Nigeria’s AfCFTA strategy: Ambition, progress and challenge of delivery
By Ehi Braimah In my last article, I wrote about Biashara Afrika, the premier continental business forum that brings together African heads of state, ministers, policy makers, SMEs, investors, and entrepreneurs to accelerate the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) implementation and explore intra-African trade collaborations. It was the summit’s third edition, which held in […]
Travel insurance in Nigeria: Lessons, advice from a travel physician
“Do you have insurance… or are you paying this bill yourself?”The question hung in the air of a busy emergency ward in the United States of America, a simple routine question especially necessary for visitors from other countries. The fluorescent lights were harsh, the lobby busy and cold, and at the registration desk, clerks moved […]
Beyond the smoke: The case for tobacco harm reduction in Nigeria
By Marvelene Ekot As the world marks World Vape Day, a simple but powerful idea is gaining global traction: “One Switch, Everyone Wins.” It is a message grounded not in theory, but in lived experience, of individuals, families, and communities witnessing tangible improvements when adult smokers transition to reduced risk alternatives. In Nigeria, however, conversations […]
Rangers International in 9th Heaven of enduring legacy
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Rangers International Football Club of Enugu has just lifted the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) trophy. This marks a record-equaling 9th time of winning the competition by Nigeria’s arguably most celebrated and supported club. The darling club that rose from the ashes of the Nigeria-Biafra war in 1970 also won the competition […]
Futility of David Umahi’s Tinubu-Biafra analogy
By Emeka Alex Duru Election seasons in Nigeria are uncertain times. They are moments when presumed wise men and women compete with jesters in clownery. Elections, elsewhere, are celebrations of democracy, periods of stock-taking, revalidating or revocation of mandates, by the people. Here in Nigeria, the case is different; election times are moments of everything goes. It […]
Okpebholo’s leadership, Edo State University, Zenith Bank: an ode to excellence
By John Mayaki There is an old saying that what gets rewarded gets repeated. In a country where many young people increasingly question whether hard work still pays, institutions must be deliberate about what they choose to celebrate. That is why the partnership between Zenith Bank Plc and Edo State University, Iyamho (ESUI), deserves plenty […]
