Professor Wole Soyinka Nigeria owes Professor Soyinka an immense debt of gratitude. In an era when integrity often appears negotiable, he has demonstrated that intellectual independence remains possible. He has shown that scholarship should illuminate society rather than merely decorate…

Freed Oyo pupils and their teacher There is so much that we should still push to know. It is time to now count the chicks. Some titbits of information are in the media. Claims that eight terrorists were captured alive,…

I totally recognise that the seeds for the current Afrophobia and xenophobia were on ground before 1994. Nevertheless, Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, and Cyril Ramaphosa, along with their White masters, were/are the ones who have been successively planting,…

I wish to commence my case against the African National Congress (ANC) on the afrophobia and xenophobia attacks in these International Court of Human Conscience, and African Court of Ubuntu, with preliminary statements. My case is not against the misinformed,…

The Senate deserves credit for asking questions early. Oversight is most useful before questionable practices harden into organisational culture. But the committee’s work should not end with a dramatic hearing and viral clips. It should require written responses, audited disclosures,…

The real conversation is not whether Nigeria should restructure, amend its constitution, create state police, reform taxation, or remove subsidies. The more fundamental question is whether the organisation called Nigeria has achieved an effective balance between authority, incentives, and capability…

President Tinubu now has an opportunity to complete one of the most important unfinished reforms of the Fourth Republic. Assenting to the Federal Audit Service Bill would strengthen the last mile of public finance management, reduce revenue leakages, improve efficiency…

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa [PHOTO CREDIT: @DrTunjiAlausa] Policy inconsistency remains the bane of education in Nigeria, with every political administration or minister introducing new ideas that are, at best, good on paper. The Minister of Education is also…

Evidence from the field of implementation shows that the lack of clarity in materiality assessment among implementing entities in Nigeria lies in deciding what constitutes material SRRO, which entities should prioritise. The confusion arises because entities in Nigeria which previously…

Freed Oyo pupils and their teacher In the years ahead, Nigeria’s greatest security victories may not be defined by the loudest battles. They will be defined by whether the institutions charged with protecting the nation continue learning to think, plan,…

…financial institutions increasingly rely on AI to detect fraud, monitor suspicious transactions, strengthen anti-money laundering compliance, improve risk management, and personalise customer experiences. AI enables banks to analyse millions of transactions in real time, identifying anomalies that human analysts might…

Aliko Dangote Africa does not need to wait for its moment. It can build it. Dangote’s story shows what becomes possible when ambition meets execution and when vision is backed by the courage to invest at scale. If one man…

If Nigeria seeks different developmental outcomes, it must pay closer attention to the incentives embedded within its federal architecture. The task before the next government is, therefore, not merely to review revenue-sharing formulas or expand intervention programmes; it is to…

…if you want a different future, you must begin making different decisions. If you want to be in a better place next week, next year, or five years from now, start choosing differently today. Let me remind you of this…

Organisations are constantly searching for people who can think ahead, solve problems, improveperformance and create value. Become that person. Don’t wait for opportunities create the opportunities by becoming the person who makes work easier, teams stronger and organisations better. In…