In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master Prophet Muhammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and…

In March 2024, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority announced a partnership that, at the time, appeared ambitious. By 2025, that partnership had evolved into one of the most consequential interventions in…

In all class societies, pardon is usually granted by the president and governors in favour of members of the ruling class who are standing trial or who have been convicted by courts. Hence, indigent convicted persons are made to complete…

Data loss in financial services is a growing concern, with client identity theft being the fastest-growing crime globally. Data security firms offer loss policies to protect financial data and property, while insurance firms, banks, and other establishments compensate their clients…

Odia Ofeimun Odia Ofeimun is formidably learned and insightful. His poetry and journalism are distinguished by their eloquence and dazzling intelligence. Deriving strength and confidence in stubborn hope, he fights relentlessly for social justice, economic equity and political fairness. As…

For years, conversations about healthy eating in Nigeria have centred on sugar, oil, cholesterol and, more recently, portion size. However, in the background and not often talked about is a quiet giant that affects our blood sugar, digestion, heart health…

Nigeria’s multi-billion-naira National Public Security Communication System, once sold to the public as a game-changing police communication and surveillance network, now stands across the country as a monument to institutional failure. From Lagos to Maiduguri and the FCT, purpose-built communication…

The Ogun State government is making steady progress in road infrastructure development spanning various communities. With its aggressive drive toward achieving the objective of connecting every part of the state, there has been a significant relief for most parts hitherto…

I am going to start this piece on a controversial note. The day Buhari decided to enter partisan politics, murky waters or not, was the day the real man, the essential Buhari, died.  Looking back now, politics was an anathema…

It started with a whisper in the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly, where Hon. Olufemi Bamisile expressed visible shock at the ownership structures of the fintech giants currently dominating our economy. Then, it exploded onto our phone screens via…

In the vibrant tapestry of Nigeria’s real estate landscape, few organisations carry the weight of expectation quite like the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria. Established in 2002, REDAN stands at a critical juncture with the principal hope that it…

When the wealthiest African in the world publicly turns his fire on a Nigerian civil servant and head of a regulating agency, it is never just a personal dispute. It is a stress test for the country’s institutions. Last week,…

It was always going to take diplomatic engagement for the situation to be resolved, but diplomacy requires time and patience. Minister Tuggar and the Foreign Relations team applied tact and diplomatic know-how in this case, reaffirming the importance of dialogue,…

Like a cobweb, there is an interconnectedness that linked us, the four original founders of NewsWatch, namely Dele Giwa, Yakubu Mohammed, Dan Agbese and Ray Ekpu. Dan, Yakubu and Ray schooled at the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos…

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with Late President Muhammadu Buhari [PHOTO CREDIT: Professor Yemi Osinbajo]When Muhammadu Buhari and Professor Yemi Osinbajo assumed office as Nigeria’s President and Vice President in May 2015, their partnership evolved into one of the most…