The Debt That Eats Tomorrow
By Dakuku Peterside There are moments when statistics stop being numbers; they become warnings. Nigeria is in such a moment. Its debt profile is no longer a distant concern for…
EFCC: Truth, Trust And Image
By Yinka Olaito A recent claim attributed to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that “six out of every 10 Nigerian undergraduates are involved in cybercrime” is…
Exploring The Takeaways From Wars
By Sheriffdeen Tella Every event deserves some study and analysis. To check lessons taught, identify significant issues, and prepare an appropriate response for future occurrences. This is what is expected…
Trust On Trial: INEC And Future Of Nigeria’s Elections
By Ebuka Ukoh Democracies do not run on assurances. They run on trust. And trust, once weakened, demands more than denials to fix. The allegation that the Chairman of the…
Politics and the Apolitical Life: Why Politics matter in everything
By Tunji Olaopa In this piece, I will be taking seriously the wisdom of Pericles and Aristotle; one was one of the founding statesmen of Athenian democracy, and the other…
2027 elections: The rigging before primaries
By Alabi Williams President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, as well as others, including First Lady Senator Remi Tinubu stand up for the rendition of the National Anthem…
‘Nigeria needs domestic capital to bridge its infrastructure gap’
Phillipe Valahu is the Chief Executive Officer of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), a multilateral infrastructure development and finance organisation that focuses on mobilising private investment for infrastructure in…
Before the Rule of Law becomes casualty of regulatory discretion
By GEB The Dawes Island marginal field has spent 17 years in the twilight zone of Nigeria’s petroleum industry—alternately promising development and descending into dispute. But this single asset has…
How Correctional Centre Moves Inmates To Court In Motorbikes, Keke NAPEP in Niger
A review of an investigation by newsmen indicates that inmates awaiting trial at the Minna Old Custodial Centre are transported to court in tricycles, commonly known as Keke NAPEP, and…
Footprints Of Blood: When A Brother-Keeper Becomes A Brother-Killer
By George Adimike The Lord’s inquest into the murder of Abel typifies His concern for the violence, destruction and death currently afflicting Nigeria. The persistent footprints of blood throughout our…