EDITORIAL

The approval on Tuesday, of a new National Minimum Wage of N30,000 by the Senate is a welcome development. This was in concurrence with the House of Representatives which okayed the same amount in January.

Two sad incidents of building collapse dominated the media space last week. Unfortunately they all occurred in the South West region of the country: the collapsed three –storey  school building at Ita-Faji, Lagos, last Wednesday, followed  by another  similar structure crumble   in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, barely three days later, precisely on Friday, March …

Never in Nigeria’s electoral history has the nation witnessed the rate of inconclusive elections. In the 2015 general elections, outcries and protests as being heard today were not heard, because the the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not declare many of the elections inconclusive.

Before the commencement of the recently concluded 2019 general elections, fears were expressed by Nigerians over the safety of the National Youth Service Corps[NYSC] members who would be deployed as ad hoc staff at the poll . To allay the fear of concerned Nigerians, the Independent National Electoral Commission[ INEC], …

Before the commencement of the recently concluded  2019 general elections, fears were expressed  by Nigerians  over the safety of the National Youth Service Corps[NYSC] members who would  be deployed as ad hoc staff  at the poll . To allay the fear of  concerned Nigerians,  the Independent National Electoral Commission[ INEC], and relevant  security agencies continually  assured the nation that adequate …

The curtains were drawn on the 2019 General Elections when Nigerians last Saturday, March 9,went to the polls  once more in their thousands, to elect their respective  state  governors and members of the  Houses of Assembly.

The curtains were drawn on the 2019 General Elections when Nigerians last Saturday, March 9,went to the polls once more in their thousands, to elect their respective state governors and members of the Houses of Assembly.

The Governorship and House of Assembly elections holding on Saturday, March 9 2019 will provide Nigerians with the opportunity to choose the political leaders that will superintend governance states in the next four years.

By Martin Paul, Abuja Catholic faithful in the country, in consonance with the liturgical calendar of the Church, today join the rest of the world to mark the 2019 Ash Wednesday.

One of the major challenges hindering Nigeria’s development is the erratic electricity supply in the country, to which many successive governments seem to neglect. With the coming of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, many had hoped that our energy problems would be solved.