As we navigate the threshold of 2026, the Nigerian economic landscape is finally shedding the “survivalist” skin that defined the previous two years. The data from 2025 paints a compelling picture of a nation pivoting toward stability. Headline inflation, which…

Unfortunately, pausing DEON 2025 will send the wrong signal to consumers, startups and investors. The message is that rules are political, not institutional. That scale beats compliance, and consumers aren’t worthy of protection. Hence, while stakeholder engagement is essential, the…

It grew out of a shared vision and mission—not division—leaving our differences behind to create a global blueprint that resonates with all: Our People, Our Planet, and Our Prosperity. A relatively corresponding social, environmental, and economic development tripod. Riding on…

As I write this, I am listening to a line of the song of my favourite Jamaican reggae music superstar, Peter Tosh. It is a 1979 track entitled “Jah Seh No”, from his Mystic Man album. When life becomes too convoluted to comprehend; when it…

Legal personality denotes the mechanism through which the law establishes or recognises entities to which it ascribes specific powers and capacities. It means to have the ability to have legal rights and duties within a certain legal system, such as…

Every civilisation rises or falls on the health of its people. A nation that neglects the health of its citizens mortgages its future. The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said, “Health is not everything, but without health, everything is nothing.”…

This position paper sets forth a decisive call for a realistic, equitable, and technologically grounded Global Climate Strategy, driven by a joint initiative proposed by the Adé-Nexus Centre for Energy & Climate Innovation to the United States of America and…

Comrade Hassan Sunmonu To be released at Abuja on 7 January, the memoir of Comrade Hassan A. Sunmonu titled Organise Don’t Agonise, is a compelling read. Reviewing the memoir proved a Herculean task than one would have thought from the…

As we close the curtains on the Federal Inland Revenue Service in 2025 and officially welcome the Nigeria Revenue Service in 2026, we can see this moment as a change in how our country manages revenue. Nigeria has been calling…

If 2025 taught Nigerians anything, it is that progress and pain often travel together. The year unfolded like a country still negotiating its identity in a fast-changing world, hopeful in moments, exhausting in others, but never uneventful. On the upside,…

“Truth is, few Africans are democrats. We love hierarchy and authority ranking too much for it to be otherwise.” I posted this on my social media handles a couple of days ago. The most poignant feedback invited me to speak…

Dear compatriots, We have come to the end of 2025, a truly defining year marked with far-reaching reforms that crisscrossed nearly all strategic sectors of our economy. The Senate, indeed, the National Assembly, has collaborated with other arms of government…

The range of forecasts shows how unpredictable Nigeria’s FX trajectory can be — and how crucial reforms, liquidity, and investor confidence are. The analysts who accurately incorporated these dynamics got it right. Others, whether overly bearish or unrealistically bullish, missed…

The defining test of leadership in 2026 will not be whether executives recognise risk. Most serious organisations already do. Risk registers are full, dashboards are sophisticated, and committees meet regularly. The real test will be whether leaders have moved beyond…

I sat at a table of eight, oddly sitting in the midst of gorgeously looking heavyweight PUNCHers in their different traditional signatures. It was The PUNCH staff party to celebrate old and existing staff on the occasion of PUNCH 50th…