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OPINION: World Food Day: Nigeria’s food future hinged on today’s actions

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2020 0

By Olamide Francis The theme of this year’s World Food Day is a wake-up call to all and sundry. Especially African nations and more importantly, sub-Saharan nations. The theme is “Grow, nourish, sustain together. Our actions are our future.” It reiterates the common advisory proverb of “If you

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OPINION: Restructuring: Lifeline for a faltering republic

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2020 0

By Ebun-Olu ADEGBORUWA For some months now, there has been a growing agitation for the restructuring of the entity called Nigeria. In times past, there has been a lot of clamour from Nigerians, for the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government, to fulfil its promise of restructuring, to the nation, Daily Times gathered. By way of […]

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EDITORIAL: China, India, and fake drugs in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2020 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has accused China and India of being responsible for the fake drugs in Nigeria. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this recently and announced the agency’s readiness to eliminate substandard and falsified medicines through partnerships with pre-shipment agents in China

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OPINION: An ode to teachers

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2020 0

By Ray Ekpu For most people including teachers, serving and retired, it was a very pleasant surprise when, on October 5, a day globally recognised as Teachers’ Day, President Muhammadu Buhari did the unexpected. He stepped into the coldly imperfect world of Nigerian teachers with a mouthwatering basket of goodies that will inevitably lift the […]

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EDITORIAL: Undiminished Boko Haram: Matters arising

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2020 0

No one can gainsay the fact that the terroristic organisation Boko Haram that has devastated much of the North East of Nigeria is growing in strength day by day, Daily Times gathered. Certainly not the federal government or the military high command. It is indeed surprising that this organization that came into being some ten […]

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OPINION: Education minister, ASUU and farming

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2020 0

By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha Although I am a member of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and a former branch secretary of the union, it has been my opinion that Nigerian academics are in the wrong profession because they are always fighting for the improvement of a dying educational system. Instead of fighting for […]

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OPINION: Buhari’s stake in APC’s losses at elections

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2020 0

By Jimoh Olorede Sincerely, I am divided in thought and somehow confused concerning President Muhamnadu Buhari’s hasty concession of defeats and acceptance of responsibility for APC’s losses at elections. I couldn’t fathom whether this disposition of Mr. President, especially as replicated before, during and after the recently conducted Edo State gubernatorial election,

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OPINION: Reflections on 60 years of U.S.-Nigerian engagement

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2020 0

By Amb. Mary Beth LEONARD Sixty years ago, this week, Ambassador Joseph Palmer II presented his credentials as the first United States Ambassador to the Government of Nigeria. The occasion presents the opportunity to reflect on the breadth and depth of the partnership between our two great nations, each evolving democratically, over the intervening decades. […]

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EDITORIAL: The obnoxious water bill

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2020 0

The insistence by the Federal Government of Nigeria that it was not going to relent on the Executive Water Bill presented to the National Assembly (NASS) for passage into law is generating tension in the country. In his presidential address during the 60th anniversary of the nation’s independence, President Muhammadu Buhari stated that his government […]

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EDITORIAL: NLC and the aborted strike

Ihesiulo Grace 7 October 2020 0

The organised labour sector in Nigeria recently suspended a nationwide strike scheduled to commence on Monday 27th September. Representatives of organised labour unions reached an agreement with the federal government representatives after the latter agreed to suspend the hike in electricity tariffs for two weeks. After the meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)

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EDITORIAL: Governor Uzodinma’s obnoxious law

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2020 0

The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has signed into law the Imo State Administration Of Criminal Bill No 2 of 2020 (ISACJL, 2020), which empowers him to arrest and detain any resident of the state for as long as he wishes. According to documents, any person detained on the orders of Chief Uzodinma can only […]

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EDITORIAL: Congratulations to Dr Akinwumi Adesina

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2020 0

The arrival of Dr Akinwumi Adesina at the African Development Bank (AfDB) on September 1, 2015 marked the turning point in the 56-year history of the regional body. Before then the bank had struggled to remain as an average performer in the various aspects of its operations especially on its core mandate: “to spur sustainable […]

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EDITORIAL: Nigeria at 60 (II)

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2020 0

Ravaged by internecine conflicts and insurgencies alongside outright clamours for secession by various ethno-political groupings still, the question is: Has Nigeria crossed the Rubicon? While some may answer that question positively, many believe in Nigeria’s proven resilience and hold that we can overcome the present challenges if our leaders choose this course. The same

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Editorial: Nigeria at 60 (1)

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2020 0

The political entity known as Nigeria is more than sixty years old. As a country, Nigeria came into being in 1914 when the stealth and force of the colonial government, and naivety cum greed of some of our forebears declared the colony of Lagos and protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria as territories under the […]

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EDITORIAL: The right to protest: Matters arising

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

A Daily Times report of Friday September 11, states that the recent increase in the pump price of petrol and electricity tariff by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has been met with stiff opposition by the Nigerian public. This has resulted in mass protests in the different parts of the country. The unions braced up for […]

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EDITORIAL: The UK visa ban

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2020 0

The United Kingdom has imposed visa restrictions on some top Nigerian politicians, especially state governors, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, and party bigwigs who are offenders of electoral laws of Nigeria. In addition, the UK will hinder access to foreign assets of election riggers and prosecute them on the platform of international law.

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Editorial: Edo election: Triumph for democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

The recent governorship election in Edo State was a triumph for democracy because it succeeded beyond expectations. The election was relatively peaceful, more peaceful than what doomsayers predicted. It was also relatively free and fair, better than what political pundits predicted. A lot of the credit belongs to INEC which pulled all the stops to […]

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EDITORIAL: The spate of ritual killings in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2020 0

The view that ritual killings of whatever kind are seriously immoral, and evil must receive major support from all of us; in fact, it cannot be gainsaid. We must note straightaway that ritual killings are a symptom of our irrational cultural history and wrong religious dogma that has negatively impacted our current political and social […]

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EDITORIAL: Retirement bottlenecks choke pensioners

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2020 0

The Federal Government Pension Scheme has been bedevilled by many problems since inception. It was often one of the most vulnerable items in budget implementation that were routinely subject to abuse in the light of resource constraints. In many cases, even where budgetary provisions were made, inadequate and untimely release of funds which often resulted […]

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EDITORIAL: No to hike in fuel price, electricity tariff

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2020 0

The recent hike in electricity tariff and price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, has pitted the government of President Muhammadu Buhari against the Nigerian populace, majority of whom wallow in abject poverty. This move which has unsettled all the major consumers of electricity and petrol shows how insensitive the government is to […]