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 …
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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 …
Read More »Dangote refinery: Pathways, prospects and challenges
At long last, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery Project, Africa’s much-talked-about biggest oil refinery, has recently begun operations with the production of Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, and Jet …
Read More »Stop kidnapping before Nigeria turns world laughing stock – Part 2
There should be massive recruitment of Nigerians into the police force and the establishment of more police stations that should be adequately equipped not just to match the strength of …
Read More »Stop kidnapping before Nigeria turns world laughing stock
The fact that terrorists, kidnappers and other criminals now constantly have a field day killing innocent citizens and holding many others captive for as long as it takes for their …
Read More »Revisit tax waivers for the common good
The granting of tax waivers to selected businesses in certain sectors of the economy has come under some close scrutiny by many Nigerians. There have been questions as to whether …
Read More »The Forbes’ rating of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The global recognition by Forbes of Dr.Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as one of the World’s leading women is a manifestation of Nigeria as home to some of the world’s best in terms …
Read More »Time to revamp Nigeria’s criminal justice system – Part 2
There are currently many other pending cases including that of seven young men who were arrested by the police and charged with conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearms at the …
Read More »Time to revamp Nigeria’s criminal justice system
The eventual delivery of justice on a sex offender, Olawale Olarewaju, after he was practically abandoned in prison for eight years, speaks volumes of the crass misnomer in Nigeria’s justice …
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