The urban poor in Nigeria. …as population increase continued and a significant youth bulge developed in the population profile, the poor youths in the rural areas also moved to urban centres. In this context, these cities have become the new…

In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise belongs to Allah, who established and legislated the religion, sent down the Reminder (az-Zikr), and guaranteed its preservation. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy…

Sometimes, a country confronts scandals that appear disconnected: corruption in one institution, brutality in another, and questions of legality or accountability elsewhere. Each controversy briefly dominates attention before the next takes its place. Yet beneath the shifting headlines, a deeper…

WHA79 confirms that Nigeria’s reforms are moving with the emerging global consensus on country ownership, sustainable financing, workforce mobility, antimicrobial resistance and health sovereignty. Under President Tinubu and Professor Pate, the course has been set. Its worth will rest on…

In the midst of the brazen, extra-judicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa, along with other Africans, on the grounds that these are illegal immigrants, the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has now sent South Africa’s Minister of International Relations…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo. …Obasanjo continues to fascinate the Nigerian imagination. He has not merely witnessed history; he has shaped it, narrated it, contested it and, increasingly, become one of its principal subjects. Few leaders have occupied so many defining…

The choice of an African world allows for the complexity of perspectives and the inevitable process of effective disagreement needed to establish new ways of interacting, both positively and negatively, in our world. Afrilition does not insist on African unity…

The challenge now is to transform the crisis that the protests have created into a serious discussion among ourselves and with our African neighbours about how to confront the challenges of migration and find solutions together. If we are to…

The media and, by extension, citizens must not fall for the narrative of scapegoating persons only. It must question the entire framework, especially the other federal institutional frameworks that have aided and abetted the flow of public funds in this…

For years, insecurity has cast a long shadow over governance in Nigeria, particularly across the northern states. Banditry, insurgency and communal conflicts have not only claimed lives and displaced communities, they have also crippled farming, disrupted rural economies, and threatened…

We often assume adulthood comes with an automatic claim to dignity. After years of education, professional growth and personal achievement, we expect institutions to treat adults as reasoning beings capable of dialogue, disagreement and independent judgment. Yet after reading Yushau…

Nonye Ayeni The idea behind SOAR is compelling. “A worker’s last day in government should not mark the end of ambition or contribution,” the document notes. With the right preparation, retirement can become the starting point for building businesses, creating…

Glory be to Almighty Allah (SWT) that the situation ended well. If the lady who delivered the baby and wrote her exams at the same time gets to read this, I say congratulations! If any of the dramatis personae in…

Professor Ishaq Oloyede As Oloyede leaves office, he leaves behind a legacy of transforming one of the most lethargic public institutions into a regulator that combines fairness and transparency, especially using biometric controls, CBT centres, e-PINS, USSD, and other digital…

The remaining work is demanding. Farms must be renewed; credit must reach viable producers and businesses; processors must secure reliable supplies; compliance must be proved; and markets must be established before capacity is expanded. Success will be visible in productive…