Editorial

A PALPABLE sense of heightened insecurity invades the psyche of every Nigerian today. Stories of violent crime have become commonplace. It is now news if a single day passes without …

NIGERIA’S political independence from the British Empire was three scores and two on October 1. Nigeria attained that status amidst pomp, pageantry and high expectations. This independent state status was first …

ON September 28, the much-awaited and highly-anticipated 2023 political campaign season will flag off in line with Section 94(1) of the Electoral Act 2022. Going by the schedule of the Independent …

IN Act II, Scene 5 of Twelfth Night, English playwright, William Shakespeare penned the immortal words: “some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” …

THE Nigerian transportation sector is gradually sliding into different stages of monumental crises. Every aspect of the sector is having serious challenges and it is only a matter of time …

ALTHOUGH the action was called off almost immediately, the strike by the Electricity Workers Union in August this year is one action that should not have been contemplated in the first …

WHEN Nigeria discovered crude oil in the late 50s, it began to abandon agriculture. With time, cocoa and groundnut and other commodities stopped getting due attention. Oil money was good; so …

THERE was a time that the Nigerian economy was the toast of the world. On every front and on every basic fundamental Nigeria was among the very top globally, particularly …

THE security situation in Nigeria has degenerated to a point that requires very urgent measures if Armageddon is to be avoided. It has been a long drawn issue in the country’s …

FORMAL education is the bedrock of nation-building. A nation’s growth and development cannot outpace its intellectual consciousness. That Nigeria is tottering today may not be unconnected with the quality of the …