Punch Editorial Board Security agencies’ ignoble roles in the conduct of elections in the past echoed in Abuja on Wednesday, when the National Security Adviser, Mohammed Monguno, reminded them of the imperative of professionalism and their expected neutrality in the forthcoming 2019 general election. His message was clear and apposite: what happened in the past […] …
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Theresa May on poverty in Nigeria
Curbing cultism in institutions of higher learning
ON Tuesday, students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State, staged a protest against the killing of an ex-student, Mr Ahmed Olalekan, also known as Maku, by suspected cultists. Olalekan, a member of the Students Forum, […]
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More struggles ahead of flat-looking economy
More than three years into the Muhammadu Buhari administration, Nigeria’s economic woes have persisted. The 2018 second-quarter report by the National Bureau of Statistics, released on Monday, brings the dire outlook to the front burner. Officially, the economy emerged from recession in 2017, yet growth slowed again in Q2, in comparison to Q1. From 1.95 […] …
The murdered traditional ruler in Ekiti
INEC should fast-track PVC collection process
The clock is ticking for the 2019 general election. But uncollected Permanent Voter Cards at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s offices nationwide, which stood at 7,458,291 as of mid-August, is a conundrum that should be resolved to avoid many Nigerians being disenfranchised. Interestingly, there is a growing interest among Nigerians in next year’s elections. The […] …
Sagay on INEC’s 2019 budget
Enough of rhetoric on commercialisation of research findings
Punch Editorial Board In an apparent acknowledgement of the centrality of science and technology to the true greatness of a nation, the Federal Government is seeking ways to encourage scientific innovations in the country. This was the clear message from the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, last week when he pledged his commitment […] …
Reforming SARS
Palliatives needed for importers
Over the years, we have shouted ourselves hoarse over the precarious situation of the Apapa ports infrastructure and the attendant traffic chaos. Unless efforts being made to address them begin to yield results the effects will be felt in the economy.
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