For years, conversations about healthy eating in Nigeria have centred on sugar, oil, cholesterol and, more recently, portion size. However, in the background and not often talked about is a quiet giant that affects our blood sugar, digestion, heart health…

Nigeria’s multi-billion-naira National Public Security Communication System, once sold to the public as a game-changing police communication and surveillance network, now stands across the country as a monument to institutional failure. From Lagos to Maiduguri and the FCT, purpose-built communication…

The Ogun State government is making steady progress in road infrastructure development spanning various communities. With its aggressive drive toward achieving the objective of connecting every part of the state, there has been a significant relief for most parts hitherto…

I am going to start this piece on a controversial note. The day Buhari decided to enter partisan politics, murky waters or not, was the day the real man, the essential Buhari, died.  Looking back now, politics was an anathema…

It started with a whisper in the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly, where Hon. Olufemi Bamisile expressed visible shock at the ownership structures of the fintech giants currently dominating our economy. Then, it exploded onto our phone screens via…

In the vibrant tapestry of Nigeria’s real estate landscape, few organisations carry the weight of expectation quite like the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria. Established in 2002, REDAN stands at a critical juncture with the principal hope that it…

When the wealthiest African in the world publicly turns his fire on a Nigerian civil servant and head of a regulating agency, it is never just a personal dispute. It is a stress test for the country’s institutions. Last week,…

It was always going to take diplomatic engagement for the situation to be resolved, but diplomacy requires time and patience. Minister Tuggar and the Foreign Relations team applied tact and diplomatic know-how in this case, reaffirming the importance of dialogue,…

Like a cobweb, there is an interconnectedness that linked us, the four original founders of NewsWatch, namely Dele Giwa, Yakubu Mohammed, Dan Agbese and Ray Ekpu. Dan, Yakubu and Ray schooled at the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos…

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with Late President Muhammadu Buhari [PHOTO CREDIT: Professor Yemi Osinbajo]When Muhammadu Buhari and Professor Yemi Osinbajo assumed office as Nigeria’s President and Vice President in May 2015, their partnership evolved into one of the most…

Shortly before the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu, I wrote an article titled “The Coronation of a Storm Rider”, chronicling his difficult, controversial, and, to many, improbable path to Aso Rock. Few political figures in recent Nigerian history have faced…

Nigeria’s digital economy is often celebrated as one of Africa’s most promising. With more than 200 million people, a rapidly growing technology sector, and increasing mobile adoption, the country is frequently positioned as a continental leader. Yet behind the statistics…

Last week, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended the Imo Economic Summit and made a remark that sparked reactions among Nigerians. He said Nigeria exports professionals, entertainment, and mineral resources to the United Kingdom, while the UK exports pharmaceuticals,…

Nigeria is a complicated entity—so complicated that it has repeatedly defied the wisdom of both leaders and the led. No one can claim ignorance of the origins of this complexity. It predates independence, to the days when leaders of one…

Whereas Item 39 of the exclusive legislative list of Nigeria’s Constitution provides that “mines and minerals, including oil mining, geological surveys and natural gas” are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government only, it is baffling that some state governments…