Economy: Let’s be optimistic
T HE statement credited to the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, that a bag of rice could…
INEC, start preparing for Ondo election now
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should start preparing hard for the Ondo State governorship election which is coming up…
Making better use of polythene wastes
WHEN one moves around the country, one is bound see polythene wastes, particularly pure water sachets, littering everywhere. This is…
Tackling corruption in Nigeria
T HAT corruption is the biggest problem facing the country is not in doubt, but how to go about tackling…
Oyo govt, rehabilitate Liberty Stadium Road
I want to use this opportunity to call on the Oyo State government to rehabilitate the Liberty Stadium Road in…
Economy: Increase taxes on unnecessary luxury items
EVEN with the economic situation in the country, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Nigerians are still buying costly luxury items…
Crime on the increase in Benue
CRIME has assumed a terrible dimension in Benue State, and it is important for the necessary security agencies, particularly the…
Nigerians need sensitisation on Lassa fever
IT is surprising that Commissioners for Health across the country have not mandated health officials to start promoting awareness on…
Economic crisis: Cut legislators’ jumbo pay
THE huge salaries and allowances which Nigerian legislators earn is really infuriating Nigerians, especially at a time when things are…
Nigeria should stop borrowing
THE manner in which the Federal and state governments have been borrowing from foreign institutions has been shocking. I believe…
Customs, stop destroying seized foodstuff
THE rice and frozen foods being seized by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) should no longer be burnt…
Assess political office holders for better performance
IF we want the best from our political office holders, particularly the ministers and commissioners, then there should be a…
No to another fuel price hike
IT was reported last week that some top officials of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) were saying the current…
Letter to African American leaders
JUST a couple of weeks ago, a United States government agency released the crime figures in major cities across the…
Of visual disability and quality of life
THE primacy of the eye as an indispensable organ in the body cannot be over-emphasised. If you are in doubt,…
On the postponed Edo gubernatorial election
THE reason security agencies gave which then lead to the postponement of the Edo State gubernatorial election was not tenable…
Postponement can cause voter apathy
I was shocked when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) finally succumbed to security agencies, thereby postponing the Edo State…
How FG can ease Nigerians’ economic pain
WE have read the stories of people who have committed suicides due to their inability to provide for their families.…
Banks should lend to agric sector
FOR the country to get out of the economic mess it finds itself, then there is need for massive investments…
Forex shortages, food importation partly to blame
There is no doubt that our nation’s overdependence on food importation in feeding her citizens despite the availability of large…
