Letters

Sir: Men of the Nigeria Police Force at Adikpo, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, now collect levy from farmers and others who take their goods to Adikpo Market to sell but I know it is not legal and that’s why I am bringing same to your attention.

Social psychologists would tell us that no two people – not even a set of identical twins from the same homozygote egg – would behave alike. We are equally made to understand that history sometimes repeats itself while some persona ....

There is no gainsaying the fact that Nigeria is exceptionally blessed with outstanding individuals whose excellence in virtually every sphere of human endeavour is becoming proverbial on a global scale. While a significant number of them are part of the growing and increasingly influential Nigerian diaspora, the vast majority are resident within the shores of…

The speech was neither an accusation nor a plea. It was, simply, a clarion call – a frank assessment of our nation, our Continent and our world as they are right now, but also a proposal for urgent action towards remaking them as they should be. Not many people can remember the last time an…

Sir: The Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC) was the intervention agency set up to cater for the needs of areas impacted by serial degradation on account of several years of oil production by former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. This agency was a creation backed by a law called the NDDC Act 2001.  Chapter 12 of…

Barely a week into office, Tinubu suspended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, and eliminated the multiple exchange rates, which had facilitated currency arbitrage.

Sir: Your Excellency Sir, my sister (Queen Torkwase Awuna) was beaten up and that led to her death. I have been trying to get justice but the Nigeria Police Force frustrated all my efforts as the IPOs in charge of the case at the state CID Makurdi and Force Headquarters, Abuja, demanded for money I…

Sir: The demand for a pedestrian bridge at Mgbarakuma / Apumirri Market junction, Ubakala South Local Government Area of Abia State has become an urgent matter.  

The electoral process has become a very costly undertaking in Nigeria. For a general election involving the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Presidency in a vast country like ours, the cost runs into several hundred billion of naira.

Sir, The recent desire expressed by the federal government to go after the out of school children with the sole aim of returning them to school no doubt will be seen as a welcome development and a right step in a right direction by most Nigerians.

Nigeria faces significant economic challenges, including political instability, weak governance, volatile oil prices and security concerns, which all affect its growth trajectory. In this context, accurate economic data is crucial to guide policy decisions and retain investor confidence and public trust in the government's economic management. The state of a country's economy determines its citizens'…

Since his appointment in 2018 as the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), popularly known as the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, intelligence gathering and covert operation of the agency have been diversified. He has prioritized intelligence gathering for effective governance, especially in actualising the fundamental objectives and principles of…