It started with a whisper in the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly, where Hon. Olufemi Bamisile expressed visible shock at the ownership structures of the fintech giants currently dominating our economy. Then, it exploded onto our phone screens via…

In the vibrant tapestry of Nigeria’s real estate landscape, few organisations carry the weight of expectation quite like the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria. Established in 2002, REDAN stands at a critical juncture with the principal hope that it…

When the wealthiest African in the world publicly turns his fire on a Nigerian civil servant and head of a regulating agency, it is never just a personal dispute. It is a stress test for the country’s institutions. Last week,…

It was always going to take diplomatic engagement for the situation to be resolved, but diplomacy requires time and patience. Minister Tuggar and the Foreign Relations team applied tact and diplomatic know-how in this case, reaffirming the importance of dialogue,…

Like a cobweb, there is an interconnectedness that linked us, the four original founders of NewsWatch, namely Dele Giwa, Yakubu Mohammed, Dan Agbese and Ray Ekpu. Dan, Yakubu and Ray schooled at the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos…

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with Late President Muhammadu Buhari [PHOTO CREDIT: Professor Yemi Osinbajo]When Muhammadu Buhari and Professor Yemi Osinbajo assumed office as Nigeria’s President and Vice President in May 2015, their partnership evolved into one of the most…

Shortly before the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu, I wrote an article titled “The Coronation of a Storm Rider”, chronicling his difficult, controversial, and, to many, improbable path to Aso Rock. Few political figures in recent Nigerian history have faced…

Nigeria’s digital economy is often celebrated as one of Africa’s most promising. With more than 200 million people, a rapidly growing technology sector, and increasing mobile adoption, the country is frequently positioned as a continental leader. Yet behind the statistics…

Last week, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended the Imo Economic Summit and made a remark that sparked reactions among Nigerians. He said Nigeria exports professionals, entertainment, and mineral resources to the United Kingdom, while the UK exports pharmaceuticals,…

Nigeria is a complicated entity—so complicated that it has repeatedly defied the wisdom of both leaders and the led. No one can claim ignorance of the origins of this complexity. It predates independence, to the days when leaders of one…

Whereas Item 39 of the exclusive legislative list of Nigeria’s Constitution provides that “mines and minerals, including oil mining, geological surveys and natural gas” are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government only, it is baffling that some state governments…

It is not an exaggeration to say that the average Nigerian driver often behaves like an unintentional suicide risk. The danger does not usually come from mechanical failure or acts of fate but from our everyday recklessness and collective disregard…

If anybody deserved to be called Mr PUNCH, it would undoubtedly be this Ijebu-born, Lagos city boy, who undeniably gave his all to an organisation that took him from ‘nothing’ to something regal and admirable… His reputation had been out…

Blood is thicker than water, so the saying goes. But not in every case. Sometimes, workplace fluidity possesses the same viscosity as blood. The seed of my relationship with a longstanding friend and colleague, Hammed Shittu of ThisDay newspapers, was…

Oby Ezekwesili This year’s co-winner (alongside Mr Drago Kos, a former chair of the OECD Working Group on Bribery from 2014 to 2022) in the Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement category is the inimitable Dr Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, a former education minister in Nigeria, former…