Every nation eventually reaches a point where silence ceases to be prudence and becomes complicity. At such moments, patience no longer looks like maturity; it begins to look like surrender. Nations do not decline only because bad people act badly. They also decline because good people, seeing danger clearly, choose comfort over truth. Nigeria is approaching such […]

The recurring derailments and operational disruptions on the Warri–Itakpe Railway have become a source of growing concern to commuters, industry stakeholders and policymakers alike. Once celebrated as one of the flagship achievements of Nigeria’s railway modernisation programme, the corridor is increasingly attracting attention for a troubling pattern of derailments and service interruptions. The latest derailment reported […]

By Suleiman A. Suleiman (suleimansuleiman@dailytrust.com; 07066451983 SMS) After 27 years of uninterrupted democratic development, a division of labour of sorts is emerging around three dates in Nigeria’s national calendar. October 1 remains our Independence Day, a moment for reflecting on our journey as one nation. June 12 is now the uncontested Democracy Day, when we […]

…a response to an unsigned commentary on Nigeria’s capital inflows By Tanimu Yakubu The unsigned commentary under review presents itself as a forensic examination of Nigeria’s recent capital-importation figures. Its central thesis is that because a substantial proportion of recent inflows entered Treasury bills and other money-market instruments rather than factories and industrial enterprises, the inflows should […]

Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, the United States–based daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, came visiting Nigeria. An academic, she appeared to be on sabbatical and decided to spend it as an elected leader in the country. Ms. Obasanjo had been out of the political scene for fifteen years. So, she dropped in like a political exile but with […]