The plight of IDPs
It is no longer news that conflicts and disasters often cause large-scale displacement of people due to the destruction of…
Making LGs functional
In many states, the governors have not conducted local government election in the last six years. Subterfuge has been invented…
Kaduna NUT, pay retired teachers their dues
I wish to call the attention of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kaduna State chapter, to the plight of…
Some negative practices by Aba residents
Infrastructure is one of the five pillars on which Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s administration is anchored. Other areas are oil and…
Still on Olubadan stool
On the proposed decentralisation of the Ibadan power hierarchy, I do not think there has been any complaint from the…
Of Olubadan chieftaincy and change
RECENTLY, the Oyo State government announced the setting up of a seven-person committee to look into certain anomalies in the…
Restructing: Why LGs should not be ignored
THE call for the restructuring of Nigeria is gaining more support by the day. Although, the governing party, All Progressives…
FG, let whistle-blowing continue
BY any standards, the whistle-blowing policy introduced by the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is one of its major successes. It is…
On corruption
ONE major thing that earned the then All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate victory in the 2015 general election was…
Multinationals best for downstream petroleum sector
One segment of assured employers of labour that Nigeria has not given much attention is the downstream petroleum sector. Presently,…
Ekiti must reenact Lagos example
All over the world, it is well established that governance is a continuum. This implies that every succeeding government must…
Nigeria needs restructuring
IN many parts of the country, there have been calls for the restructuring of the polity. In the South-East, some…
Kashamu’s stewardship at the Senate
TO many watchers of political developments, Prince Buruji Kashamu’s foray into politics may be sudden. But not many people know…
Saying no to racism
THE colour, black, signifies elegance, strength and aggressiveness. Being black has its positive and negative sides, just like any other…
Saraki’s CCT outcome
I felt highly elated when l heard the verdict of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) that discharged and acquitted…
On indigenous languages
THE plan recently announced by the Federal Government with regard to teaching science and technology subjects via the major national…
FG, scrap these study centres
THERE are too many channels for earning teaching certificates in the country. They should be streamlined. This is because they…
On the collapse of family values
The story of the notorious kidnapper popularly known as Evans illustrates the collapse of family values in the country. Parents …
Inequality in Nigeria
The elite in Nigeria are united and so can always use whatever they have to make room for themselves. The…
Nigeria: The dangers of division
The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbanjo, has been meeting with different groups across the geopolitical zones in the country. The…
