Lagos has always been a city of ambition. A city where vision is matched by execution, where resilience fuels innovation, and where opportunities are transformed into measurable outcomes. At the recently concluded Invest Lagos 3.0 Summit, we posed a defining…

Let us begin with a number that should end any argument about whether Nigeria’s telecommunications regulatory environment is performing at the level the economy requires. In Q1 2026, Nigerians spent N3.33tn on internet data. The telecoms sector contributed 9.19 per…

The celebration of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi)’s third anniversary as the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District presents an opportunity not only to reflect on his achievements but also to examine the future of our dear Ogun State and…

Last Sunday, churches across Nigeria celebrated Father’s Day with special prayers, presentations, and tributes to men who bear the responsibility of fatherhood. In some of the churches, including mine, fathers were saddled with the responsibility of officiating during services to…

What if you were told that the 1999 Constitution is a boobytrap packaged to guarantee that government fails to deliver the promises of its Section 14(b), which pretends to declare that “The security and welfare of the people shall be…

Pursuant to section 178 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as altered, the Independent National Electoral Commission has held the fourth in the series of off-cycle governorship elections in Ekiti State on Saturday, June 20,…

Introduction Corruption in Nigeria has gone beyond episodic or high-profile malfeasance to become a systemic, normalised, and almost ritualised feature of public and private life. Despite a plethora of anti-corruption agencies, legislative instruments, international treaties, and rhetorical commitments from successive…

President Bola Tinubu President Tinubu deserves commendation for placing performance above routine succession. Leadership is not always about changing the baton at the earliest opportunity. Sometimes, preserving institutional memory and consolidating reforms are more valuable than rigid adherence to timelines.…

For many Nigerians living abroad, renewing a Nigerian passport was once a task dreaded almost as much as losing the passport itself. It was a process associated with long waits, expensive journeys, uncertainty and frustration. Many accepted it as one…

As Nigerian family businesses grow, many founders face a difficult question: should they keep control strictly within the family or bring in outside professionals with the expertise to help the business scale? The answer may determine whether the business survives…

For decades, credit risk assessment in Nigeria has rested on an incomplete foundation. Lenders—whether deposit-money banks, microfinance institutions, or digital finance operators—price credit largely based on data they alone have collected about a borrower. This institutional insularity is often deliberate,…

A few days ago, a debate broke out over the construction of official residences for judges in Abuja. Supporters saw it as a government project designed to improve the welfare of judicial officers. Critics saw something else. They wondered whether…

First, a quick correction: both expressions should be hyphenated. So, the question should be: “A well-lighted room or well-lit room?” The reason is that when you generate an adjective by joining two words, the two terms should be hyphenated: a…

In his poem, An Essay on Criticism, Alexander Pope, an English poet, gives us an eternal statement that has stood the test of time in a fast, continually changing world. “Good-nature and good-sense must ever join. To err is human;…

In politics, perception is not everything. But in matters of national security, perception can be almost as important as reality itself. Governments derive their authority not merely from constitutional powers or military strength, but from the confidence citizens place in…