Editorial
Agenda for the Forest Guards
The graduation of the first batch of 950 Forest Guards under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is a welcome development in Nigeria’s prolonged struggle against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. This
ERRATIC POWER SUPPLY AND BUSINESSES
Unreliable electricity supply is a bane to economic growth When the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Arewa Cotton and Allied Products Limited, Mr Anibe Achimugu said recently that
ADDRESSING GROWING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
The authorities need to do more and free millions of people locked in poverty The economic reform programmes of the President Bola Tinubu administration have led to skyrocketing transportation costs,
Right-sizing the map of Africa
The United Nations General Assembly has, for the first time, formally endorsed a global shift away from the centuries-old Mercator map in favour of projections that show Africa—and other equatorial
Niger Delta development beyond summits
The Niger Delta’s enormous natural endowment should have made it a prosperous region. Instead, poverty, unemployment, environmental degradation and deficient public services remain widespread. This contradiction gives Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s
KING’S COLLEGE AND THE CONCESSION DRAMA
KCOBA’s initiative is worthy of commendation Following a meeting with representatives of labour unions last Wednesday, the federal government has suspended the planned concession of King’s College, Lagos, to the
School resumption amid mounting insecurity
As the 2026/2027 school session begins across Nigeria, millions of parents face the familiar burdens of school fees, uniforms, books and transport. But for many, especially in conflict-prone communities, there
WHY DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS MATTERS
There is need to create more awareness on the medical condition With the theme, “The Earlier You Know, the More You Can Do: A Dementia Diagnosis Matters”, the World Alzheimer’s
THE HORRIFIC DEATH OF DETAINED MINERS
There should be a thorough investigation into the cause of death In the early hours of Thursday, officers at a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) facility in the
Arresting the diphtheria scourge
Nigeria’s continuing diphtheria outbreak is a grim reminder that preventable diseases can become deadly when public-health systems fail to sustain basic immunisation. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
