Understanding how the CBN underdevelops Nigeria
By Adaighofua Ojomaikre On June 10, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, (who assumed office on September 22, 2023) accepted the global Central Bank of the Year…
Beautiful Quotes Of A Lifetime
By Segun Durowaiye Sir: In a poem by Walter De La Mare, the poet imagines himself sitting down by a dark-watered mountain lake – a tarn, and using its waters…
Freedom of Information Act, and the limits of press freedom
By Mack Ogbamosa INTRODUCTION A free, independent, and vibrant press is one of the strongest pillars of any democratic society. It is against this background that most democratic countries make…
Once Upon A Bar: Aide Memoire For The Lady Leader
By Alade Rotimi-John The many records of the unsettling affairs and events surrounding the Nigerian Bar (used here advisedly to mean the justice delivery system) have made pundits to ruefully…
Tinubu: Yesterday, today and 2027
By Baba Dantiye Leadership is never truly tested in moments of comfort. It is tested when difficult decisions must be taken, competing interests reconciled and the hopes of millions balanced…
Curbing menace of drug use among young people
Sir: In the words of Samuel Johnson, ‘‘the chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.’’ There is an increasing menace…
Nigeria’s ungoverned Corridors and kidnapping economy
By Adeolu Ojedokun For many Nigerians, forests once symbolised wildlife, farming and conservation. Today, they increasingly serve as operational headquarters for kidnapping networks. From the forests of the Northwest to…
NBA election: Bar man put your house in order, learned gentlemen
By GEB Recent controversies surrounding the leadership emergence of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have become a source of concern. Regardless of where the truth eventually lies, the public spectacle…
Freezing of bank accounts linked to terrorism financiers
Recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to banks, payment service banks, and other financial institutions to freeze any accounts linked to terrorist financiers is quite apt, especially…
When anger becomes a death sentence: The dangerous reality of jungle justice in Nigeria
By Chux-Nwachukwu Chisom Bianca There is something deeply disturbing about the speed with which an accusation can become a death sentence in Nigeria. Someone shouts, “Thief!” A crowd gathers. Questions…