Issues/Policy

There is something intriguing about President Bola Tinubu’s approach to the 2027 presidential campaign. He appears determined not to conduct the election as though the business of governing Nigeria can be suspended for the sake […]

Recently, our customer service team received several complaints about missed waste collections in a community served by a PSP operator. The operator explained that her truck had been stuck at the dumpsite for days. Our […]

The withdrawal of Uber from Nigeria’s ride-hailing market is more than the exit of a multinational corporation from a flagship African economy. It is indeed a defining moment in the evolving story of Nigeria’s digital […]

Certain things must remain beyond the pale in a democracy. Political leaders may campaign vigorously, boast extravagantly and pursue ambitious electoral targets; that is the theatre of politics. But persuasion is not coercion, mobilisation is […]

Nigerian politicians should face electoral matters squarely instead of fighting mass media opinions, writes MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE London-based The Economist is readily one of the world’s most respected print news media. A hard-earned profile, in […]

There was something painfully symbolic about the timing. On 1 October, while Nigerians were marking 66 years of independence with the usual mixture of patriotic speeches, parades, prayers, complaints and increasingly creative explanations for why […]

Marigold Hospital is about good health while foreign policy intellection has the challenge of limitations in the absence good health. On Wednesday, 30th September, 2026 I delivered a lecture on The Evolving Global Order and […]

Let me be the whistleblower for this preserved secret. Are you a digital media practitioner who uses digital media to influence, market or manage reputations? Then this piece is for you. Let’s talk about the […]

“True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right.” — Brigham Young (1801-1877) On Thursday, October 1, Nigeria, a land of great human and natural resource endowments whose potential has been avoidably mismanaged […]

Gold has become an increasingly important strategic asset in the global economy. Prices have been on a sustained rise since 2018, increasing by about 19 per cent a year on average, according to the Financial […]

My media colleagues, please, stop giving Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, endless platforms to seek attention, attack people and rewrite a judicial record that is already clear. This is not an allegation, rumour or social […]

President Donald Trump remains a formidable political force in the United States. But several developments in recent days suggest that the political dominance he has maintained over the Republican Party and much of American politics […]

On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, outbound from Lagos, offered travellers yet another terrifying glimpse of how quickly an ordinary journey can become a fight for survival. Five vehicles, including […]

By the very nature of their office, judges are rarely seen, not only in physical terms but also in the public imagination. Their way of life permits neither flamboyance nor extravagance. Save for the few […]

The contest for the presidency of Nigeria in the election of August 11, 1979, was between five candidates. Nnamdi Azikiwe of the Nigerian Peoples Party was born on November 16, 1904. On election day in […]

We grew up hearing these stories. Scandalous tales about how a new family or children emerge after a man dies suddenly. Bastard children? Ah! That one plenty! A hidden wife and kids in another state? […]

Mr Frank Olize, the legendary broadcaster, was one of those who made NTA tick in the 1980s and 1990s. He once travelled around the country in search of the “common man”. It is a term […]

Drive along the Siun-Sagamu Expressway today and it is easy to miss how recently the landscape around Kobape was little more than open bush. Today, standing prominently on that corridor is Prince Court Estate — […]