Agriculture remains one of Nigeria’s most strategic sectors, with the power to drive food security, create jobs, stabilise rural economies, and unlock inclusive national growth. In recent years, the Federal Government of Nigeria has demonstrated renewed commitment to the sector…

When American missionary and science teacher, Jack Kyle, arrived in the mega slum of Makoko, Lagos in August 2023, I doubt if he ever thought that one day, his love for slum dwellers and the underserved would never find expression…

When IShowSpeed visited Nigeria and 19 other African countries recently, many people in the West were shocked by what they saw. For years, Africa has been shown to them as one country of hunger, war, disease, mud houses, dirty water,…

When the words “to have and to hold” are spoken in the matrimonial rite, they are not an assertion of ownership, but a declaration of co-responsibility, faith and commitment. They signify custody, fidelity, restraint, and care, an agreement not to…

If you can, however briefly, ignore the debate over whether, in its policymaking, the federal government should see Nigerians as citizens rather than as taxpayers, then, the Tinubu government’s tax reform has simply moved the local conversation around how to…

In Nigeria, where I live and where the Ford Foundation has worked for more than six decades, 99 per cent of Nigerians are Christian or Muslim, alongside and intertwined with traditional and customary religions. In this highly religious society, faith…

In recent times, quite a number of ponderous statements have been credited to some self-styled ‘northern’ groups as regards the economy and governance. You would think the other zones of the country escorted them to the world. How presumptuous some…

I am happy that Oga Yakubu Mohammed was able to publish his highly readable memoir before his final call on Wednesday, January 14.  The last time we met was when I visited him on August 12, last year, and he…

Several strange deaths in our public and private health facilities in the last two months, have renewed concerns about the quality of healthcare delivery in Nigeria. This scourge has bedevilled the country for too long. The healthcare system, which primarily…

“God forbid”, “No be my portion”, “Holy Ghost…fire!!!” The above are typical statements many Nigerians, and by logical extension, hundreds of millions of people across Africa and the developing world would say in their various languages to supposedly ward off…

As artificial intelligence steadily reshapes media practice across the world, Nigerian journalism stands at a defining moment. AI is no longer a distant or abstract concept in newsrooms. It is already influencing how stories are researched, written, edited, distributed, and…

Let us start today’s business with an acknowledgement that this is a special week in the history of Nigeria. This is an important week for some states in Nigeria. They are celebrating the 50th year of their existence, starting tomorrow,…

In Nigeria, the word “terrorism” is a moving target – a prism that bends law, politics and everyday experience into shifting shapes. To brand an act “terrorism” is to lift it out of ordinary crime and into a sphere where…

We are used to regulators changing the rules whenever they feel like it. But this judgment draws a line in the sand. It tells investors — whether you’re building a gas plant or a fintech startup, that statutory guarantees actually…

God must be our desire.    Solomon says: “Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. This, also, is vanity and grasping for the wind.” (Ecclesiastes 6:9) A more modern translation of the same verse says: “Enjoy…