OPINION

  First of all, let us state the facts that are important to Nigerians. In a time when we have a very sharp decline in National income, this government has been able to do much more for the Nigerian people compared to when oil prices were above $100 and yet...

  By Femi Falana, SAN. In the current edition of The News magazine, Senator Shehu Sani made a disclosure which has serious implications for public accountability in Nigeria. Without mincing words the Senator blew the lid off federal legislators' salary secrecy. For the first time since May 1999, the Senator...

All Progressives Congress (APC) elders in Plateau State on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari never promised Nigerians a rosy passage. The group, under the aegis of APC Elders Advisory Council of Plateau State, said when Buhari took over governance, he admitted that Nigerians would face challenges in the short term...

By Michael Afenfia The Inter-Ministerial/Agency Briefing organised by the Hon. Daniel Iworiso-Markson led Ministry of Information & Orientation started off at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre on Monday 22nd January 2018 with a bang. The essence of the programme as enunciated by the Commissioner in his welcome remarks at the...

By Friday Olokor During my days as an undergraduate, my activities in campus journalism were like that of a COBRA. Apart from keeping a DATELINE of global history, I was a constant MONITOR of The NATION and gave oppressive regimes THE PUNCH they deserved. For all these, I received OVATION...

    By Bolaji Akanni Things seem to be looking up and brighter this year in the often stormy relationship between the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing -the “Infrastructure Ministry” , as some will call the three-in-one establishment, on which...

  A clear and present danger THE GUARDIAN By Editorial Board President Muhammadu Buhari’s tepid response, overall, to the threat which rampaging Fulani herdsmen pose to Nigeria and its people is troubling. For long, he has chosen, for reasons only he can tell, to remain silent on the murderous activities...

    By Prof Tolu Odugbemi A way forward cannot be charted without considering the present situation and the limitations that currently exist. What are the factors hindering good standards in education? These are mainly bad planning of curricula of institutions, misconceptions of what the mission of various levels and...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held its national convention in Abuja on Saturday where leaders were elected into various positions. Here is the full list of winners of the elections and their positions: 1 . National Chairman – Prince Uche Secondus 2 . National Deputy Chairman South – Elder Yemi...

By Rev. Fr. Evaristus Bassey Nigeria’s major problem is leadership, poor leadership of course. Leadership in this sense is not just the assumption of a commanding height of authority but a visionary one, where ideas permeate contemporary challenges and submerge them. In deed there has been a dearth of such...