Editorial

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Lessons To Learn From AFCON 2021

On Sunday, February 6, at the first Africa Cup of Nations to be played in Cameroon since 1972, Senegal finally took home the coveted trophy after two previously unsuccessful attempts. The Lions of Teranga defeated the Pharoahs of Egypt...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Reforming Schools’ Boarding House System 

The decision by many parents to pull their children out of boarding houses in schools across the country really calls for concern. The recent perception by many that allowing their children to remain in the boarding house is like...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Getting Rid of Unregulated Herbal Drugs

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Just before the end of 2021 the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, warned the entire nation against the danger of patronising hawkers of herbal concoctions. Adeyeye’s immediate concern was...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: National Development Plan: Time To Stop Mimicking Realities

President Muhammadu Buhari on December 22, 2021 launched Nigeria’s National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2025, a medium-term development plan to succeed the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP 2017-2020). Like its ancestors, the Plan has a laudable objective. It points...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Time to Accord AFCON Deserved Respect

The 33rd edition of Africa's most coveted football competition, which suffered two postponements in the past, finally got underway on Sunday, January 9, 2022 with a colourful opening ceremony at the brand new 80,000-capacity Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon. That...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: That Jigawa Death Penalty on Rapists

A fortnight ago, the Jigawa State Government enacted the child protection law, which prescribes the death penalty for rape with an option of fine. In another instance, the law includes a provision that rules out any option for rapists...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Politics Without Bitterness

The New Year is here and the stage is set for the commencement of full political activities ahead of the 2023 general election. Activities in the past year had been skeletal as political actors and interested aspirants in the...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Beleaguered Power Sector And Elusive Pre-Paid Metres

Six years into the life of the present administration and eight years after the unbundling of the state-owned electricity company, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Nigerians are still far from enjoying regular and uninterrupted electricity supply. Sadly, no meaningful...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Still On Plight Of Nigerian Railway Workers

December 19, (THEWILL) - The present Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari has over the last few years shown that its is committed to the development and modernisation of Nigeria’s railway system. Ongoing efforts to revitalise the railway system...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: #EndSARS Report On Lekki Toll Gate Revisited

December 12, (THEWILL) - The official reactions to the resolution of the retired Justice Doris Okuwobi-led Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters appeared to have further confused rather than clear salient...