Borno: Boko Haram era gone for good -Buba
By Chinelo Obogo Former Registrar, University of Maiduguri and former Managing Director PPMC, Mohammed Lawan Buba in this interview called on all those who would want to invest in Borno to go there...
View Article2019: Does the cap fit Atiku?
By Sam Ekpe IN the next few months, the campaign for the 2019 Presidential election will commence. Already, there are moves by many politicians to forge alliances with various groups across the...
View ArticleClannishness: A challenge to good leadership
By Chiedu Uche Okoye No country in today’s world is wholly homogenous. Most countries have diverse ethnic and religious groups. Even Ghana, with its small landmass and population, has more than one...
View ArticleSpain and Catalonia’s struggle for 3 percent
By Chima Emenike My interest has been piqued vis-à-vis the conflict and escalating tension between Catalonia, its regional government and Spain. Catalonia has declared its independence while Spain has...
View ArticleFulfillment of Dogara’s NEDC promise
By Turaki A. Hassan Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men- Mahatma Gandhi On Wednesday, October 25, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Bill for...
View ArticleFMC Owerri, Uwakwem and PPP in health sector
By Louis Okoroma It is always difficult to disabuse the minds of people of the lies they are told. The members of the press and non-medical doctors in the health sector have portrayed medical doctors...
View ArticleUnpaid salaries and Paris Club refunds
By Itaobong Offiong Etim Our leaders never disappoint the pessimism of the many citizens of the country. I recall the remark of one analyst who warned civil servants not to celebrate the news of the...
View Articleinec, card reader and 2019 polls
By Fred Nwaozor The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can currently boast of the use of Electronic Card Reader otherwise known as ‘smart card reader’ during elections in Nigeria. Since...
View ArticleBeyond the sack of Lawal, Oke
THE President Muhammadu Buhari administration added verve to its war against corruption on Monday, as it kicked the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and the...
View ArticleAnambra: Beware of political buccaneers
By NZE NWABUEZE AKABOGU AS the countdown to the forthcoming Anambra State gubernatorial election begins in earnest, political activities are already on top gear and gathering their momentum. The...
View ArticleNigeria’s troubled digital broadcasting process
By Moses Idika Playing host to the Republic of Niger Minister of Communication, Koubra Abdoulaye, in June, Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, dropped the hint that Nigeria would...
View ArticleInvestment basics for Lagos civil servants
By Akintola Benson – Oke Investing is a tool for building wealth, but it is not only for the wealthy. Anyone can get started on an investing programme, and various vehicles make it easy to begin with...
View ArticleSouthern governors’ counterpoise parley
ALL the Southern governors must be congratulated for reviving the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) which has been in limbo for 12 years, when the last meeting was held in Lagos. It is a sign of good...
View ArticleWhy Nigeria must watch North Korean diplomats
By Ndanusa Aduka How does North Korea fund its embassy in Nigeria? How do its diplomats in Nigeria make the extra money they need to survive, save for themselves and pay mandatory ‘royalty’ to their...
View Article2019: Buhari should reconsider
THE 2019 elections are still several months away, but by the mid and later part of 2018, there would be heightened activities by those contesting for one office or the other. But by far the most...
View ArticleTackling crime through technology: The Lagos Example
By Ademola Joseph On October 20, 2017, an unfortunate incident occurred on the iconic cable stay 1.346km Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos when a 40-year-old man simply identified as Adekunle Oluseyi...
View ArticleThe problem of ‘quota’ judges
By Sixtus Chibueze Ezennaya THE three arms of government are the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. In the case of the first two, aside being elective, anybody of any profession can be at...
View ArticleReducing inequality in healthcare with UHC
By GREGORY T. OKERE Inequality in the healthcare system of Nigeria can be defined as discrimination or imbalance in the medical care of individual citizens of Nigeria. It can also be defined as the...
View ArticleNigerians and the burden of prayer coverage
By Promise Adiele The supernatural and physical realms of existence are opposites intricately but inevitably intertwined with each other. Both realms are unique to the extent that they possess the...
View ArticleIs Nigeria ready for COP 23?
By Caleb Adebayo IN a few days, delegates from all over the world will gather at the World Conference Centre in the historic city of Bonn, two years after the epoch-making conference at which the Paris...
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