The Maiduguri flooding disaster has forced Nigerians to start asking questions. Seeing the magnitude of the catastrophe and how helpless the state government is, people are wondering, ‘Wait a minute, what about the ecological fund? Was it not supposed to…

Nigerians want to see China’s much-vaunted technological advancement replicated in Africa through mutual collaboration. However, we all must shun corruption and embrace transparency, moving forward. China should not take advantage of the greed of a few unpatriotic Nigerians. Optics matter.…

President Bola Tinubu President Tinubu’s vision is to spread prosperity, create a robust credit system, strengthen the financial architecture, and empower Nigerians sustainably, while removing the incentive for corruption. And CREDICORP is that confluence between credit, dreams, and empowerment. Every…

She was a role model, a source of good counsel when I was growing up, and a confidant when I came of age, started work, and began to raise a family… She played a big part in my childhood, ensuring…

Emperors in ancient times – Medieval or Renaissance era – were very powerful. They exercised absolute powers in political, legal, financial, military, and religious matters. They were said to hold both imperium maius (supreme power of command) and tribunician potestas…

In Nigeria, fluctuating petrol prices have long frustrated citizens, impacting everything from commuting to powering homes. The government faces immense challenges balancing affordable fuel prices with foreign exchange volatility and sustaining the oil sector. Coupled with the country’s reliance on…

What is the available data on malaria telling us? According to the Primary Healthcare Performance Initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, diagnostic accuracy in Nigeria is as low as 36.4%. This means that less than 4 out…

Whitehall is a street in London that has bestowed its name on ministries of the British government. It also bestowed its practices and traditions on the civil service of Nigeria and most other Commonwealth countries. The street is now a…

I am a psephologist, an election expert. I have had the privilege of being an accredited election observer both in Nigeria and abroad. In Nigeria, I have had the rare privilege of observing elections since the return to civil rule…

Tankers waiting to load fuel from Dangote Refinery. On the issue at hand, NNPCL has done well laying down the marker in terms of transparency, one can only hope that Dangote Refinery will take a leaf from that and open…

Baba Ladigbolu is phenomenal. He occupies the same circle of cultural preservationists that include Tunde Kelani the filmmaker and the Afenifere, the pan-Yorùbá cultural and political forum. However, Baba’s historical trajectory is one with a significant difference. And this is…

NNPC Limited. Recently, Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the NNPC Limited, utilised his “right-of-reply” privilege to debunk the assertions made by Dr Muiz Banire, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), when he described NNPCL as the “black…

The ongoing energy transition is a global phenomenon that no country can afford to ignore. Since the shift away from fossil fuels will not happen overnight, the need for cleaner energy sources is more pressing than ever, particularly as the…

A state of emergency, if declared, would enable the government to adopt extraordinary security measures, including the temporary suspension of certain civil liberties, the deployment of additional military assets, and the establishment of special tribunals to expedite the prosecution of…

When Professor Sam Amadi, Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, and veteran public analyst, requested that I should make a presentation on the subject of ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) in the fight against violent conflicts and…