2017

PREVALENCE OF DRUGS AND CULTISM AMONG YOUTHS (2) “A major factor is that many Parents have abandoned the moral development of their children to the schools. Many parents are too busy attending to economic matters to attend to issues bothering on the welfare and development of their children. They believe that their responsibility starts and

NON PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND WAGES: INVITATION TO CRIME AND ANARCHY “The failure to pay a worker his salary is one that is bound to have profound effect on the country. Where a worker is unable to receive his salary, it is not improbable that even those around him and particularly his dependents will suffer. He

MOULDING NIGERIA INTO A NATION (6) I concluded my discussion last week with a promise to examine the constitution making process of some countries that share similar features with Nigeria. Two of those countries are Kenya and Tanzania respectively with the former regarded as being more ethnically diverse than Nigeria. KENYA The process in Kenya

APPOINTMENT TO JUDICIAL OFFICES: A LOOK AT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS “Invitation to legal practitioners ensures that only those who eventually honoured such invitations were those who were genuinely interested in making a career on the bench”. Recently the Nigerian Bar Association sent out notices to lawyers inviting applications for appointment as Justices of the Court of

By Aare Afe Babalola,SAN,CON Donald Trump, who was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America last Friday, is undoubtedly a very outspoken man who does not bother about how anyone receives his comment. Indeed, why this trait in Trump offends the establishment, it appeals to the vast majority of the “forgotten

NIGERIA AND ECONOMIC RECESSION: WAY OUT (8) “In the absence of improved food processing methods and storage facilities, the fear of losing these products due to the effects of nature is one factor that may prevent farmers from engaging in their cultivation on a much larger scale than that which exists at the moment. Therefore

GOVERNMENT 5% REWARD POLICY ON WHISTLEBLOWERS: NEED FOR STATUTORY FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTION (2) “When faced with corruption, only few people have the courage to speak up. Reporting questionable practices or abuse of power without protection is simply too risky for many.” Last week I examined the ‘Whistle Blowing Programme,’ introduced by the Federal Government of