THE Nigerian military is escalating its recklessly violent and illegal attacks on electricity distribution companies. It intensified its impunity and lawlessness at the weekend when soldiers invaded an EKO Electricity …
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Tax reform, NACCIMA and free trade zones: Matters arising
The new tax reforms targeting Free Trade Zones, proposed by the Tinubu administration have received some kicks by the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) as regards …
Read More »Youths and native doctors
MANY charlatans have made scamming people a lucrative business in Nigeria. Over the years, some native doctors have established an industry that thrives on the gullibility of many youths. They …
Read More »Don’t toll Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu’s government is hard-headed. It cancelled petrol subsidies upon inauguration, floated the naira, and yanked off electricity subsidies. Recently, it stated its intention to reintroduce tolling on the …
Read More »The Supreme Court’s path to stability in Rivers State
Following the pronouncement of the country’s highest court, the Supreme Court, on the long political feud in Rivers State, it has become crucial for the opposing parties to change their …
Read More »Rivers’ crisis: A call for caution
THE festering crisis in Rivers State has become a present danger to this democracy. The lead characters in the whole mess – Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike …
Read More »Herdsmen killings: Time to ban open grazing
THE spate of killings in Ondo, Benue, Edo and Nasarawa States by bandits and Fulani herdsmen last week should nudge the Federal Government to find the courage to ban open …
Read More »Reversing the malnutrition onslaught
NIGERIANS are not eating well. The result is unsettling. About 7.0 per cent of its women of childbearing age are acutely malnourished, according to UNICEF. This means they are not …
Read More »The Dutch asylum deportation controversy
Despite concerns over European laws and conventions, the Dutch government is exploring the idea of deporting Africans, whose asylum requests have been refused, to Uganda. The post The Dutch asylum …
Read More »The timely free caesarean sections initiative for pregnant women
The medical initiative launched by the federal government to provide free caesarean sections for women in need represents a serious step aimed at addressing a protracted healthcare problem that has …
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