Roads remain the commonest means of transportation in Nigeria. This is so, especially as rail transport has gradually lost steam in the country following years of neglect by successive administrations. The inability to expand rail transport infrastructure to cover more towns and cities in the country, coupled with rising insecurity, have put more pressure on the roads in the country. The result is that emphasis has over the years, shifted to haulage by road, thereby leading to frequent collapse of roads. Aside this fact however, there is the angle of…
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Tumbling Economy: FG Must Return Fuel Subsidy
Energy remains a serious issue in many parts of the world. In the United States for instance, energy is one issue that can make or mar a political party during elections. This was the case during the November 2022 in Nigeria’s midterm elections that saw the Republicans snatch majority in the House of Representatives. To say that the Nigerian economy has been on the road to Golgotha since the announcement of the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, is simply stating the obvious. Tinubu’s…
Read MoreImperative For Issue-based, Peaceful Guber Campaigns In Imo
The Imo governorship election scheduled for November 11 this year, is barely two months away from now. Presently, political parties candidates have begun kicking off their campaigns and launching their manifestoes. Ordinarily, the candidates are expected to sell their programmes to Imo people and engage opponents on the basis of the programmes they present, as contained in their respective manifestoes. However, some supporters of some of the governorship candidates are rather busy shadow-boxing opponents of their principals on the social media. Some think blackmailing opponents of their principals on the…
Read MorePalliatives: Tinubu Misfired Using State Governments
The removal of the subsidy on fuel right from the first day of the Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, administration, has led to astronomical rise in fuel price with the concomitant hike in transport fares and prices of other goods and services. The hue and cry that followed the escalating economic hardship resulting from the fuel subsidy removal, prompted the Tinubu administration to initiate palliatives aimed at cushioning the effects of the subsidy removal. The palliatives which reportedly include thousands of bags of rice and cash to each of…
Read MoreCoups: Wake Up Call For African Leaders
A new wave of coup d’etat has been sweeping across Africa in recent years. At the last count, about six countries in west and central Africa including Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Gabon, among others. While efforts by ECOWAS were on-going to sort out issues surrounding the military interventions in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso and Niger, another military putsch occurred in Gabon in the Central African sub-region last week. Surprisingly, the citizens of these countries where coups occurred, took to the streets in celebration. In fact, the wide jubilation…
Read MoreImo Guber: Political Campaigns Must Be Issue-based, Not Name-calling
The November 11 Imo governorship election is a matter of weeks away. At the moment, candidates of the various political parties have begun flagging off their campaigns and unveiling their manifestoes. Sadly, rather than tackle opponents on the basis of the programmes they present, as contained in the manifestoes, supporters of some of the Governorship candidates are busy chasing shadows on the Social Media. Sometimes they choose to talk about attendance to flag-off events instead of focusing on critically analysing what each candidate has in stock to do for Ndi-Imo.…
Read MoreFG’s Palliatives: Need For Imo Govt To Avoid Covid-19 Sad Experience
President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government of Nigeria recently announced N5 billion palliative to each of the 36 states of Nigeria. According to the the Tinubu administration, the palliatives which also include thousands of bags of Rice to each state, are aimed at cushioning the effects of the removal of subsidy on Petrol. Recent reports indicate that some states of the Federation have begun acknowledging receipt of the palliatives including truck loads of Rice. This is just as a state like Kwara has reportedly acknowledged receiving N2 billion cash out of…
Read MoreNiger Coup: Dialogue Will Save W/African Sub-Region From Destabilizing Effects Of War
At a time Africa and indeed the rest of the world was beginning to think that Coup d’etat or military take over of government had become unpopular, about four West African countries have been hit by military putsch. Since 2020, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and lately Niger Republic have had their governments pushed out by their respective military. The latest military coup in Niger Republic which saw the overthrow of elected President Mohammed Bazoum by soldiers in the Presidential Guard, has however, sparked resentment among some member countries of the…
Read MoreSubsidy: Imo Govt Needs To Roll Out Buses For Citizens
Transport fares have risen astronomically in recent times following the removal of fuel subsidy by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, administration. The situation prompted governments at various levels in the Nigeria to introduce palliatives, including plans to roll out buses for mass transit in order to cushion the harsh effects of the federal government’s action. The federal government on its own part disclosed plans to introduce both electric and gas-powered vehicles to relieve Nigerians of the hardship arising from high transport fares. In Imo, Governor Hope Uzodinma…
Read MoreInsecurity: Task Before New Service Chiefs
President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of new service chiefs to man the affairs of the various arms of Nigeria’s security architecture. They include Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General. C.G Musa, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), and Major General. T. A Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Chief of Air Staff, AVM H.B Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff (CAS), DIG Kayode Egbetokun, Ag Inspector-General of Police, among others. In the past years, especially, under the…
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