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Justice Lifu on rampage? Insecurity and the search for spirit of ECOMOG
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the judiciary, the National Assembly and the security agencies are all on the radar at the moment. The thinking of many Nigerians is that these institutions must be constantly “torch-lighted” ahead of ...
independence, economy
At 65, Nigeria is stuck in a vicious circle: It’s time to break it
President Bola Tinubu cancelled last week’s Independence Anniversary parade at the last minute. No reason was given for the cancellation...
Editor | Oct 07, 2025
education
Nigeria’s education crisis: Between decline and pockets of innovation
Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.” This African proverb underscores the truth that education remains the foundation of any nation’s development....
Editor | Oct 04, 2025
economy, FDI
Hot money vs hard investment: Nigeria’s capital flow crossroads
Nigeria’s foreign inflows are rising, but most of the money is chasing yields, not building factories or infrastructure. Without patient capital, growth risks becoming fragile....
Editor | Sep 30, 2025
Columnists
Rivers: Fubara returns, but he’s a totally diminished ‘governor’
Siminalayi Fubara has returned as “governor” of Rivers State, six months after he was magisterially removed from office by President Bola Tinubu, following his declaration of an emergency rule in the state....
Editor | Sep 29, 2025
Columnists
Tinubu penchant for foreign trips de-markets Nigeria
Last week, President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced that the president had cut short his two-week vacation in France and returned to Nigeria “to resume official duties”. ...
Editor | Sep 22, 2025
Columnists
Non-oil revenue: Tinubu brags, but his policies are killing manufacturing!
A braggart by nature, President Bola Tinubu is never shy of boasting about what he, self-referentially, believes are his achievements in managing Nigeria’s economy....
Editor | Sep 15, 2025
Columnists
RMAFC: Can paying public officers more stop corruption in Nigeria? Sadly, no!
The recent announcement by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, of its plan to review the remuneration packages for all political, public and judicial officers...
Editor | Sep 08, 2025
Columnists
Restructuring Nigeria: Stop blaming the operators, fix the failed system!
The commonest riposte by opponents of the call for political restructuring in Nigeria is that Nigeria’s problem is not its political....
Editor | Sep 01, 2025
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