Editorial

Oil windfall benefits eluding Nigeria

In the early part of President Mohammadu Buhari’s led administration, the complaint has always been that the oil price was low, accounting for relatively low economic development. Both apologists and critics of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government could not…

Unending pressure on Naira against Dollar

The persistent depreciation and instability of the naira against the Dollar has continued to cause a skyrocketed inflation in Nigerian economy. This is reflected on the surge of goods and services depending on input from abroad. For instance, incessant  fall…

Merger of OPC, Amotekun in South West

The creation of Amotekun as a regional force to checkmate rising cases of criminal activities following incessant kidnap cases and armed robbery in the six states of South West was received with joy by leaders in the public and private…

Growing Nigeria’s economy beyond rhetoric

The Obasanjo led administration fought relentlessly for the course of debt cancellation. The then creditors saw the sincerity and the economic plans on ground, and they offered to do something about it. Debt relief was granted and we eventually saw…

Time for ASUU to shift ground

The industrial action of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that took effect from February 14 started like a joke. Nobody envisaged that our university communities had embarked on a journey that would not end even after seven months. It…

Time is ripe for State Police

Nigerians that are futuristic have been agitating for the creation of state police for decades. Ever before criminality became out blown, they saw it coming. They wanted to prevent its emergence. For this, they felt state police was the solution…