The politics of Second Niger Bridge
The ground-breaking flag-off of the N117 billion Second Niger Bridge by President Goodluck Jonathan on March 10 may have raised…
Battling the cancer scourge
Cancer has increasingly become one of the most deadly diseases confronting Nigeria and the world. With about 10,000 new cancer…
Govt should reinvent mortgage sector to meet housing needs – Coker
The Federal Government recently launched the Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) aimed at addressing the housing needs of Nigerians. Mr.…
Time to revalidate Nigeria’s Category 1 status
As a team of inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States visit Nigeria for a five-day…
Whither N100bn Textile Intervention Fund?
Efforts by the Federal Government to revive the ailing textile industry through the N100 billion Cotton, Textiles and Garment (CTG)…
Towards speedy cargo clearance
A stakeholders’ forum organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry proffers remedies for the delay in the clearance…
Apapa tank farms: The looming disaster
Many residents and port users in Apapa, Lagos appeal to the federal government to relocate the tank farms in the…
Another ticking deregulation time-bomb
The recent fuel scarcity across the nation and the attendant buck-passing have raised fresh questions about the efficacy of government’s…
National Conference: Another Political Jamboree?
The latest effort by President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to resolve Nigeria’s lingering constitutional crisis appears to be dead on arrival.…
NIS recruitment tragedy: The way out of job racketeering
The avoidable tragedy that occurred on March 15, 2014 during the nationwide recruitment test by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)…