Opinion

With a war chest of N150 billion appropriated in the 2012 national budget, federal lawmakers are well funded to carry out their constitutional oversight responsibilities over the executive arm of government. Against this background and ahead of an immi...

Abortion which is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a foetus or embryo prior to viability has for ages, posed a challenge to man, such that it has found acceptance in some cultures and religions. In this report...

The education of the boy-child before now has never dominated public discourse, because males have always been viewed as more educationally advantageous than their female counterparts. In this report, OSBY ISIBOR writes on the Federal Government’...

One characteristic feature of the Nigerian Democratic system of Government is its liberal nature which enables individuals to make contributions in any positive way for the development of the country. Some people make their own contributions through as...

Located in Kano State, Gidan Dan Hausa played an important role in the modernisation of northern Nigeria, but only a few know the history behind this beautiful building. Michael Oche reports from Kano. Gidan Dan Hausa is said to be more than 250 years ...

The Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Umar Abdulhammeed Danladi, tells ABU NMODU in Minna, that the government has adopted a “pan-Nigeria” policy, where all Nigerians in the state, irrespective of their state of origin,...

At the eve of this year’s Ramadan, precisely on July 19, President Goodluck Jonathan lifted the emergency rule he imposed on 15 local councils across four states namely, Borno, Niger, Plateau and Yobe.  ACHOR ABIMAJE, Jos, ABU NMODU, Minna a...

Dr. Vincent Furo is the President, Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA), as well as the Deputy Treasurer, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA). In this intervie...

A major issue of serious challenge in good governance relates to elections which provide the mechanism for building or rebuilding the legitimacy and authority of government. Elections must not only be free and fair, but must be seen to be transparent a...

With the nation’s unemployment rate increasing yearly, while insecurity has continued to defile the nation’s quest for economic development, governments, at both federal and state levels, have devised various means of putting the teeming yo...

Recently, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) predicted that several cities in Nigeria could sink as a result of flooding if proper measures were not taken. In this report, Chika Okeke, Anayo Onukwugha, Port Harcourt, Salisu Ibrahim, Kano, Georg...

Night market is beginning to gain popularity among Abuja residents as many of those living in estates around the metropolis, who do not have markets in their neighbourhoods have found the Wuse makeshift Night Market handy. Uche Uduma writes Night marke...

Many children are being orphaned everyday but adoption is one thing that many Nigerian parents are not enthusiastic about. Blessing Ukemena examines the reasons behind the low rate of adoption in the country Would you adopt a child? Yes, if you can af...

Against the intention of the initiators of the office of first lady, the concept has been redefined such that the first lady now performs executive functions, while making unbudgeted expenditures. In this analysis, OSBY ISIBOR, CHIBUNMA UKWU and UCHE U...

International Youth Day is celebrated globally every August 12 to bring to the fore, the challenges militating against young people worldwide. In this report, Uche Uduma takes a look at the situation of the Nigerian youths in the labour market. Today, ...