Every administration is ultimately judged by its willingness to confront difficult structural problems. For President Bola Tinubu’s government, tax reform represents one such necessary but challenging intervention, designed not for political convenience, but for long-term national stability and economic renewal.…

The following narration, extracted from an interview with Najeem Jimoh, a former editor of The PUNCH Newspaper, is testimony to the sense of fairness and loyalty of Ayotunde Awobiyi, who died on December 28, 2025, and will be laid to…

Driving in Lagos has suddenly become a nightmare of sorts for motorists. It now feels like walking through a financial minefield, carefully planted at strategic points for the undiscerning to run into. From Ojota to Yaba, from Maryland to Lekki,…

Me: “Hello, my pal. How are you? To what do I owe this august call in January?” My friend: “Jide, you’re not serious. When last did you call me too?” Me: “It’s true, amigo. I’ve been busy lately. Man must…

As Africa stands at a crossroads in the fight against violence targeting women and girls, the continent’s traditional leaders hold a uniquely powerful key to unlocking lasting change. Their influence—rooted in culture, authority and community trust—positions them not just as…

Over the years, Nigeria has made concerted efforts to structurally engineer socio-economic development, hinged on its natural endowments. This drive has seen the country focus on sectors in which it has inherently defined comparative advantages: oil and gas, agriculture, and…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Saturday after a state visit to Turkey during which Nigeria and Turkey signed a total of nine agreements covering defence, energy, military training, intelligence sharing, health, education and a shared target of…

Ondo State at 50 offers a profound opportunity to reflect not only on the journey of the state since its creation but also on the calibre of men and women it continues to produce. The golden jubilee is a celebration…

Brethren, the situation is urgent. The church in our nation is grappling with serious sexual scandals involving individuals at various levels, members, ministry workers, branch pastors, and even many church leaders who are now overshadowed by persistent allegations. I am…

History is rarely unkind to governments that lack resources; it is unforgiving only to those that waste abundance. Over the past two years, Ekiti State has received federal allocations of a magnitude unprecedented in its fiscal history—windfalls driven largely by…

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…