By DARE OJEPE In a country where identity often arrives before ability, it is no small thing when a public policy chooses to listen differently. Nigeria, with its many tongues and temperaments, has long struggled with the burden of translation of names into networks, of accents into access, of origins into opportunity. Too often, the gates of […]

Nigerians in the diaspora, under the aegis of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Diaspora Roundtable, have cautioned Senators against actions capable of undermining Nigeria’s ongoing efforts toward sustainable electoral reforms.

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE recently concluded retreat for some political appointees by Governor Monday Okpebholo held in Udomi, Esan Central Local Government Area has been described as an initiative designed to close critical gaps in governance and strengthen service delivery across the state. Speaking to journalists on the initiative, a resource person […]

By ADEMOLA OSHODI West Africa’s democratic breakdowns have increasingly followed a predictable sequence. Civic space narrows, dissent is reframed as a security problem, and coercive institutions begin to set the boundaries of permissible speech long before constitutions are suspended. In that context, the decision by the Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute to confer […]

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s admission that the $1.5bn rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery was a waste of scarce resources validates his long-standing call for the privatisation of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries.

By Etop Ekanem The Edo State Government has attributed the simultaneous execution of several large-scale infrastructure projects across the state to prudent financial management and deliberate planning under the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo. The Commissioner for Finance, Emmanuel Okoebor, stated this on Sunday while responding to questions from journalists on how the state has […]

As diaspora remittances remain critical to Africa’s economy, Nigerian-born product lead, Ayodeji Jegede is building financial infrastructure to make cross-border support more efficient.

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced the release of The UEX Security Standard: From Proof to Protection, a joint research report authored with blockchain security firm BlockSec to set a new benchmark for Universal Exchanges. The report outlines a system-level security framework designed for exchanges operating across crypto, tokenized assets, and traditional […]

By Philip Obazee Every so often, conversations with my old boarding-school classmates veer into sober, and frankly painful, debates about corruption. In one recent exchange, a classmate based in Lagos posed a stark provocation: “Imagine if they executed (names withheld). Do you think any politician would dare steal again?” A classmate calling in from London […]

Alvaro Carreras and Kylian Mbappe’s goals earned Real Madrid a battling 2-0 win at Valencia on Sunday to close the gap to La Liga leaders Barcelona to one point.