IGR: Are Nigerian states really viable?
LAST week, an organisation, Economic Confidential, after an investigation, released the amount states make as internally generated revenue (IGR), while…
Fuel price is reducing
IF Nigerians had known, we would have given former President Goodluck Jonathan the chance to implement the deregulation of the…
Of youths and Nigerian politics
I want to support the new policy that makes it possible for anybody from 30 years and above to seek…
Kogi needs a new minister
SINCE the late Minister of State for Labour, Mr James Ocholi, died in a road accident, the Federal Government is…
As the new IGP takes over
I want to congratulate the new Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on his appointment to head the police…
N90billion bailout: In support of civil servants, retirees
I want to reiterate what many Nigerians already know — things are tough for ordinary citizens in this country. Just…
16 months after: Benefits of TSA
T HE Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy of the Federal Government partially commenced in February 2015 under the administration of…
PDP crisis: Sheriff, Makarfi should go now
THIS is the right time for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to solve its differences. Everyday, the party is losing…
Simple method to curb poverty in Nigeria
Child bearing is a thing of joy most couples cherish. It is tormenting to witness when families are denied this…
As electoral process kicks-off in Ondo
Political activities will soon be set in motion as the people of Ondo State will elect another governor later this…
We need peace in Niger Delta
LAST week, it was widely reported that President Muhammadu Buhari begged the Niger Delta militants ‘in the name of God’…
RIP, Keshi, Amodu
IT is so painful that former Super Eagles coaches, Stephen Keshi and Amodu Shuaib are no more. The manner in…
NFF should hire a foreign coach now
I don’t know why the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is delaying hiring a foreign coach; I hope the Federation is…
Brexit: Why EU should punish UK
IT is no longer news that the people of the United Kingdom have voted to leave the European Union; what…
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…
On the fall in oil price
I T is a good thing that Nigerians finally allowed President Muhammadu Buhari to go ahead with the deregulation of…
Of ABU Zaria and cattle ranching
MY last visit to Zaria, Kaduna State a couple of weeks back, just about clicked something inside me; because of…
Still on mobile operators’ unsolicited short messages
When the Honorable Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, was sworn into office, he promised to put a stop to…
Forex crisis and Nigerian students abroad
S INCE the late 1980s, the educational sector in Nigeria has suffered setbacks in a number of areas. Implementation of…
Nigeria needs restructuring
BRITISH nations participating in the ongoing European football competition, Euro 2016, have given ample insight into how Nigeria can also…
