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Fuel subsidy removal, the need for refineries to work

Fuel subsidy was first introduced in Nigeria as early as the 1970s to cushion the effect of global oil glut of 1973 by the then military government. It is simply a mechanism devised by the Federal Governnment to pay for the price difference that is below international oil price to cushion its effects on its ...

Tinubu’s government should waste no time probing the unveiling of Nigeria Air

Subsidy removal policy deserves a second look

World Environment Day 2023: Protecting Nigeria’s ecosystem

CBN Revocation of Microfinance Banks: Appropriate as lesson for errant MFBs

Incessant power outage fire

Fuel subsidy removal: A reoccurring debacle

The back and front surrounding fuel subsidies removal or continuity had been a reoccurring debacle within Nigeria's public space. Despite the country being a leading crude oil producing Nation, dependence on fuel importation continued to gulp almost half its annual budget. Economic Experts have not hidden their disdain for the wastage dubbed fuel subsidies payment, ...

Tardy evacuation of stranded Nigerians from Sudan

With different angles surrounding the evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Sudan, there have been clinical steps adopted to halt the nefarious process of hurting Nigerians in the war-torn country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, had disclosed that the country has concluded arrangements to evacuate over 5,500 Nigerians stranded in Sudan by road. Though, ...

Unending Aviation crises and the dashed hope for Nigeria Air

The Aviation Sector in Nigeria has witnessed incessant industrial action for several years by Unions as a result of government's 0failure in ensuring effective Infrastructural development and equipment at various airports such as the runway, Instrumental Landing system (ILS), manpower welfarism, reduced taxes for the airline owners and operators among others. Though Aviation is globally ...

Rampant deaths in hands of domestic staff call for concern

The police in Ogun State recently paraded the suspected killers of former Central Bank of Nigeria staff, Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola Fatinoye and their only son, Oreoluwa. Call it an accurate illustration of man inhumanity to man and you would have hit the nail on the head. Those paraded at Eleweran, the Ogun State ...

Hope of women in Nigeria politics

Gender Equality in the digital society has become an issue of concern drawing from the political history of Nigeria. In the ongoing 2023 General Elections, the only Woman Governorship Candidate under the platform of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC) in Adamawa state, Senator Aishatu Ahmed popularly known as ‘Senator Binani’ is witnessing an ...

Need for implementation of Nigeria’s ‘Decade of Gas Policy’

Nigeria's 'Decade of Gas Policy' initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari's administration should not be trashed by the incoming government led by President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu because it is a workable tool to reposition the nation's gas industry. Championed under the leadership of Chief Timipre Sylva, former Minister of State Petroleum, January 2021 to December 31, ...

Unresolved failed electronic transactions

Records have shown that the volumes and values of electronic payment transactions, which slumped in February to N37.6 trillion has climbed to N49.4 trillion by March. Though e-banking has a significant impact on economic growth in Nigeria, therefore the banking industry is supposed to adjust to full and effective deployment of information technology due to ...

Adamawa: Kudos to INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC reportedly suspended the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Yunusa Ari. The suspension of the Resident Commissioner for the electoral body in the state was said to have followed his inglorious role in the declaration of Senator Aisha Dahiru popularly called Binani of the All Progressives Congress ...

Building collapse in Nigeria needs solution beyond rhetorics

Wednesday's Banana Island building collapse in Lagos has returned attention to the danger to the lives and properties of Nigerians. The Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mukaila Sanusi, said a few persons sustained injuries and have been given proper medical treatment. From Abuja to ...

Five years service for medical personnel

Just few few months ago, the 2023 macroeconomic outlook report released by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) revealed that aside from the considerable health infrastructural gap, Nigeria has lost many medical professionals to brain drain, leading to personnel inadequacy in the health sector. The report said, “One of the major factors inhibiting Nigeria's economic ...

Before removal of oil subsidy

In recent times, there have been a lot of reports hovering around gradual removal of petroleum subsidy by the federal government starting from April while the total removal is slated for June. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited according to a report recently said the country was spending over N400bn monthly on petroleum subsidy which ...

N12bn 10 firefighting trucks costly and untimely

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika's disclosure of spending a whopping sum of N12 billion to acquire 10 firefighting trucks in Nigeria Airports is baffling, as they are too expensive for the economy at this point in time. The Minister who gave the information in his post through Twitter, a microblogging site, that he commissioned ...

Why fuel subsidy removal goals may fail

Recently, the Federal Government disclosed that it will begin a gradual removal of the petrol subsidy from April 2023, about three months ahead of the initial plan to effect a complete stop. What has continued to ponder on the mind is that can this end the scarcity of fuel in the country? The Minister of ...

Organ harvesting: Buhari act like Obasanjo, seek clemency for Ekweremadus in UK

Dark days befell Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice when a Court in the United Kingdom found the duo guilty of Organ Harvesting in the United Kingdom. The two-time Deputy Senate President of Nigeria's Red Chamber and his wife would likely face ten years behind bars in the UK. The news touched Nigerians differently; ...

AMEDI laudable if sustained

The Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (AMEDI), was inaugurated recently by President Muhammadu Buhari in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, with a view to enhance food security and create jobs for the youths across the country. AMEDI is a multi-billion naira product of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), equipped with modern ...

Interim government plan not good for democracy

It has for some days been discussed in hushed tones, at best likened to a conjecture, something unreal that deserves no attention but all of that changed last week Thursday when the Department of the State Security Services (DSS) through its Spokesman, Peter Afunanya, according to several media reports, disclosed that there was indeed fire ...

Improving the quality of life for Nigerians with autism

World Autism Awareness Day is observed on April 2 to raise awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and promote the livelihood of people having autism. It also aims to encourage early diagnosis and intervention that can lead to improved outcomes for individuals with autism. Autism affects people of all ages, races, and ethnicities. The Day ...

Expectation of Nigerians about incoming government

Nigeria is still far from the expectations of its citizens. This has made several individuals and groups to call the attention of the would-be Nigerian leaders to what they expect of them by the time they receive the baton of leadership, come May 29. One such group is Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) ...

Interim Government must be rejected

Since the announcement of Ahmed Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 Presidential election and declared President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) there have been mixed reactions. While many celebrated the victory of Tinubu, others condemned it. Outside litigations prominently advanced by the Labour Party, Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) civil society ...

NDIC’s leadership on manpower development

Just few days ago the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) awarded the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC) as the “Best Contributing Employer in Human Resources Development” for the 2022 Service Year which based on the evidence shown in ensuring operational stability among the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). The award was presented to the Corporation by the ...

Salient lessons from Makinde’s re-election

Just as it has been long predicted, Gov Seyi Makinde of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won his re-election albeit landslide as the Governor of Oyo State for the next four years. Declaring the victory of Gov Makinde on Sunday evening of March 19, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) through the Returning Officer for ...

Nitty-gritty of 2023 census in Nigeria

The National Population Commission (NPC) has concluded its plans for population and housing census in the country this year, thereby appealing to Nigerians to make themselves available for counting during the exercise. The census which was originally scheduled to hold in March is now billed to hold from May 3-7, 2023. The exercise is expected ...

Tinubu, Governors-elect must put people first in hiring cabinet members

Nigeria's general elections have been concluded with Bola Ahmed Tinubu emergence as the president-elect and 26 Governors-elect across states; the focus should now be shifted to effective Governance. Though the gubernatorial elections in Kebbi and Adamawa stand inconclusive according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the country must progress. The essence of a periodic ...

Hope of women in Nigeria politics

Gender Equality in the digital society has become an issue of concern drawing from the political history of Nigeria. In the ongoing 2023 General Elections, the only Woman Governorship Candidate under the platform of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC) in Adamawa state, Senator Aishatu Ahmed popularly known as ‘Senator Binani’ is witnessing an ...

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