Over the years, the discussions that I have been involved about how to make Nigeria modern invariably collapse into two questions. The first one: “How do we tilt the balance on the recruitment of personnel (and it doesn’t matter in…

Determined not to leave any day without grim harvests in Nigeria, terrorists and bandits upped the ante last week with the killings and mass kidnappings of citizens, after which they escaped with ease. Brigadier-General Musa Uba, the commander of the…

Alexander Hamilton may have called the judiciary “the least dangerous” branch, having “neither force nor will but merely judgment”, but in taking his personal fealty anthem to the floor of the judges conference, President Tinubu sought to relocate the source…

It is not yet doomsday in Nigeria. There is still some chance to rescue us from ourselves, even if the buffeting winds of killings and maimings and outright erasure of human settlements from the surface of the earth have served…

Responses to Nigeria’s designation as a country of particular concern for religious freedoms have emphasised a seemingly uniform distribution of violence. While general insecurity is a valid concern, a focus on only terrorist violence will miss the specific nature of…

Famous Ogbomoso, Oyo State-born bard, Ogundare Fọyanmu, had some words for evil spins and spinners. Religionists call these spinners “workers of iniquity”. They are a legion in Nigerian politics. Fọyanmu popularized this genre of oral poetry called Ìjálá Ọdẹ traditionally chanted by hunters and warriors. Though a special verbal art of…

Unto us, a child is born, but this child is the mighty God. I asked the members of a Christian fellowship what it means to be saved. What are the practical indices of salvation? They knew they were saved, but could…

There are moments in the life of a nation when the ground trembles — not because it is breaking, but because it is warning. Nigeria has entered such a moment. The recent global outcry over religious killings, coupled with rising…

This is why Nigeria must insist on telling its whole truth. A truth that honours Christian and Muslim victims equally. A truth that identifies governance collapse — not religious persecution — as the central driver of violence. A truth that…

Nigeria’s proposed 15 per cent fuel levy is thus not inherently illegitimate. It could, in principle, serve as a bridge from a broken import-and-subsidy model towards a more resilient, domestically rooted energy economy. But in a country where nearly half…

While the forced entry of unbadged persons into the COP venue was followed by a high level of militarisation of the  conference premises, it was not clear if the fire in the conference venue would make the negotiators and politicians recognise the climate emergency for what it…

As the year 2025 rolls to a close, there are citizens of the United States planning, in the new year, to charge their country with genocide against its “Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples.” The Peoples’ Senate, one of the movements…

“Nigeria is a nation of remarkable complexity; multi-ethnic, multi-religious, multi-cultural and home to over 230 million people. Nation-building in such a diverse landscape demands context, balance, and a willingness to engage issues with nuance rather than sensationalism…Nigeria cannot be understood…

The history of labour unions is deeply rooted in the struggle for fair wages, safe working conditions, and the recognition of workers’ rights. From the guilds of medieval Europe to the trade unions of the Industrial Revolution and modern organised…

The distance between Agege and Alausa is just about six kilometres. Barring the ubiquitous Lagos traffic snarls, it would take a mere 10 minutes or less to drive from one end to the other. However, in outlook, opportunities for growth,…