It was a good start for the new Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who largely fulfilled his determination to clear the backlogs of about 204,332 Nigerian international passports within …
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Out-of-school children epidemic and N68b UBEC fund
The prevalence of out-of-school children in Nigeria has become a national embarrassment. It is unconscionable that governments at subnational level including states with huge numbers of out-of-school children would appear …
Read More »Fix insecurity, tackle economy to avert more food riots
After eight months in office, the government of President Bola Tinubu is yet to demonstrate seriousness in dealing with the critical issues of insecurity and the economy. The post Fix …
Read More »Exit of three members from ECOWAS: Matters arising
More than a week ago, the diplomatic restriction occasioned by the successive coups in three West African states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has culminated in the balkanisation of …
Read More »Halt the rot in South-east legacy industries
The insecurity that has held the South-east region of the country nearly comatose in the recent past may not have abated, but it is not the region’s only challenge. The …
Read More »Let student loan scheme take off now
Implementation of the student loan scheme of the Federal Government should start immediately, as promised by the President Bola Tinubu administration, to prevent a situation where more indigent students are …
Read More »Doubtful degrees from illegal institutions
The Federal Government is right to, as reported in the Press, suspend the accreditation of degree certificates from some foreign universities because of doubts about their legality and academic integrity. …
Read More »The deadly Ibadan explosion: Matters arising
Preventing the kind of explosion that killed five persons, injured 77 and damaged 58 houses in Ibadan must require much more than the executive order signed into law by the …
Read More »On Antony Blinken’s visit to Nigeria
The significance of the state visit, penultimate Tuesday, (precisely January 23) of the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken to Nigeria cannot be underrated against the backdrop of existing …
Read More »Making Lagos’ N2.267 trillion budget work for Lagosians
The N2.267 Budget of Lagos State Government signed into law for this year 2024 is certainly hefty, at least when compared with the budgets of virtually all other states in …
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