Editorial
Unfair tax burdens on Lagos transporters
Since Wednesday, March 3, 2021, the sufferings of motorists and commuters of the decrepit Lagos-Badagry Expressway have quadrupled. Commercial drivers on that road have withdrawn their services several times in
Gender parity for a better society
One of the major points of advocacy for the 2021 edition of the International Women’s Day, IWD 2021, was the call for gender parity. It was within the light of
Going paperless to save money and the environment
WE have heard that a clean hand saves life. A paperless policy, besides saving life, also saves money. Papers are made from trees which provide us with foods, medicines, shelter,
Matters arising over Zamfara ‘No-fly’ zone
LAST week, the National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno, announced that President Muhammadu Buhari had declared Zamfara State a “No-fly” zone as a means of curbing terrorism and banditry there.
The aborted food blockade
THE last time we heard about food blockade in Nigeria was over 50 years ago at the height of the Nigerian Civil War. The Federal side adopted hunger as a
A day to celebrate our women
SINCE the United Nations earmarked March 8, every year, as International Women’s Day in 1977, the idea has come a long way since its first observance on March 19, 1911,
Who’ll implement the National Quality Policy?
ON February 1, 2021 the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, announced with flourish the Federal Government’s approval of the National Quality Policy, NQP, which is primarily meant
Insecurity: Time is running out for the nation
IT is suicidal to pretend about it: Nigeria is on fire over insecurity. Few years ago, we published an editorial warning Nigerians, especially those who live in the South, that
Preventing avoidable death in Nigeria
ON January 19, 2021, around 8.15 am on the Presidential Boulevard Road near Guarantee Trust Bank opposite Lawson Group School, Kuto, in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, a tanker transporting petrol
Rising cost of healthcare in Nigeria amid COVID-19
Nigeria’s health care system has long been held down with challenges such as under-funding, manpower shortages, inadequate facilities and poor equipment, among others. In the public healthcare institutions run by
