•Dele Oye: Trillions recorded by NNPCL is subsidy in disguise By Nnamdi Ojiego When President Bola Tinubu declared on May 29, 2023 that “fuel subsidy is gone,” it marked what many believed was the end of one of Nigeria’s most expensive and controversial fiscal policies. The announcement triggered an immediate rise in petrol prices, sparked […]

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede should remember one fact that public office often encourages its occupants to forget: tomorrow is undefeated.

“A resilient country should never have its essential public services almost entirely dependent on foreign donors. This should wake Nigeria and indeed Africa up.”

By Gift Chapi-Odekina, Abuja As the 10th National Assembly marked three years in office last week, the mood inside the National Assembly complex swung between self-congratulation and sober self-assessment a tension that defined the just-concluded 2026 Open Week, themed ‘Three Years of the 10th National Assembly: Advancing Transparency, Inclusion and Reform.’ The Numbers Game By […]

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja Somewhere inside the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja, until only weeks ago, a signpost still pointed visitors toward the office of the ‘Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.’ The council had a Director-General, a staff of 300, a line in the 2026 Appropriation Act worth N1.3 billion, and, according to the Central […]

Aluko said organisations often make the mistake of treating AI primarily as a productivity tool rather than as part of their broader operating model.

By Yan Yuqing Do you know that Nigeria has seen rapid deployment of AI tools and digital infrastructure driven by Chinese technology investment, and ranks second in the world in terms of AI usage frequency, according to the latest research report released by the ADP Global Institute on July 14, 2026? From July 17 to […]

Jakpor disclosed that the NAFDAC enforcement exercise if sustained, will cascade to households that would now prioritise channeling their income from alcohol to basic necessities

By Matilda Ikediobi Sola Akinyede is a lawyer and a former senator who represented Ekiti South. In this monitored interview, Akinyede discusses the potential benefits of having women lead both the National Judicial Council, NJC, and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He also talks about reasons the NJC needs to be reformed. Excerpts: For the first time […]

By Esther Onyegbula The Lagos State Government has intensified its campaign against open defecation and indiscriminate urination with the launch of a pilot project converting human waste into biogas and electricity. The project, tagged “PeePoo to Power Lagos,” was initiated by the third cohort of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA) Fellowship Programme as part […]

By Esther Onyegbula Xtralarge Farms & resort has launched a 53-day wellness campaign to mobilise Nigerians towards healthy nutrition, preventive healthcare, intentional rest and positive lifestyle changes. The campaign, which began on July 15 and will end on September 6, is being held as part of activities marking World Fibroid Day and Women’s Wellness Month. […]

By Esther Onyegbula The newly commissioned Hajaj-ZOEC Digital Market in Kano is projected to generate about ₦50 billion in annual revenue and create more than 100,000 direct and indirect jobs, as the state strengthens its position as one of Nigeria’s leading commercial centres. The state-of-the-art facility, developed through a Public-Private Partnership, PPP, between the Kano […]

Ní ọ̀sẹ̀ yìí lórí Ìwòyé: NSCDC gba àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ọgọ́jọ sílẹ̀ ní ilé ẹ̀kọ́ gíga ayédèrú; ICPC sọ pé àwọn ọlọ́pàá ló pọju nínú ẹ̀sùn àgbàwọ́-má-síṣẹ́; Ilé ẹjọ́ dá ẹjọ́ ikú fún òjíṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run, Ubong Basi, tó pa ọmọ ẹ̀ nítorí àìlera.

“In every community, there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them, we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek power” – Saul Bellow, 1915-2005, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 124. “It was beautiful and simple; as all truly […]

“When the current administration assumed office in 2023, it neither dissolved the Buhari-appointed PEAC nor reappointed its members”