Politicians and technocrats as strategic partners
By Tunji Olaopa One next-level governance reform that the political leadership in Nigeria must take on board, necessarily and as a national imperative before or after the 2027 election, is…
Another oil boom: Opportunity or illusion for Nigeria?
By Kelvin Uwaibi Sir: Global energy markets are in a state of high alarm. This week, Brent crude has surged toward $114 per barrel, fuelled by an intensifying conflict in…
Arrest of Nigerians in Mozambique: Test for diplomacy and responsibility
By GEB The reported arrest of 42 Nigerians in Mozambique has again raised troubling questions about the treatment of Nigerian citizens abroad and the diplomatic response expected from their home…
Integrity Is Harder Than It Sounds
By Ezinwanne Nnoruka Integrity is one of those words that sounds simple until you have to live by it. In public service, especially, the word carries weight. Not the loud,…
Beyond The Ban: Why Mining Reform is Nigeria’s Next Peacebuilding Frontier
By Ephraim Emah Nigeria’s mining sector is often described in binary terms: to some, it is a sleeping economic giant, which is key to diversifying a mono-product economy, and to…
The Command Centre: Why Nigeria’s NSA must evolve beyond coordination
By Taiwo Oluwadamilare Mogobojuri From medieval battle formations to the complex web of modern intelligence systems, nations have always sought one central objective: survival. What has changed, however, is the…
When A Country Plans To Fail
By Alabi Williams Failure to plan is planning to fail. Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States is credited with this saying. It means that when…
How BudgIT exposes gross scandal of fraudulent projects, stolen billions
By GEB Latest report by BudgIT exposing widespread fraud in government projects nationwide has again laid bare Nigeria’s perennial struggle against fraud and corruption in public life—especially in public spending.…
The Chemical Weapons Watchdog
By Abdul Usman Sir: Twenty-one member states of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) were recently elected to the Executive Council of the organisation for the 2026-2028…
My Lord! Justice Kneel Down
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Minor judges have been known to abuse the contempt of court jurisdiction in an attempt to enhance their own dignity.—David Pannick QC, Judges, 119 (1987). Sardar…