It is amazing to see President Bola Tinubu and members of his administration panicking and holding marathon meetings, all in a bid to quell the protest that begins today, August 1, 2024. Truth be told, Tinubu is the architect of…

From initially expressing unease about the protests billed to start today, the government changed its stance to advocating “peaceful protests.” It was a smart move. If they had refused people the chance to protest outrightly, they would have fuelled the…

Critics of the Dangote Refinery might be called “deniers.” Their scepticisms stem from Nigeria’s history of failing its citizens, making it difficult for them to believe that an individual could succeed where the country has faltered. Building a refinery of…

For protests to be more effective in Nigeria, it is crucial to develop a more strategic approach. This involves setting clear, achievable goals and creating a detailed plan to achieve them. Protestors must also invest time in understanding the political…

The gory scenes of unrest, indescribable fear, hopelessness, mourning, massive burials, decayed bodies on the streets, economic downturns, and many others still traumatise me when I remember the bloodbath Maiduguri experienced between 2012 and 2014 due to the Boko haram…

I recommend that we are very cautious about these protests. We must keep things at a civil level. We must watch those who try to fan embers of violence and decode their motivations… please do not destroy infrastructure, property and…

President Bola Tinubu last Wednesday, July 24, 2024, brought the number of development commissions in Nigeria to four by signing the North-West and South-East Development Commissions bills into law. Recall that the Niger Delta Development Commission was the first to…

Jalal Arabi, NAHCON Chairman. As Mr Arabi prepares to oversee his second Hajj as the helmsman of NAHCON, expectations are high, particularly regarding the Muna experience, pilgrims’ Basic Travel Allowance (BTA), and feeding arrangements in some states… To address issues…

Those who wonder why the Dangote refinery has to buy imported petroleum have no clue how much Nigeria’s security system has failed to contain oil bunkering in the upstream sector of the petroleum industry. Nigeria’s production quota, as approved by…

The global index for electricity generation is one million people for 1,000 megawatts. The current population of Nigeria is over 200 million people battling for 5,000 megawatts of electricity. For us to meet the global index for electricity generation, we…

The parlous state of the Kabba-Omuo-Ekiti road. The South-West caucus in the National Assembly, especially the Ekiti and Kogi caucuses, should raise the issue of the Abuja-Ado-Ekiti road as a matter of urgent public importance, so that the road could…

“Ol’Boy.” “Bros. Bro-oo!” “How are you preparing for Thursday?” “What is happening on Thursday?” “What do you mean what is happening on Thursday? The #EndBad Governance protest” “I see. Me, I am not protesting oh. When I wake up on…

Yusuph Olaniyonu I have written this piece to celebrate the fact that I am alive, despite my ordeal in the past five months. But I have also written it to share my experience of the Nigerian medical system. Even before…

I wrote a few weeks back about the broken global economic system, the increasing skew of global wealth in a tiny, few hands (a tinier few of them are Nigerians), and why countries in Sub-Saharan Africa – leaders and led…

Examples abound of how great nations implement policies to support indigenous industries through protectionist measures that give them a competitive edge in relation to foreign businesses. Such countries accomplish this through legitimate preferential concessions, the award of financial incentives, the…