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Let justice be done, though the world perish

Let justice be done, though the world perish

Despite what the 2023 press freedom ranking by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says of Nigeria, it remains a bog of danger for journalists, who, in pursuit of truth, clash with the political leadership. While the ranking seems to have bumped Nigeria up six places from that of 2022, it undoubtedly reflects little of the experiences ...

Can Nigerians afford another electric tariff hike?

Addressing metering deficits: Urgent steps needed to ensure fair electricity billing

Upholding academic integrity: Tackling Nigeria’s escalating certificate fraud menace

How viable is the National Students Loan Act?

Hardship: Govt must look beyond unsustainable palliatives to long term solutions

The danger of rising food prices despite Naira surge

The beginning appreciation of the Naira against the dollar as a result of the positive policy formulation from the Monetary Policy Meetings (MPC) is a welcome development by the steering team led by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso. His tenure, marked by decisive action and strategic foresight, has seen ...

Exploring alternative strategies for economic growth amidst forex shortages

Last week, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu demonstrated astute leadership by implementing a temporary restriction on foreign travels for ministers and government officials. This timely move followed revelations of unnecessary expenditure, exemplified by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation sponsoring state finance commissioners to a workshop in London. In a directive addressed to ministers, ...

The ongoing battle against illicit trade: NAFDAC’s role in safeguarding public health

The ongoing battle against illicit trade: NAFDAC’s role in safeguarding public health

At the forefront of safeguarding public health in Nigeria stands the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), a pivotal institution tasked with the vital responsibility of regulating a diverse array of consumables and medical products. With a broad mandate, NAFDAC plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and efficacy of ...

That Tinubu’s Easter message

Indeed, if there is anybody or group of people that deserves commendation and possibly highest national honours award in this country, it is the ordinary struggling Nigerian, who have been beaten and bartered through the years by successive governments, characterised by inept, greedy, selfish, wicked and short sighted leaders. And we believe that there is ...

Finding lasting solution to kidnapping of school children in Nigeria

It is no longer news that kidnapping of Nigerians, especially school children by criminal elements has held sway in the country recently. The incident that started like a child’s play, has gathered momentum and developed into a hydra-headed monster. It is on record that this ignoble trade, called kidnapping first surfaced in Warri, Delta State, ...

Government must end perpetual strike in public universities

Industrial actions in Nigeria’s public institutions have been one major subject of concern. The issues informing such actions are known to be long concerns left partially or not entirely addressed. Cries by University unions over failure on the part of the government to honour agreements have been inundating with recurring recourse to strike actions. Recently ...

Enough is enough: Food palliative is not the answer, fix the economy

The recent incident that happened where two students of Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), died while 17 others sustained various degrees of injuries in a stampede that occurred during the distribution of palliatives in the school is an avoidable tragedy. A glimpse at the short video which has since gone viral showed how thousands of ...

The urgent need for FG intervention in Nigeria’s healthcare crisis

In Nigeria’s battle for affordable healthcare, a new adversary has emerged: skyrocketing drug prices. For those already navigating the treacherous waters of health challenges, this surge in costs is more than a mere inconvenience—it’s a dire threat. From antibiotics to anti-diabetic drugs, essential medications have become financial burdens, leaving many Nigerians teetering on the edge ...

CenturyLink BrandVoice: The Rise And Rise Of Corporate DNA

CenturyLink BrandVoice: The Rise And Rise Of Corporate DNA

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Addressing Nigeria’s dual crisis: Banditry and economic constraints threaten food security

The latest report by Cadre Harmonise paints a picture of Nigeria’s food security landscape, particularly in the northern regions. With a staggering 31.5 million Nigerians confronting the spectre of hunger this year 2024, urgent and decisive action is imperative to avert a humanitarian catastrophe. Highlighted within the report are the critical months between June and ...

Developing grassroots athletes, catalyst to Nigeria’s sports upliftment

Developing grassroots athletes, catalyst to Nigeria’s sports upliftment

Way back in the early 70s and beyond, sports in Nigeria, especially football, has been a grassroots project or phenomenon. Notable sports men and women who held sway during their days include, Obise Nwankpa, Power Mike and even Kiliwi Nwachukwu all rose from the grassroots. Others are Chairman Christian Chukwu, Emmanuel Okala, Segun Odegbami, Best ...

Cost of Governance: Irrational expenditures should be eradicated

Nigeria has far been injured by the blows of profligate spending, which out of context has over time subjected the Country to limitations of capital expenditure. In the long run, the impacts have exposed the country’s weaknesses, leaving the economy with debilitated fabrics. The socio-economic and political effects are no way desirable. While recent outcries ...

As NYSC goes digital using modern techniques in store management

The National Youth Service Corps since inception during the Military Head of states, General Yakubu Gowon five decades ago has been struggling to put its feet in the digital world in terms of documentations and certifications of Corp members under its scheme. The latest development of embracing modern techniques in store management will assist in ...

Internet blackouts in Africa: A wake-up call for cyber sovereignty

Internet blackouts in Africa: A wake-up call for cyber sovereignty

The recent internet outage that gripped several key African trading blocs, including Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire, warrants serious concern. This blackout, occurring amidst preparations for general elections in some of these nations, raises red flags about potential threats to democracy, trade, and continental autonomy. We cannot dismiss the undersea cable disruption ...

Beyond ransom: Strategies for combating kidnapping and banditry in Nigeria

In the shadow of an alarming surge in kidnappings and the audacious ransom demands that have followed, this period has emerged as a particularly harrowing season for abductees. The disturbing frequency with which kidnappers have brazenly herded scores of our fellow citizens into dense forests, using them as leverage for exorbitant ransoms, has cast a ...

The need to conclude the 2023 national census for effective economic planning

The need to conclude the 2023 national census for effective economic planning

It is ridiculous or even mind boggling to note that a nation as big as Nigeria does not have accurate data as to know its actual population,which is a bedrock for proper planning,be it economic, social or even political. This has thrown the country into a mess of speculations, while some people put Nigeria’s population ...

Insecurity: Government must protect schools from abduction attacks

Recently, kidnapping in the Country has become a torrent menace. Roving criminality of abduction for ransom has become a chain in the lamentable state of insecurity in the Country. Records have shown how schools have become targets for bandits and perpetrators tagged as “unknown gunmen” to unleash their operations aiming to seize students for ransom. ...

Resumption of fuel queues in filling stations, a pseudo-reality?

The recent surface of the queues cut across filling stations in Abuja, Lagos and other major cities in the country despite the subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu is surprising as it seems to be a false reality. The negative impacts of this fuel queues has continued to cause physiological trauma to citizens as drivers ...

The need for swift action to address growing menace of mass abductions in Nigeria

In recent days, Nigeria has witnessed a distressing surge in abductions carried out by Islamic terrorists and bandits. These criminal acts have targeted vulnerable individuals, including women, pupils, and internally displaced persons. The alarming frequency of these incidents calls for an immediate re-evaluation of national security strategies to effectively combat this wave of criminality. The ...

Galvanising local technology for Nigeria’s industrialization

It is now of public concern or rather disturbing that Nigeria at sixty three has not started its journey towards industrialisation. Sixty three years down the line, the nation is still grappling with teething problems, such as poor electricity infrastructure, poor road networks, poor housing schemes for its citizens, unemployment, poor health care services etc. ...

FDI: Tinubu’s statement to eliminate bribery must attract strong commitment

The need to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to boost the Nigerian economy is one important subject of concern in the discourse of revamping the economy from sinking into the mire. Although there have been efforts to attract more Investors into the country’s local production space, it is important to note that such commitment would ...

Analysing the potential long-term effects of implementing Oronsaye report on Nigeria’s development trajectory

In a much-needed move to address economic deprivation and hunger in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has finally given the green light for the full implementation of the long-forgotten Oronsaye report. This report, named after the former Head of Service of the Federation, Mr Stephen Oronsaye, was compiled by the Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and ...

The need for a multi-sectoral approach to poverty reduction in Nigeria

The need for a multi-sectoral approach to poverty reduction in Nigeria

The recent pronouncement made by the Federal Government to recommence the disbursement of direct monetary transfers to the indigent and most susceptible citizens of Nigeria has elicited surprise and curiosity. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, divulged this strategy during a retreat convened in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, articulating that ...

Ways & Means debt: Probe into expenditure of loans must be credible

Ways & Means debt: Probe into expenditure of loans must be credible

Recently, the accumulation of Ways and Means debt incurred by the Federal Government began to generate controversies. Ways and Means is the money that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) lends to the Federal Government in the meantime to augment spending based on the time the revenue is generated. The debt is just one fraction ...

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