There is something profoundly symbolic about workers discussing climate change in a country where millions still struggle daily with electricity shortages, unemployment, inflation and collapsing infrastructure. For years, climate negotiations sounded like elite environmental conversations held in distant cities among…

Goodluck Jonathan is running.  Or he isn’t. Nobody knows. Including, it seems, the Peoples Democratic Party. Since January 2026, party elders have courted him. Waivers signed. Screening done. By May, a PDP faction named him the sole aspirant for 2027.…

Nigeria’s spending of less than ₦500 per child per day investment is not a minor budget line. It captures a deeper contradiction between long-term growth ambition and underinvestment in the foundation of that growth. The consequence is not immediate collapse,…

Across the developing world, and particularly in Africa, conversations about national development often revolve around the absence of infrastructure, lack of funding, weak institutions, corruption, insecurity, or foreign interference. These are undoubtedly real and significant challenges. Yet beneath all these…

When the Electoral Act 2026 was passed into law in February 2026, the expectation was that it would be the deus ex machina (the fool-proof, mechanical, solution as in complex Greek tragedies of old) to Nigeria’s electoral problems since the return to…

American President Abraham Lincoln tried to simplify democracy as the “Government of the people, by the people and for the people.” With this, he meant that rather than have (what medieval Europe described as) divine, chosen kings, citizens chose their…

Wikipedia says, “A political family (also referred to as a political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics, particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often, several generations or multiple siblings…

Everything about Nigeria always seems to have its own unique features. Politics, of course, is one of them, and by extension, the nation’s electoral process. Some practices and realities are peculiar to Nigerian politics, so much so that our political…

Beyond posters and endorsements, Kwara 2027 is quietly unfolding as a sophisticated political chessboard. If Kwara North aligns firmly with Danladi and Kwara Central stands solidly behind Kawu, could Kwara South become the decisive battleground? In this evolving contest, the…

For Ahmed Galadima Aminu, the APC primary victory is not the end of the story. It is the beginning of a greater test. The people of Adamawa will now look beyond the ticket and ask what future is being offered…

Dr Amina Salihu One thread ties the entire volume together, and it is the one announced in the title. Leading with our humanity means beginning with the recognition that the people who programmes are designed to serve are not a…

When I was younger, part of me wanted to be a doctor. But a lot of times I entertained the idea of two sitting in a sleek office, sipping tea, and looking important in front of a keyboard, a vision…

Ikechukwu Mbonye and Kelechi Mbonye are siblings who have finished serving the mandatory one-year service with the National Youth Service Corps. The siblings served in Lagos and found the experience very interesting and fulfilling. Ikechukwu said, “The one-year service exposed…

The global economy is undergoing a structural shift driven by the transition toward lower-carbon and more sustainable systems. Industries are being redefined by the move toward cleaner energy systems, circular waste models, and climate-resilient infrastructure.  However, the pace of this…

Can a stammerer be a griot? Can he tell a contrasting story? I will leave you to make your judgment… The stammerer’s full story is unfurled at the end of this piece. Scene 1 About 27 years ago, as an…