When the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, recently stated during an interview that the end of insecurity in Nigeria can only be determined by God, it was a telling statement. He had said, “It is only God that…

The opinion piece by one “Elu Moses” (published in The Punch Newspaper of June 16, 2026) is a masterclass in what skilled propagandists call the “noble cause substitution”. You take a nakedly commercial interest, in this case, the protection of…

Following outbreaks of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, a strain for which there is no widely available licensed vaccine or specific antiviral treatment, the Lagos State Government last…

Across the globe, the alarm bells about democratic backsliding have reverberated for some time. At a time where concerns about deterioration of democracy have been topmost on the global agenda, the Obama Presidential Center and its focus on the foundations…

Artificial Intelligence Therefore, in the AI era, development is not only a function of infrastructure, capital, or policy. It is a function of trust, and trust must now be engineered. This is irreducible and I hope the Federal Government will…

Nigerian soldiers on the frontline The non-state actors and their sponsors terrorising Nigeria hope that the web of political obligation, the fear of elite fracture, and the inertia of institutional complicity will continue to insulate them from terminal consequence. They…

Nigeria stands at a defining moment. If implementation matches ambition, AfCFTA could become the catalyst for the structural transformation policymakers have pursued for decades, helping to shift the country from dependence on crude oil towards a diversified, export-driven economy. In…

Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser, Nigeria Every June 12, Nigeria returns to a wound that never fully healed. For older Nigerians, it is the memory of a democratic mandate stolen by military fiat. For younger generations, it is an…

Nigeria runs an accidental university. Its flagship course is Complaints 101. No JAMB cut-off, 200,000 students per session, and a 100 per cent pass rate. Lecture halls are our WhatsApp groups, Twitter spaces, and beer parlours. We can diagnose fuel…

In the aftermath of party primaries held across the 22 registered political parties in Nigeria between April 23 and May 30, 2026, the parties are now trying to resolve issues arising from the exercise. While many aspirants who felt shortchanged…

In his Democracy Day Speech, Friday, June 12, 2026, President Bola Tinubu observed that “for 27 unbroken years… Nigerians have chosen their leaders through the ballot box, witnessed peaceful transitions of power, and resolved disagreements in courtrooms and legislative chambers—not…

When the news filtered in that Major General Rabe Abubakar had been abducted alongside his wife, it jolted me in a manner that I still do not fully understand. Seeing him in a video in such a degraded condition in…

The Concerned Citizens have performed an important service by drawing attention to Nigeria’s deteriorating condition. Their diagnosis identifies many real problems. But their recommendations remain trapped within the framework that produced those problems. Our attention has been drawn to a…

Part I of this essay examined developments at the frontline of healthcare delivery, particularly in primary healthcare and maternal health. Those areas matter because they are where citizens most directly experience the strengths and weaknesses of the health system. They…

“World Elder Abuse Awareness Day” is observed every year on 15 June. It is the only United Nations Day dedicated to exposing the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older people, a crisis that remains largely hidden, even as it affects…