Despite a huge fan base, from Southern Africa to Taiwan and the United States, Mswati’s record on human rights is anything but exemplary. Fingers point at the king and his government for the many cases of bullying and mysterious deaths,…

The Shenzhen experience ultimately demonstrates that industrial transformation is not accidental. It requires deliberate planning, sustained infrastructure investment and a long-term economic vision. Africa today stands at a similar crossroads. The continent possesses abundant natural resources, a rapidly growing population…

Let us imagine that the opposition parties will boycott the forthcoming elections scheduled for next year. How will such a boycott affect the country and our democracy. And is boycott the best option? Cameroun and Tanzania experienced election boycott by…

The gap between collecting data and using it well is where most digital lending companies either grow or stall. Here is how to close it. There is a conversation I have had many times with Nigerian digital lending companies and…

When several banks approach me in quick succession, all seeking insight into the same concern, it signals more than sectoral curiosity. Nigerian banking is quietly indicating that leadership is now its core challenge, not just an operational matter. Beneath polished…

A playboy can play the field forever or till his penis drops off, whichever one comes first. A playgirl? No, she must retire quickly, indeed, before everyone notices what she does for a living. A playgirl, a runs-girl, a courtesan…

Maybe the terrorists that trouble Nigeria and the rest of West Africa can be contained if Nigeria leads the revival of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group, ECOMOG, that restored peace to Sierra Leone and Liberia between…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday marked his third year in office, having been sworn in as president on May 29, 2023. His assumption of office after the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari came with enormous hopes and expectations from…

Last weekend, from Thursday, May 28 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, I was in Abia State on an official assignment. I flew from Abuja to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri and did the 1 hour 30 minutes trip…

During this year’s World Nutrition Day last week, we were reminded to reinvigorate our concerted efforts to tackle the burden of malnutrition in Nigeria, not only through enabling policies but also through accelerate implementation of proven, high-impact nutrition intervention with…

He gave the world eyes that never close. And we, who live in an age of too much seeing and not always enough understanding, are his complicated, grateful, unruly heirs. As we contend with the information revolution he seeded, navigating…

President Bola Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised reform at the start of his administration. Those reforms were necessary, but they have placed real pressure on many Nigerians. Families have had to make harder choices around food, transport, rent, school…

…accountability is not an optional accessory to democracy; it is its foundation. Elections are not popularity contests in which the most inspirational greeting-card writer wins another term. They are performance reviews conducted by the public. At exactly 12:01 a.m. on…

Nigeria’s climate ambition is increasingly digital, but its data infrastructure is falling behind. Recently, the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Emomotimi Agama, identified a major challenge confronting the market: many listed companies still lack coherent, structured, and verifiable…

The story of the APIN Public Health Initiatives, which is set to mark its 25th anniversary, is a story of resilience and determination. A story of never-say-die spirit steeped in the stigmatised world of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. APIN, as it…