Getting it right in Ekiti
Saturday’s Governorship election in Ekiti State presents a vital opportunity to have a dry run before next year’s pivotal elections. As the American Consular...
Don’t punish general public with strikes anymore, Labour leaders!
Last Tuesday, the two powerful unions in the oil and gas industry called a wildcat indefinite nationwide strike. Their grouse was their suspicion that...
Budget 2016 implementation: Are Presidency, NASS ready?
We sighed with big relief. The National Assembly (NASS) passed the 2016 budget of N6.06 trillion on Wednesday. But our relief is simultaneously tainted...
An economic plan at last
After 19 months in office, debilitating economic recession that has lasted four consecutive quarters, double-digit inflation, and mass unemployment, the Muhammadu Buhari administration on...
Need for unencumbered poll in Ekiti
In less than 24 hours, Ekiti people will go to the polls to elect successor to Governor Ayo Fayose whose second term ends October...
Will the 2016 budget be implemented?
The National Assembly (NASS) passed the 2016 budget of N6.06 trillion on Wednesday, March 23.
Relief is, however, tainted by the anxiety that the Presidency...
Governors must pay workers
Strident calls by some governors for Abuja to grant bailout funds to about 18 bankrupt states are ordinarily a non-starter. But three compelling reasons...
Composing a ticket
Nigeria today is delicately balanced on a knife-edge. We should for this reason avoid inadvertently (we hope) pushing it off the cliff.
This is why...
