Issues/Policy

Nigerians were shocked when the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently officially declared a fresh outbreak of corona virus disease in Benue State, revealing a total of 25 newly confirmed cases. It, as usual, stressed the […]

Supreme Courts are places where lawyers and judges regularly encounter one another. On November 17, 2023, one of such encounters occurred, not in the regular halls of Nigeria’s Supreme Court in Abuja but in its […]

Investors are gradually shifting focus to the Nigerian energy sector, leaving the Fintech industry in a dilemma, with a couple of the key players closing shops as funding shrinks, JUSTICE OKAMGBA writes In recent years, […]

In this fast-paced digital age, where information can be accessed at the click of a button, the lack of reading culture among students is a growing concern. While technological advancements have made knowledge more accessible […]

Any Nigerian with a rational and open mind knows that the complexity of governance in Nigeria today is rooted in the country’s political system, which, by any stretch of the imagination and logic, is unsuitable […]

It took many years of militantism for an intervention agency called Oil Mineral Producing Area Development Commission (OMPADEC), to be set up to deal with the intractable problem of the oil producing Niger Delta region. […]

Nonprofits are still very essential to our society today. They continue to play an important role in addressing a wide range of social, economic, and environmental challenges. However, they often operate in complex and uncertain […]

Who are the victims of GBV and who is most at risk? GBV can manifest in a variety of ways. Some of these include: physical violence, such as assault or slavery; emotional or psychological violence, […]

The Nigerian national anthem stands as a poignant reflection of the aspirations of the nation’s founding fathers. It serves not just as a lyrical composition but as a guiding beacon, instilling a profound sense of […]

Once content with his long stretch of titles and honorifics, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, addressed variously as Asiwaju, and Jagaban Borgu, had enough titles that being President of Nigeria was meant to be the ultimate diadem […]

One would readily imagine that such an expression would serve to reprimand an old folk who indulges in smoking, womanizing, excessive eating and drinking, struggling for food in private or in public places, displaying a […]

Barrister Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is a household name, debonair, outspoken, and candid. At the Nigerian Bar Association where he was former chairman, he was known for his agility, and when it comes to discussing human rights, […]

The 19th All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC-2023) , which ended in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom state at the weekend has opened the eyes of the aristocracy of the Nigerian media to three issues that […]

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, is suffering birth pangs. Since its new president, Bola Tinubu, assumed office six months ago, the sweeping multi-sectoral reforms have attracted the praise of the global community who say the country […]

If we go back to the history of Nigeria, the truth is: dear fatherland has learnt nothing. In the days of Obafemi Awolowo and Ladoke Akintola, this was how they started inventing stuff that had […]

The nomination, appointment and confirmation of the current Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chair, Olanipekun Olukoyede may be a demonstration of the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to anti-corruption fight in the country; […]

Men believe that it is their duty to preserve the bloodline. No one wants to be the father of another man’s children. This is an instinct acquired over millions of years through evolution from the […]

“Truth must be told, the non-transmission of results to the IReV portal may also reduce the confidence of the voting population in the electoral process.”Hon Justice Inyang Okoro, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. […]

Since the assumption of office by the Minister of Works David Nweze Umahi, an engineer, the road construction industry has been abuzz with expectations of what is to come. The expectations are not unconnected with […]

Rotimi Amaechi, former minister and governor of Rivers State, at a public lecture on Thursday, October 26, sounded rather melancholic. For a man who has been in government since 1999, first as two-term speaker of […]