Issues/Policy

In Nigeria, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission is the agency responsible for thundering through economic crimes perpetrators and hunting down money launderers like a deer. The economic crimes detail includes investigation of cases involving […]

Readers may instinctively conclude that the piece before them is about the horrific catalogue of the daily butchery that had become the lot of Nigerians since the past 5 years which climaxed in the ugly […]

Following the unfortunate death of Flight Officer Tolulope Arotile as a result of the alleged motor vehicular accident in which she was the pedestrian victim, my professional opinion was sought by various concerned persons. I […]

2020 is a watershed in many ways, COVID-19, mayhem on a global scale in health, economies, widespread protests and geo-political shifts. These disturbing trends play out within a background of a plethora of ironies verging […]

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration appears more determined than ever to rely on repression as a means of responding to dissent and public criticism. Its record of failure to uphold human rights and the rule of […]

Dr Obadiah Mailafia, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), shook the airwaves recently when he told a radio station that a northern governor is the commander of Boko Haram. He […]

The total number of unemployed Nigerians is 21,764,617, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a new report. The statistics are contained in the bureau’s Labor Force Statistics website, entitled “Unemployment and Underemployment […]

Leading tourism operators on Friday revealed the top 10 destinations suitable for holiday relaxation and couples’ honeymoon within Nigeria. The travel experts made the revelation during the 9th Naija Seven Wonders webinar session themed: “Places […]

Globally, the pillar on which democracy is cast is the principle of one man, one vote, in recent times this individual representation seems consigned to history. Nigeria, despite boasting a large chunk of intellectuals was […]

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, has affirmed his resolve to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 10, 2020 governorship election in the state. He added that his ambition to govern […]

I am not a fan of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and let me make that categorically clear from this point. I would return to this later for my reasons. I sat in my corner observing […]

Early on in the coronavirus pandemic, Ghana received high praise for its containment measures but as lockdowns were lifted prematurely, that image has slipped away and cases have risen. As the country prepares for a […]

The future of Africa depends on the ability of all the countries on the continent to make democracy work. Strengthening African democracy will improve the continent’s development prospects. The alternative of authoritarian rule which seems […]

Omololu Soyombo, a professor of social sciences, has explained why he accepted to be the acting vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos in spite of the current controversy. In a statement issued on Friday, he […]

Wale Babalakin, pro-chancellor of the University of Lagos, has attributed the confusion over the removal of Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as vice-chancellor of the institution to ignorance of the function of the governing council. The governing council […]

With 20 years of democracy, warts and all, under our belt, why should the democratic ethos and temperament still be such scarce commodities among our politicians, the movers and shakers of the polity? Why should […]

“There is no neutral ground on which one ought to stand in a time of tyranny. I believe an ambassador is an envoy not only to the government to which he or she is accredited […]

IF Nigeria were a society where ethnic bigotry and tribal dogmatism do not cheaply overrun and almost eviscerate commonsensical rational thinking and open-mindedness, the discussion about what region or geopolitical zone the next president should […]

In this nation, we habitually leave issues only to fight the shadows. There was a time most Nigerians agreed on the need to decentralise the nation’s security arrangement. We seem to have backed off. Now […]