As Nigeria celebrates its 65th Independence anniversary, the familiar symbols of national pride once again surfaced across the country. Flags fluttered in public spaces, patriotic songs echoed on radio and television,...

Vice-President Shettima’s address at the UN General Assembly last week provoked strong reactions. His words, which indicted the erosion of international norms the UN was created to uphold...

As Nigeria marks its 65th year of independence today, the nation's political journey invites a quiet introspection. Beneath today’s celebrations lies a system that shuns and treats political conflict as a threat rather than the lifeblood of genuine democr...

The physical environment of any city is more than stone, glass, and tar. It is a metaphor for the mentalities, values, culture and priorities of its people. The design of its buildings...

Sixty-five years ago, Nigeria embraced independence — trading the British Union Jack for the green-white-green flag in a moment laden with promise. We possessed the "hood" of sovereignty: institutions, elections, ministries, and grand vision statements fr...

The ancient Romans worshipped Febris, the goddess believed to ward off fevers. Fevers were feared as mysterious and often fatal, and it was believed that rituals and sacrifices left at the temples of the Roman god could ward off the illness....

Nigerians are everywhere on global stages, in Ivy League classrooms, in Silicon Valley start-ups, in film studios, and in scientific laboratories. Yet at home, the nation itself often feels absent. ...

In modern history, few transformations rival China's meteoric rise from a fractured, impoverished “Third World” giant to the world's second-largest economy and a technological powerhouse....