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In Defense of Refineries’ Rehabilitation

By Alexander Adejoh Mixed reactions have continued to trail the move by the federal government to rehabilitate the Port-Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC). The...

Monguno: Saint among sinners

By Gongbeat Ken Ken Ugbechie It appears some people do not want this scourge of terror to end. Each time someone of repute tries...

Nigerian Government’s Border Closure Policy: Between Economy and Security 

By Chidi Onwuachu The Federal Government of Nigeria took a very critical decision to close its land borders on August 19, 2019. This...

AWA KALU, SAN @ 68, MARCHES ON!

  By Sonny Ajala   ‘It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed’ by Harvey S. Firestone. When shortly after...

2023 : Its Time For Igbo To Lead Nigeria – Dr. Alex Otti, OFR

  Dr Alex Otti, is an economist, banker, politician and a member of the editorial board of ThisDay newspapers. He was a 2015...

Itsey Sagay: When Selfish Agenda Thrashes National Interest

    By Phillip Ashaka   There is certainly a connection between Prof, Itsey Sagay, the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC)...

TRIBUTE: Pius Anyim Pius: Still Impacting His Milieu @ 60

  By James Ume He is no less a child of providence, wielding influence with alluring humility and exemplary focus. He has spoken...

So who is Babafemi Ojudu?

  By Fejiro Johnson   The pro democracy activist-journalist is not new   NOT many may know, though few can recall the battles...

Tragicomedy of a nation in need of direction

  BY OLUKAYODE OYELEYE Nigeria’s population is rising and, today, it has more than quadrupled the figure at independence over 60 years ago....

ECOWAS Community Court of Justice braces for greater achievements

By Anslem Okolo The headquarters of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on 10 Dares Salaam Street, Wuse 2, Abuja, set up in...

Bala Usman’s Appointment: A reward for Service

      Kayode Oluwatoyin   President Muhammadu Buhari’s Thursday reappointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority...

The Blue Line Rail – The Filth, The Chaos And The Neglect

  By Gbenga Onabanjo   The flurry of activities lately by this administration signalling their intention to complete the Lagos Blue Line Light...

Recession Blues By Reuben Abati 

      “My brother, how you dey?” “What can we do?”  “E ku recession”  “Excuse me?”  “I said er ku recession…” “Are you Yoruba...

Demand For Humans As Teachers/Workers Increasingly Under Threat

  By Akanimo Sampson The theme of this year’s International Literacy Day is: Literacy Teaching and Learning in the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond...

NIRSAL’s Five Fabulous Feats At Five

  By Peter T. Udo-Akpan   One fateful day in December 2015, Aliyu Abatti Abdulhameed walked out of the Central Bank of Nigeria...

NSIA is Midwifing Rebirth of Healthcare with World-Class Facilities in Abia, Kano, Lagos  

  By Umaru  Dauda The Coronavirus pandemic was a calamity that exposed the decadence of Nigeria’s health system. At the emergency period of...