Subsidy Removal…Inverter technology to the rescue in homes, offices
With the prevailing high cost of petrol in the country occasioned by the removal of subsidy on the product about three months ago, Nigerians who hitherto used generating sets as alternative sources of...
View ArticleLegality of political ‘call-ups’ for serving corps members
Recent appointment of a corps member into public office has elicited controversy on the imperative of completing the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as a requirement for holding political office in...
View ArticleExorcising ghosts of sex predators, randy lecturers from campuses
Of late, one of the most daring protests against alleged sexual harassment of female undergraduates was the one carried out by students of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL). The post...
View ArticleRibadu and arduous task of securing the nation
When Retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police Nuhu Ribadu, assumed duties as Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), he pledged to subdue insecurity and stabilise the world’s most populous...
View Article‘Liberalising dams will address flooding, enhance Nigeria’s hydropower offering’
If I were to offer advice to the current government and the Minister of Power on how to tackle the challenges in the power sector, I would emphasise that the primary issue plaguing Nigeria's power...
View ArticleParis climate agreement: Nigeria and hypocrisy of polluter countries
African countries are frustrated with Western governments’ hypocrisy and refusal to take responsibility for the climate change crisis. But victim countries like Nigeria are not better in their fidelity...
View ArticleWhy collaboration is vital in unlocking opportunities in Blue Ocean Economy
With Nigeria’s humongous debt, the country is looking at hugely raising its revenue profile not only to pay the debts but to also meet the daily demands of governance. And the President Bola Ahmed...
View ArticleOur dreams for Nigeria, children tell Tinubu
In September 2022, distraught and traumatised farmers in Kaduna State were constrained to tell the Federal Government to do what it needed to do so that they could gain access to their farmlands....
View ArticleGreener pasture: Tackling mass exodus on desert, Mediterranean routes
As displacing conflicts and dire socio-economic conditions continue to drive mass migration in the Sahel region especially, average citizens are risking it all through the wilderness to get to Europe....
View Article40 years after hearing impairment, Alade lives life full again
He hadn’t thought much of the significant milestones lurking around the corner. An unexpected short message took him 40 years back. An invitation came asking him to enlist in alumni WhatsApp group....
View ArticlePower without credible knowledge will be unprofitable to society – Olurode
Professor Lai Olurode has underscored the need for a synergy between knowledge and power to promote citizenship rights and societal good. He also said power, without a credible knowledge component,...
View ArticleHow contradictions in world politics have perpetuated Israel/Palestine conflict
Despite years of dialogues, the Israeli/Palestine conflict has remained not only unresolved, but a threat to international community. The post How contradictions in world politics have perpetuated...
View ArticleInsecurity puts Rivers on tenterhooks, threatens investments
Despite its enormous investment prospects, oil-rich Rivers State is in the throes of losing its economic vigour if worsening insecurity is not urgently addressed, Obinna Nwaoku writes. Port Harcourt,...
View ArticlePentecostalism ... Grappling with burden of being family enterprise
Cathedral In the last few weeks, and across many social media platforms and offline, one of the issues that have attracted serious discussion is succession in churches, especially Pentecostal...
View ArticleNigeria closes ties on prevention of humanitarian crises, illegal migration
. As Betta Edu co-chairs meeting of EU, 48-country ministerial reps in Hague The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has expressed delight that the country’s...
View ArticleRots inside Supreme Court that undermine dispensing justice — Dattijo Muhammad
Retired justice of the Supreme Court, Musa Dattijo Muhammad, has accused the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, of abusing the powers of his office. The post Rots inside Supreme...
View ArticleThe trouble with Supreme Court
My lord, the Honourable the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola GCON permit me to adopt and rely on the protocols you earlier established at this event. With your leave having been sought and...
View ArticleHow Nigeria can address vaccine hesitancy, upscale routine immunisation —...
The inability of Nigeria to meet its national target of 90 per cent immunisation of children less than five years against killer diseases is raising fresh concerns among stakeholders. According to the...
View ArticleRedefining news dissemination with Lagos traffic radio’s live camera update
In today’s world of dynamism, meeting the yearnings of the populace through innovative thinking and deployment of appropriate technologies is inevitable. Both private and public institutions must...
View ArticleCross River governor repositions Carnival Calabar, calls for investment,...
Towards repositioning the African largest street festival, Carnival Calabar, the Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, has again appointed Okhma Global, an innovative organisation focused on...
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