Editorials

IF countries were judged by how they treat their citizens in jail, Nigeria’s score would be a capital “F.” The country’s prisons are now called correctional centres, but nothing has …

The literacy crisis in Nigeria’s North East is not just an educational issue; it is a multifaceted challenge that intertwines with health, economic stability, security and broader social implications. The …

As the hearing date of the trial of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, draws near, it is imperative to interrogate the propriety of plea bargain in …

THE Nigeria Police Force is in the spotlight again. A video of its masked and weirdly dressed officers shooting and scaling a fence on a purported arrest mission makes this …

NIGERIA is in dire straits. Its citizens are hungry while its children are malnourished. The situation is compounded by farmers in the food basket region fleeing their farms due to …

As the National Assembly reviews and queries submissions by the ministries, agencies and departments of government (MDAs) in the ongoing defence of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, lawmakers should ensure that …

FRESH accusations that members of the National Assembly demanded N480 million from federal universities to approve their 2025 budget allocations is a stark reminder of the entrenched corruption plaguing Nigeria’s …

AS the international community commemorates World Cancer Day on Tuesday with the theme, ‘United by Unique,’ Nigerian governments and stakeholders need to tackle the deficits in the health sector. In …

State governors’ appetite for more airports than good roads and rail networks is a misplaced priority. Without due consideration of how to run them efficiently, Nigeria already has an unwieldy …

The efficiency of the Nigeria Police Force, which happens to be the lead security agency in internal security, to combat the increased rate of crimes and criminality across the length …