria, and Air Peace is a significant step toward addressing persistent consumer rights violations. These investigations, …
Read More »Decline in reading habit and comatose National Library
The story of the 60-year-old National Library is a metaphor for, on the one hand, the value that Nigeria places on knowledge, and on the other hand the sorry state of …
Read More »In support of the tax reform bills
THE debate on the tax reform bills has sparked significant pushback, particularly from Northern politicians and elders. The debate is divisive and misses the key elements of federalism, and enhanced …
Read More »On the escalation of Russian-Ukraine crisis
Promptings by the United States and the United Kingdom that translated into long-range military strikes by Ukraine deep on Russia underscore a closer proximity to not only worsening the war …
Read More »Higher allocations, higher states’ debts
IN Nigeria’s bent federalism, the executive arm at the federal and state levels ensures that it gets what it wants by controlling the lawmakers. So rather than checking the excesses …
Read More »NBS jobless figures defy reality
NIGERIA’S latest unemployment data released by the National Bureau of Statistics flies in the face of lived realities with the potential to mislead economic planners. The NBS estimates that the …
Read More »Burden of bloated bureaucracy and high cost of governance
The persistent failure of government at all levels to heed admonition from well-meaning Nigerians on the need for prudence in the public sector is disappointing. This is particularly so against …
Read More »Trump hits the ground running
FORMING a government is one of the most critical tasks for any administration, as it lays the foundation for executing its policies and ensuring smooth governance. Since his November 5 …
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