With the conclusion of party primaries ahead of the forthcoming elections, Nigeria’s political conversation has predictably centred on winners and losers, defections, grievances and celebrations. But beyond the immediate theatre of contests lies a deeper question: are our political parties becoming democratic institutions or do they remain vehicles for powerful individuals and vested interests? The […]

When parents send their children to school, they should not have to pray against abduction. When farmers leave for their farms, they should not fear never returning home. When citizens travel from one city to another, they should not have to negotiate their safety with kidnappers. Yet this has become the painful reality confronting millions of Nigerians. […]

For the author of ‘Broke After Pay Day,’ Yemisi Lucy Adepoju, it has become imperative to interrogate emotional, cultural and behavioural patterns behind financial exhaustion.Speaking at the book launch held at Roving Heights Bookstore Lagos recently, she recalled, “as the Chairperson of a cooperative since 2015 and rising to the management level, I saw a […]

Leading pan-African private equity fund manager focused on sustainable energy and infrastructure investment, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments Limited, has designed plans to unlock African institutional capital at scale and accelerate investment in energy transition and climate resilient infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa. ARM-Harith, while announcing the first close of its Successor Fund, a climate transition fund at […]

By Dickson Omobola Federal Government has disclosed plans to reduce unemployment in the country, saying it has developed a framework to connect available skills and labour market demands through technical and vocational training. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said government was implementing the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative, NESRI, a comprehensive education reform programme, […]