Editorial
Under-utilisation of Nigeria’s satellite in orbit
The fallout of the Federal Government’s failure to build on the progress made in the country’s space project since 2011 came to the fore on May 5, 2021 when the
Perish the thought of pay cut
It was not certain whether the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, was flying a kite or actually pronouncing a pending government policy direction when she recently directed the National Salaries,
Passing the security buck
We are not amused by the exchange of truculent rhetoric between the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and the former ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over whose duty
WPFD: The media’s challenges
Monday, May 3, 2021 was a day set aside by the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, for the celebration of the World Press Freedom Day, WPFD 2021.
We reject emergency rule
With every emphasis at our disposal, we call on President Muhammadu Buhari to continue to ignore the unpatriotic calls for a state of emergency over our current security threats. It
Workers’ plight amid national uncertainties
THIS year’s May Day fell on a Saturday, May 1, 2021, but the Federal Government set aside Monday, May 3, 2021 as a public holiday. May Day, also called Workers’
Presidency’s defence of Isa Pantami
SINCE the scandal over the past open support of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, for some global terrorist groups broke out about a fortnight ago,
Nigeria police contingent in Somalia
SOME Nigerians have been raising concerns over the despatch of a contingent of 144 officers of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to terrorism-wracked Somalia to help in efforts to stabilise
Between nepotism and insecurity
THE Federal Government has once again sparked off controversy with the appointment of yet another Inspector General of Police from the North as this is considered a flagrant violation of
Nigeria’s abysmal power supply
SIX years into the “Change” mantra of the present administration, the World Bank has returned a damning report that Nigeria now ranks bottom – 171 out of 190 surveyed countries
