Nigeria’s 40-year development window
THE 40-year window between 1980 and 2010 in the history of Nigeria presents a good study in observations of mental…
The face-off between Kaduna govt, NLC
THE recent face-off between the government of Kaduna State, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Nigerian Union of Teachers…
Gov el-Rufai must maintain his stand on teachers
I read with admiration and support, the decision to sack incompetent teachers in Kaduna State. Anyone who has ever come…
Leadership problems and Ikere dam’s fate
TO me, Nigeria is good, but many Nigerians are bad. It is pathetic that parochialism, provincialism and even ethnocentrism become…
Amending the constitution
IT may be a difficult decision, but the decision to amend the constitution is right. Constitution amendment will meet the…
The woes of Nigerian youths
It is no longer news that the Nigerian economy is in dire straits. The effects are telling on all Nigerians. I…
Attention, FCT Minister
The activities of the Ministerial Joint Task Force against taxi drivers at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, need to…
Advice for NFF
NOW that the World Cup qualifiers are over, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) needs to get its acts together and…
Remembering Saro Wiwa and Ogoni nine
On November 10, 1995, Ken Saro Wiwa and eight others were summarily executed after a dubious judgment by a military…
Nigeria is losing too many soldiers
Thirteen soldiers killed today, 11 killed the previous day, yet another six or seven a fortnight ago. And, oh, about…
The Kaduna education controversy
The Kaduna State government’s policy is nothing but a wrong prescription for a severe disease. The affected teachers were selected…
Nigerian women ’s issues
Many people in Nigeria still believe that only men should be in positions of power. There are many causes of…
Revamping Nigerian economy
THE call for the diversification of the Nigerian economy has gained momentum in recent times. Nigeria needs a diversified economy,…
Our banks must address these issues
Despite the increase in the number of banking establishments in Nigeria and the variety of these establishments, there are loopholes…
Dumping waste in drainages is a crime
THE government keeps announcing on radio and television that people should not dump waste in drainages. But all its effort…
Of hate speech, no work, no pay
WHEN political appointments are lopsided and skewed towards one region, religion or ethnic group and people cry foul, they are…
SGF’s well-deserved appointment
TO say that the appointment of Mr. Boss Gida Mustapha as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)…
Impact of internet on students
The internet is a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected communication protocols.…
Discriminating between varsity, polytechnic graduates
THAT there is discrimination between polytechnic graduates and university is now becoming more evident than ever. Imagine someone who went to…
Unpaid salaries in Kogi
THE fact that workers' salaries have not been paid for many months in Kogi State is troubling. Workers across the state…
