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Lai Olurode, a former national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and professor of Sociology at the University of Lagos...

Those who gathered at Nri, Anambra State on December 28, 2018, did not go for merry-making; they gathered there because of a burning issue that has torn into shreds Ndigbo...

Well, the event, which went very well, was not about Anambra State alone, but about the entire South East, South South and all Igbo-speaking parts of the country.

Violence and political thuggery, especially involving youths and members of the road transport unions, has become the trademark of most elections at all levels in Nigeria since the return of democracy in 1999. Now that most students of higher institutions are at home due to strikes by their teachers, and with the National Bureau of…

With only 35 days to the much-anticipated 2019 general elections, the clear aspiration of citizens for better governance is forcing political gladiators to go back to the drawing board. Like never before, pressure from citizens is spurring accountability demands from the starting point of the political process. The political debate is generating traction with respect…

The immediate past Director of Claude Ake Centre for Governance, University of Port Harcourt, Prof Eme Ekekwe, is an expert in political theory and political economy. In this interview with KELVIN EBIRI, he argued that even though presidential candidates and their parties have outlined their programmes and policies, there were no clearly designed blueprints to…

The business model of local transport is under threat, especially in Lagos, as technology-driven transport services are gradually gaining grounds. The business that was hitherto populated by the yellow taxi drivers, popularly known as Oko Ashawo, is giving way to technology-driven transportation models such as Uber, Taxify......

The upwardly mobile Lagosians are gradually bidding goodbye to conventional means of transportations, thanks to the deployment of new, modern and technology-driven, fast and safe innovations in the use of cars and even motorcycles to beat city’s perennial traffic situation.

The only constant thing in life is change, and as the times change, so does the way of doing things change. Technology has come to stay and is affecting every single aspect of our lives and it is no surprise it has found its way into transportation.

Motorcyclists are among the most vulnerable road users and are extremely involved in crashes and casualties.Despite making up less than one per cent of road traffic, they account for a number of deaths in collisions, and riders are more likely to die in a crash than drivers or passengers in cars.

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) formed in 1960 had the mandate of coordinating and unifying the petroleum policies of its member countries and to ensure the stabilisation of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum products...

The Director of the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (OGEES Institute) at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Damilola Sunday Olawuyi, is also the vice chair of the International Law Association, London; member of the World Commission on Environmental Law; and expert member of the International Law Association Committee on Sustainable…