Editorial

Fixing Nigeria’s embarrassing power sector crisis

As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to exit power come May 29th next year, it has become increasingly glaring that Nigeria’s decade-old electricity crisis will persist despite his pledge to turn things around. Though estimates of power needs for Africa’s largest…

Conversion of polytechnics to universities worrisome

There was a dichotomy between Higher National Diploma (HND) holders and university degree graduates. University graduates were rated above their polytechnic counterparts at any meeting point to the dissatisfaction of the latter. The narration was expected to change when a…

Qatar 2022: A mirror of possibilities

Fanfare and controversies have surrounded the just concluded world cup that saw Argentina emerge as the winner of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Football lovers and even those who seem disinterested followed the games all over the world. Qatar was…

NSCDC recovers N80m, resolves 800 cases in 11 months in Oyo 

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, has said it recovered over N80 million fraudulently obtained from unsuspecting public members between January and November. NSCDC Commandant, Michael Adaralewa, who disclosed this during the end-of-the-year get-together in Ibadan,…

CBN, DSS must stop in-fighting

The internal rumbling among President Muhammadu Buhari Administration members raises serious concern. The recent in-fighting between the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and the Department of State Services (DSS), is a typical example. Outside Nigeria’s…

The need for judicial autonomy

An independent judiciary is necessary to ensure the rule of law is respected.   Judicial independence means that judges are not subject to pressure and influence and are free to make impartial decisions based solely on fact and law. The independence…