Furore over petrol bridging claims as smuggling, corruption persist
Nigerians may, in the next one year, be made to pay nothing less than N882 billion in an attempt by authorities to make sure prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also called petrol, The post Furore...
View ArticlePower infrastructure upgrade: Interrogating interventions by TCN, World Bank
With the upgrade of 10 substations aimed at addressing the power needs of over 13 million people in Lagos State, the World Bank and Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) may be contributing The post...
View ArticleFurore over unending reintroduction of rejected Water Resources Bill
The latest reintroduction of the rejected Water Resources Bill to the 9th National Assembly is arousing a lot of curiosity among Nigerians and has resurrected the sharp criticism of the proposed law...
View ArticleAbuja scare: Where the rain started beating Nigeria’s security architecture
The widely held notion that Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital is the most secured location in the country has been gravely punctured. In recent times, the attack on the nation’s medium Correctional...
View ArticleLagos-Abeokuta Road: How ‘power play’ undermined rehabilitation efforts
Abiodun, Fashola Working To Straighten Grey Areas The dream of enjoying a smooth ride on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, especially Sango-Ota axis, Ogun State soon, as promised by Governor Dapo Abiodun,...
View Article‘We have first class brains that should have been deployed to lift Nigeria’
Professor Ayodele Francis Ogunye clocked 80 on July 31. He is not just a giant in the field of Chemical Engineering in Nigeria, he has also impacted the field tremendously as a scholar and industry...
View ArticleTerrorists Kill 32,000 Nigerian Muslims as MURIC counters US Lawmakers on...
Statistics released by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has revealed that about 32,000 Muslims were killed by terrorists within three years in Nigeria. The post Terrorists Kill 32,000 Nigerian Muslims...
View ArticleASUU Strike: Turbulence at home, political office-holders’ children in smooth...
Today, Sunday, August 7, 2022, marks 174 days since the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) commenced, on February 14, 2022, a four-week “comprehensive and total” nationwide strike, which has...
View ArticleReflections on fuel subsidy regime
Between 2011 and now, Nigeria has spent about N20t on fuel subsidies. While over N5t is currently being spent, the Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning, Zainab Ahmed The post Reflections...
View Article‘The system’ killed Dele Giwa, Bola Ige – Onabule
I regret to say what I am going to say now, but I am going to say it. I never felt any sense of being marginalised or kept in the dark while working with IBB. The post ‘The system’ killed Dele Giwa,...
View Article‘Fleecing’ Lagos residents with ‘questionable’ residential housing schemes
One of the most visited residential houses in South Africa is located on 8115 Vilakazi Street, Soweto, in the Gauteng region of that country. It was the residence of famed South Africa’s anti-apartheid...
View ArticleRethinking power, climate change through new Energy Transition Plan
The Federal Government’s $10 billion yearly requirement to implement its energy transition plan on power sector reforms is already getting support from international partners. The post Rethinking...
View ArticlePedestrians, footbridges and avoidable accidents on Lagos roads
Despite the provision of footbridges across major highways in the country, especially in Lagos, many pedestrians, who consider it a waste of time using the facilities, have continued to dash across the...
View ArticleUsing technology to promote inclusiveness in governance
To improve participation and integration of citizen’s feedback in the performance management system of government, the Central Delivery Coordination Unit (CDCU) in the Office of the Secretary to the...
View ArticleWith nomination of ‘Partisan’ RECs, credibility of 2023 election under threat
Nigerians believe that the 2023 general elections occupy a crucial space in the nation’s socio-political progress and stability. The post With nomination of ‘Partisan’ RECs, credibility of 2023...
View ArticleLives at risk as constant effluence assaults pupils, teachers in Ogun school
Compared to other 59 schools within Ewekoro Local Council of Ogun State, Baptist Day Primary School, Agbesi Estate, Ewekoro is a model. The post Lives at risk as constant effluence assaults pupils,...
View ArticleCommercial cyclists ban: Residents lament job losses, ineffective alternatives
Baba Funmi, a middle-aged commercial motorcyclist has three daughters two of whom are in tertiary institutions, while the third is in secondary school. The post Commercial cyclists ban: Residents...
View ArticleRegulatory lapses foist reign of revenue leakages
For a nation that is so massively endowed, Nigeria has been operating on something akin to a shoestring budget over the years. The post Regulatory lapses foist reign of revenue leakages appeared first...
View ArticleBritish monarchical tradition and the place of Queen Elizabeth II
As senior Royal family members lead the late Queen Elizabeth II with her late husband Prince Philip to her final resting place in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, tomorrow evening... The post...
View ArticleASUU Strike: Between court ruling and search for amicable resolution
Three days ago, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its seven months of nationwide strike and return to classrooms The post ASUU...
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