Issues/Policy

Your Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa, my mathematical truth says it all: South Africa (SA) − Africa (A) = South (S) = Basement (B). SA − A = S = B. I write to you with […]

An unequalled trail blazer, bar raiser. That’s who he is. That’s exactly what he did. Throughout his eventful 10-year tenure, he daily strived to be different. Unique with an unmatched excellence. Hardly seen in Nigeria’s […]

Among the medicinal plants commonly found around Nigerian homes, few enjoy the popularity and versatility of scent leaf. Often cultivated beside kitchens or growing freely within compounds, this aromatic herb serves both culinary and therapeutic […]

By Abiodun Kareem Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited’s role in providing pipeline surveillance operations in the Niger Delta has significantly entrenched lasting peace and stability in the region. Findings showed that despite the escalating insecurity […]

Finally, it does appear that the Nigerian state has embraced the reality that you cannot sufficiently police a vast and multifarious federation like ours from Abuja. For over two decades, advocacies to decentralise our policing […]

For too long, the story of Nigerian universities has been told almost entirely in the language of decline. The familiar themes are difficult to dispute: chronic underfunding, decaying infrastructure, prolonged strikes, unstable academic calendars, brain […]

Colleagues and readers of this column have drawn my attention to an article by Mr. Tayo Lawal which I was to discover has gone viral, if I may borrow the language of social media users […]

‘The heroes of June 12 did not struggle simply for the right to vote. They struggled for a society in which the will of the people would matter, institutions would serve citizens, and the government […]

By Abimbola Aladejare-Salako Thousands of Nigerians, particularly young people, persons with disabilities (PWDs), civil society organisations, and democracy advocates, have long argued that citizens should not lose their right to vote simply because a Permanent […]

When Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo assumed office as governor of Anambra State in 2022, he arrived in Awka bearing an intimidating resume and a trailer-load of goodwill. Many Nigerians, especially those of us from the […]

On the eve of his decision to nominate Oliver Wendell Holmes as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to his friend, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, that “the […]

The continent of Africa is undoubtedly well endowed. Both in the areas of human and natural resources, Africa is exceptionally well and lavishly blessed with a surfeit of stupendous wealth. Why then is Africa said […]

Even before the official commencement of the election season and before the Polls open, the “opposition”, a hurriedly stitched together contraption in search of a launch pad are screaming blue murder. The script is familiar: […]

Every budget tells the truth eventually. Not the truth governments announce, but the truth they fund. Public spending is often framed as a technical exercise, dense with numbers and insulated from everyday scrutiny. But budgets […]

Four people lost their lives during a stampede following the distribution of Ramadan alms at Kofar-Guga quarters in Katsina State. Charity is a noble intention. However, in a country where many citizens still struggle with […]

For weeks now, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been embroiled in a leadership crisis that, on the surface, appears to be a routine internal dispute. With a (former) Deputy National Chairman, Nafiu Bala Gombe […]

There was a time – not too long ago – when being “comfortable” in Nigeria did not require a miracle. A steady job, modest planning, and a disciplined lifestyle could secure a decent life: rent […]

Nigerians shouldn’t gloss over some lessons from President Tinubu’s condolence gesture on the Plateau the other day, writes Monday Philips Ekpe Many details of last Palm Sunday’s massacre in Angwa Rukuba inside Jos metropolis are […]

As Africa approached the turn of the Millennium, the leaders of the continent were well on the way to reaching a consensus that “democracy, good governance, respect for human and peoples’ rights and the rule […]

There comes a time in the life of a people when they must confront unsavoury truths about their own existence and ask themselves whether what they call a country actually really exists beyond and is […]