Editorial

The deterioration of security in the South-East geopolitical zone, which comprises Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states, is frightening, so much that the urgent intervention of the security forces and the Federal Government is required to restore sanity...

The International Workers Day is here, once again, today, Sunday, May 1.  Rallies will be held nationwide to commemorate the day. Just like in the past years, Nigerian workers will be praised to high heavens by government at the local,...

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State is on a flight of fancy. A fortnight ago, the governor doled out over 200 luxury cars to traditional rulers in an apparent show of affluence. The Cadillac 2019 Model cars were presented...

On Monday, April 4, the Federal Government directed telecommunication companies operating in the country to restrict Subscribers Identification Modules (SIM) not linked with National Identification Numbers (NIN) from making outgoing calls.  Before then, a previous deadline for the registration had...

The seeming helplessness of the Federal Government in the face of the deadly activities of terrorists across the country, especially in the North-West, is alarming. The past few days have been particularly dreadful for Nigerians who have had to...

Before President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in May 2015, he had mooted the idea of floating a new national airline as a replacement for the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited – 12 years after it was liquidated by the Olusegun...

In recent time, Nigeria has been hit by power outages arising from the collapse of the national grid, which has occurred three times, at least, since the beginning of 2022.  Businesses and average households are suffering the biting effects of...

Days of rage are definitely back with us as there seems to be no end to the annual ritual of the Federal Government tussle with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over unresolved differences. The students of public...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has acted honourably by listening to the voices of dissent, particularly from the women folk, which greeted the passage of five controversial bills on gender equity by the National Assembly...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has published the implementation guidelines for the ‘RT200 FX’ programme it unveiled on February 10, 2021. The ‘RT200 FX’ stands for the “Race to $200 billion in Forex Repatriation.” It constitutes a blueprint...