Traffic congestion is a massive problem in Lagos State. This challenge, coupled with specific problems such as infrastructural weakness, demographic shift and enforcement of traffic laws, have made traffic management in the state a nightmare. In this r...
Ita Solomon Enang, a lawyer and activist, represents Akwa Ibom North in the Senate where he serves as the chairman of the powerful Business and Rules Committee. He has made history as the longest serving legislator from Akwa Ibom State, having served a...
The recently released United Nations Environmental Programme report on oil activities in Ogoni might have achieved more than its intended outcome. While some communities are happy that the report will put some money in their pockets by way of com...
The N100 billion that the Delta State government recently borrowed from the Nigerian Stock Exchange for its development programmes has generated criticisms and counter claims by the opponents and supporters of the state governor. Kola Niyi-...
Generally speaking, the basic cause of the violence in nearly all the communities concerned is political. Ethno-religious sentiments were brought into the issue through negative campaigns and rumour mongering by unscrupulous individuals to achieve thei...
In a bid to meet up with the target of the federal government for Education For All come 2015, NGOs have been springing up to contribute their quota in the attainment of Universal Basic Education. One of such is the Ilimun Wal Hikma Islamic Foundation ...
Being text of presentation by former FCT Minister, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, at the biennial conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Benin, Edo State, recently So assuming that they manage to pass another seven bills before the end of this year, it ...
The security situation in the country has degenerated to the extent that public functions are now held in secluded places amidst tight security. ROSE ADAH reports that governments seeming inability to handle the situation may have left ordinary Nigeria...
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, serving in Sokoto State, Mr. Okereke Franklin has renovated a block of three classrooms at the Shabra primary school in Yabo local government area of the state, at the cost of N550,000. The Batch “C&r...
Nigeria marked the anniversary of her 51st Independence from colonial rule last Saturday. The celebrations were unusually very low-keyed. The actual reason for scaling down the celebrations is yet to be known officially, except for a non-committal defe...
Commentators on the intractable crisis in Jos, capital of Plateau state, amazingly including those who come from the state, all seem to fail in getting to the roots of the matter and analysing the situation as dispassionately as humanly possible. While...
A speech delivered by President Goodluck Jonathan at the 50th anniversary of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and conferment on him of a honorary doctor of laws degree by GIMPA I would like, first of all, to warmly th...
Being text of presentation by former FCT Minister, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, at the biennial conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Benin, Edo State, recently... This biennial conference is being held at a time when the people in the Nigerian mass ...
In this interview with Tordue Salem, Dr. Cletus Akwaya, the Special Adviser on Media to Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State speaks on Benue politics. What is your overview of the 2011 elections which brought in Governor Gabriel Suswam to offic...
Since his election as the governor of Osun State, Engr. Rauf Aregbesola has been having a running battle with the dethroned Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. SEFIU AYANBIMPE reports the latest effort of the PDP to impeach the governor.  ...