Editorial

Understandably, the economic reforms of the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu have attracted mixed reactions from sections of the populace. While some feel that the government is getting it wrong, others believe that time will eventually vindicate

The signing, by the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) recently of separate deals with 75 conversion firms nationwide as part of government’s  policy of reducing addiction to petrol and diesel is timely

An Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik has recently ordered the halt of the release of federal monthly allocations from the consolidated funds to the Rivers State Government.

The advent of a new, foreign-based armed religious group known as ‘Lakurawa’ into Nigeria cannot but be sad news for the country’s embattled space, particularly in the North where insurgency seems not to be losing ground.

Resort by the Federal Government to import food under its interventionist policy to crash skyrocketing prices of food items and mitigate hardship in the country is pragmatic and should be supported by every stakeholder.

The Federal Government’s establishment of a special committee to review the criminalisation of attempted suicide demonstrates recognition of a worrying spate of Nigerians taking their lives or even thinking about it.

The emergence of Mr. Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America is shocking to the American Democrats, as it is to much of the rest of the world; for the basic reason that America disappointingly allowed the victory of a leader tainted with grave criminal and immoral stigma.

The alarming statistics of 50 million out-of-school children (OOSC) roaming Nigeria’s streets, as reported by the Federal Government, is not just a number; it represents a national crisis that threatens the future of the country.

There is no better time to listen to teachers in general and agree on a new social contract with arguably, the most important, and probably the oldest profession in the world. Former Registrar/Chief Executive of Teachers

The claim by Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State that the military is changing the narration on crude oil theft raises the hope of the country overcoming one of the major barriers to high oil production and, by extension, national development.

Given the immense economic, development, and investment benefits inherent in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), it is befuddling that most state governments are unwilling to do away with the cumbersome, burdensome and corrupt-laden non-contributory alternative.

The proposal to create a Road Safety Special Armed Squad from the existing corps is premature in present-day Nigeria and can end up creating more problems than it tries to solve.