Interviews

IKE ACHIELO

As far as I am concerned, the education sector has no structure. I read an article that Julius Berger visited the president and lamented how skilled workers were lacking in the country, only for President Buhari to say he will call minister of works to revitalize the vocational school in Lagos; school [...]

EMEKA ORAETOKA

No doubt, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the advancement of all sectors of our national development but those he assembled as ministers will not allow him to realize his objectives. This is my candid opinion.

As for the education sector, we need what can take N [...]

’FG needs to unveil policy direction on education’

Since his assumption of office, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has shown direction and visibility in some sectors such as security. However, its approach to some issues especially in the education sector leaves much to be seen. In this issue, some Nigerians who spoke to Grace SUNDAY [...]

Environmental condition in FCT troubling - Residents

Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital, once famous for its breath-taking environmental condition is gradually losing its reputation to heaps of garbage especially in satellite towns as the city witness influx of people. While the six area councils appear to be overwhelmed by the enormity of what needs to don [...]

Lassa fever: Preventive measures we have taken – Abuja residents

As government agencies combine efforts to contain the ravaging Lassa fever, which has spread across 17 states, resulting in over 63 deaths and large numbers of infections, individuals are adopting measures to avoid contracting the deadly disease. Some Abuja residents who spoke to Chuks NZEH reeled out [...]

’We will support kerosene subsidy removal only if…’

Recently, the Federal Government announced the removal of kerosene subsidy pegging its regulated price at N83 per litre with a profit of N10.72k accruing to its coffers for every litre sold. Since the new price regime was announced by the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, the in [...]

How we achieved 0.5% in mother-to-child-transmission - NIMR boss

Prof. Innocent Ujah is the Director General of the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research, NIMR, Yaba, Lagos. In this Interview with IJEOMA UKAZU, he debunks the allegation that People Living With HIV/AIDS, PLWHs, are now paying for their drugs likewise receiving treatment. Ujah explained why PLWHs n [...]

Missing budget: ’our disappointments, doubts’

Not long after the festivities were over, Nigerians were greeted with the news that the 2016 budget earlier submitted to the Senate was missing. News of the missing budget has since spread like wild fire, drawing reactions from Nigerians within and outside the country. Although President Muhammadu Buh [...]