Bolaji Aregbeshola

Bolaji Aregbesola contributes from Nigeria.

Never Before

Events following the authorization of political parties to hold primaries and political campaigns have been quite interesting and intriguing. One would have thought that the electioneering process would be met with the usual apathy by voters...

April Polls: Are Nigerians Ready?

It is election time again and the enemies of Nigeria are seeking the votes of poor Nigerians. Would Nigerians keep rewarding politicians who loot our treasury with their votes?

The Incessant Doctors' Strike in Nigeria

There is a colossal loss of lives even with doctors in attendance; one can only imagine the number of lives lost as a result of incessant doctors' strike across the federation. This is the least the nation needs as it approaches another round of elections...

Curative Services vs. Preventive Services

Preventive services is not given the pride of place due to belief by some health personnel that the curative services which is expensive and unaffordable by the poor citizens will lose its relevance in the medical and health fields...

A Chance for Change

Over the last few months, both the print and electronic media have been going on and on about the forthcoming general elections. This is a good development because the next election presents a chance for change...

Highway Accidental Deaths and Emergency Medical Services

Issues of accidental deaths in Nigeria has for a long time been left unattended to by governments. We read, watch and hear about series of ghastly accidents in the media on a daily basis but to my knowledge, little has been done to improve emergency medical services...

When Will Nigeria Reform its Health Care?

One cannot help but wonder when the Nigerian government will begin to reform its healthcare. This is against the backdrop that Nigeria does not seem to have a clear, concrete and comprehensive health policy...

Lack of Vision

Nigerian politicians are used to just making speeches during elections not knowing that whatever they say goes a long way in showing how concerned and serious they are about positively affecting the lives of Nigerians...

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