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Funding concerns about decentralised policing demand we mind current leaks
Imagine Nigeria’s public security financing as a rambling, poorly audited ledger. On one side, enormous sums are recorded under vague headings – “security vote", "miscellaneous", and “special services” – with little trace of what they actually buy....
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Commercialisation of honorary doctorate degrees in Nigeria
Titles carry weight in every society. They are markers of recognition, symbols of achievement, and sometimes, tokens of vanity. In Nigeria, however, the fascination with titles has too often tipped into obsession....
Editor | Sep 23, 2025
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Destigmatising disability must pave the way for effective laws in Nigeria
In most African societies, the inclusion of persons with disabilities in “everyday life” extends far beyond legislative mandates; it demands a profound cultural shift toward viewing them as essential threads in the communal fabric....
Editor | Sep 22, 2025
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Will the emerging multipolar world propel Africa towards self-driven growth?
The global order is no longer unipolar. The dominance once exercised by the United States and its Western allies has gradually declined, giving way to a multipolar world shaped by the competing influences of China, Russia, India, the Gulf states...
Editor | Sep 19, 2025
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Nigeria cannot afford another Ebola outbreak 
Fresh reports of the recurrence of Ebola in some parts of Africa have prompted Nigeria’s health agencies to begin sharing information about the deadly virus and the disease it causes...
Editor | Sep 18, 2025
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Can Nigeria deliver on its $1trn economy plan in five years?
On July 21, 2025, at the Domestic Investment Summit, the Federal Government of Nigeria unveiled its ambitious project under the “Nigeria First” policy - to grow the economy to $1 trillion by 2030....
Editor | Sep 17, 2025
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Reclaiming the Nigerian ethos: National culture as engine of development
In 2019, Bola Ahmed Tinubu offered a critique of Nigeria’s development path before a colloquium audience. He argued that the nation needs “a well-tailored economy for our own people”, observing that the Western nations Nigeria...
Editor | Sep 16, 2025
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Nigeria produces enough, but cannot feed its people
Across Nigeria, the story of agriculture is one of both promise and paradox. In fertile fields from Benue to Kano, smallholder farmers rise at dawn, till the soil, and harvest crops in volumes that should feed the nation....
Editor | Sep 15, 2025
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The wisdom of Sankofa is key to modern economic reforms in Africa
Across Africa, economic reform has often been presented as a linear march, a race toward modernity. Yet, the wisdom of Ghana’s Sankofa bird offers a different lesson: ...
Editor | Sep 12, 2025
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