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The silence in your home used to be something you cherished. You and your spouse had a life of fine things, the best of what life had to offer. You were a couple defined by…
The journey ahead demands our collective patience and shared resolve. The easy politics of division and noise will persist, but the hard work of building a Nigeria that works for all must prevail. We have laid a new foundation. Now,…
More than any policy of government, one clear compromise that has made many nations great, is what is known as Elite Consensus. In plain language, elite consensus is when the creme de la creme of society decides to reinvest their…
He once rode through Abuja behind blaring sirens, aides scrambling, admirers stretching their necks for a glimpse. Today, the same man answers questions in stark rooms, stripped of titles, power, and applause. In Nigeria, this scene is no longer shocking;…
Tinubunomics was never a promise of instant abundance. It is a macro-fiscal reset undertaken within hard constraints: inherited debt service, FX realism, security spending, legacy arrears, and competing constitutional obligations. Its logic is structural — restoring price signals, strengthening revenue…
As we navigate the threshold of 2026, the Nigerian economic landscape is finally shedding the “survivalist” skin that defined the previous two years. The data from 2025 paints a compelling picture of a nation pivoting toward stability. Headline inflation, which…
Unfortunately, pausing DEON 2025 will send the wrong signal to consumers, startups and investors. The message is that rules are political, not institutional. That scale beats compliance, and consumers aren’t worthy of protection. Hence, while stakeholder engagement is essential, the…
It grew out of a shared vision and mission—not division—leaving our differences behind to create a global blueprint that resonates with all: Our People, Our Planet, and Our Prosperity. A relatively corresponding social, environmental, and economic development tripod. Riding on…
As I write this, I am listening to a line of the song of my favourite Jamaican reggae music superstar, Peter Tosh. It is a 1979 track entitled “Jah Seh No”, from his Mystic Man album. When life becomes too convoluted to comprehend; when it…
Legal personality denotes the mechanism through which the law establishes or recognises entities to which it ascribes specific powers and capacities. It means to have the ability to have legal rights and duties within a certain legal system, such as…
Every civilisation rises or falls on the health of its people. A nation that neglects the health of its citizens mortgages its future. The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said, “Health is not everything, but without health, everything is nothing.”…
This position paper sets forth a decisive call for a realistic, equitable, and technologically grounded Global Climate Strategy, driven by a joint initiative proposed by the Adé-Nexus Centre for Energy & Climate Innovation to the United States of America and…
Comrade Hassan Sunmonu To be released at Abuja on 7 January, the memoir of Comrade Hassan A. Sunmonu titled Organise Don’t Agonise, is a compelling read. Reviewing the memoir proved a Herculean task than one would have thought from the…
As we close the curtains on the Federal Inland Revenue Service in 2025 and officially welcome the Nigeria Revenue Service in 2026, we can see this moment as a change in how our country manages revenue. Nigeria has been calling…
If 2025 taught Nigerians anything, it is that progress and pain often travel together. The year unfolded like a country still negotiating its identity in a fast-changing world, hopeful in moments, exhausting in others, but never uneventful. On the upside,…
“Truth is, few Africans are democrats. We love hierarchy and authority ranking too much for it to be otherwise.” I posted this on my social media handles a couple of days ago. The most poignant feedback invited me to speak…
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