How foreigners hijack mining sector to detriment of Nigerians
A hearing conducted by the Senate on challenges facing the mining sector in Nigeria has thrown up more issues than contemplated. Illegality, insecurity, policy, as well as the domination of the sector...
View ArticleWhy mushroom universities across borders are attractive, despite Nigeria’s...
Nigeria, currently, has 273 universities with private universities accounting for over 50 per cent of the institutions. There are 148 private universities, 62 Federal Government established...
View ArticleWill genetically modified crops douse or heighten food insecurity?
The endless criticisms and arguments trailing the adoption of Genetically Modified Crops (GMOs), commonly called GM seeds by the country, are eliciting anxiety over food and agro commodities safety....
View ArticleWith incessant jailbreaks, national security under threat
Following the historic EndSARs protest of 2020, the rate of jailbreaks in Nigeria has been on the rise. The post With incessant jailbreaks, national security under threat appeared first on The Guardian...
View ArticleJimoh and Azeezat Gbadamosi: Rains of encomiums on departed couple
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give,” said Britain’s war time leader and prime minister between 1940 and 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955,...
View ArticleMegacity: How rural-urban drift, demolitions breed homeless population in Lagos
Despite shelter being one of the necessities of life, homelessness in the country has been receiving a boost of late with the recent demolit The post Megacity: How rural-urban drift, demolitions breed...
View ArticleRising campus violence raises need for reforms of justice system
Jungle Justice has become a form of extrajudicial punishment that is alarmingly prevalent in Nigeria and now appears to be permeating educat The post Rising campus violence raises need for reforms of...
View ArticleHow divestment compounds environmental injustice in Niger Delta
As oil companies divest in Nigeria, aging oil infrastructure laid over years ago in the Niger Delta and the liabilities of oil pollution are The post How divestment compounds environmental injustice in...
View ArticleIsrael’s ceasefire plan and politics of war in Middle-east
American President, Joe Biden, recently announced a truce proposal by Israel and passed by mediators of the crisis.The three-part proposal The post Israel’s ceasefire plan and politics of war in...
View ArticleFurore over reconstitution, review of governing councils of federal tertiary...
The recent directive by President Bola Tinubu that the newly reconstituted Governing Councils of Federal Tertiary institutions be reviewed following protests from stakeholders on the composition of the...
View ArticleRepositioning APGA for national leadership
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), which prides itself as the foremost progressive political party in Nigeria, was mirred in controversy and unending legal tango across court rooms in Nigeria...
View ArticleSeven years on, CHRICED celebrates enduring legacy of Abubakar Momoh
It was exactly seven years on May 29, since the prominent civil society leaders, Professor Abubakar Momoh passed away. The post Seven years on, CHRICED celebrates enduring legacy of Abubakar Momoh...
View ArticleToll Exemptions Scrapping: Stop more special treatments for VIPs, Nigerians...
Against the backdrop of the recent decision by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to scrap toll exemptions for all Very Important Persons (VIPs) and top government officials at the airports, Nigerians...
View ArticleDAWN @ 11: How not to develop South-West region
The quest to restore the ‘lost glory’ of the South-West, through the establishment of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) The post DAWN @ 11: How not to develop South-West region appeared...
View ArticleRemembering Prince Ajibola Afonja’s life of service, leadership, impact
In the words of America’s 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt “the true hero is not the spectator who criticizes but the individual who takes action. The post Remembering Prince Ajibola Afonja’s life of...
View ArticleWhy stakeholders want Nigeria’s idle refineries sold
As Nigerians continue to wait for the country’s refineries operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to come on stream, the over $25 billion expenses incurred by the assets on...
View ArticleStreet Trading… A menace of utmost concern to commuters, motorists in Ibadan
STREET trading has become one of the major issues that continue to plague the road network in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital The post Street Trading… A menace of utmost concern to commuters, motorists...
View ArticleHow foul smell, odour, noxious fumes from dumpsites make life unbearable for...
In the bustling city of Ibadan, the challenge of waste management and disposal has become endemic. Behind the facade of streets, The post How foul smell, odour, noxious fumes from dumpsites make...
View ArticleTijjaniyyamaulud…Dissecting security alert that nearly marred a religious...
Eleven years after the infamous attack on Central Mosque near the emir’s palace in Kano State, the devastating memories are still evergreen. The suicide attack left hundreds of innocent worshippers in...
View ArticleHow CBN reforms are expanding investment inflows to economy
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s economic reforms have continued to enhance the country’s position as an attractive investment destination. Records show that the economy attracted higher foreign...
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