Tag: P.M.NEWS editorial
Taking The Fight To Shekau
The kidnap of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram terrorists appears to be the last straw…
Jonathan And Celebration Of Corruption
The seventh Media Chat President Goodluck Jonathan had with journalists last Sunday finally confirmed the doubts Nigerians have nursed about…
A Nation Adrift
International monitoring agencies occasionally rate how well or unhealthy a nation fares. Whether it is the Human Development Index, HDI,…
Anxiety Over World Economic Forum In Abuja
The 24th World Economic Forum on Africa to be held between 7 and 9 of May, will bring together regional…
Bi-Partisan Meeting On Security, Good Step But…
For about the first time, President Goodluck Jonathan, governors of the 36 states of the federation and all members of…
Emergency Rule Extension And The Fate Of Three Governors
On May 14, 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a six-month state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states following…
Missing Aviation Minister
More than two months after Stella Oduah, the Minister of Aviation, was sacked, there has been no one to replace…
Stop Hawking Of New Naira Notes
In Nigeria, hawking of new naira notes along major roads and at parties is becoming a common phenomenon. It is…
Stop Soldiers From Invading Lagos
The use of soldiers to stall housing projects in Lagos State is a dangerous development that could undermine our democracy…
Time To Seek Alternative Power Sources
Despite the ongoing reforms in the electricity sector, power supply is yet to improve. The distribution companies (Discos) in particular…
GDP Rebasing Must Translate To Better Living Standard
It is not a surprise that the rating of Nigeria’s economy as the biggest in Africa has attracted the curiosity…
NHRC’s Verdict On Extra-Judicial Killing
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, hit the bull’s eye when it declared Monday that eight squatters killed in Abuja…
Caution As Ekiti Guber Election Nears
The race for the governorship election in Ekiti State is getting to the peak. All political parties contesting the elections…
Privatisation Of Refineries: Need To Follow Due Process
Since the idea of privatising the refineries in the country was mooted, it has been generating serious debates. Many are…
FAA Audit And Implications For The Nigerian Aviation
By Friday this week, whether Nigeria retains or loses its Category 1 rating status in the aviation industry, one thing…
Rein In Fulani Marauders Now
In the past, many communities across Nigeria tolerated and lived peacefully with Fulani herdsmen as their cattle grazed across the…
Curtail Arbitrary Charges At The Ports
For years, maritime stakeholders have been agitating for the creation of a commercial/ economic regulator — an agency saddled with…
Drug Reduction And Rehabilitation
The screaming headlines on drug seizures and arrests by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, are important,…
Stop Politicising The Boko Haram Menace
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has named General Muhammadu Buhari as the sponsor of the Boko Haram, the religious extremists…
Between Abdullahi And Danagogo
When former Sports Minister and Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC), Bolaji Abdullahi, was removed from office recently and replaced by…
As States Face Bleak Economic Future
On 3 March, Governor Babatunde Fashola stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly with a new set of challenges of governance.…
Budgets: States Should Be Transparent
A budget expresses strategic plans of business units, organizations, activities or events in measurable terms. It is an important concept…
FG And Sales Of Oil Refineries
In November this year, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke announced plans by the federal government to sell the…
Sanusi Should Think Before Talking
The Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is one of the few reliable human assets Nigeria has ever produced.…
The APC Manifesto
Now that more politicians are dumping the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and joining the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, Nigerians…
Noise Pollution In Lagos
The noise pollution in Lagos State is alarming and the crass disobedience of the law against it is preposterous. The…
Mandela, A Lesson For Nigerian Rulers
Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy should serve as lessons to Nigerian callous and corrupt rulers. Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid crusader,…
Affidavit Business In Lagos Courts
Procurement of affidavits and documents from courts in Lagos has assumed a commercial dimension, as touts and court officials do…
Make Nigerian Seaports User-friendly
Seaports in Nigeria, no doubt, possess the potential to generate revenue for the nation. The volume of business activities going…
Oduahgate: Jonathan’s Dangerous Silence
President Goodluck Jonathan’s silence on the corruption scandal involving Stella Oduah, Nigeria’s embattled Minister of Aviation, is not only dangerous,…