Atiku is right, subsidy removal needs revisiting – 2
By Dele Sobowale Some called it lunacy; others were more polite in their condemnation of the idea of government reversing itself. Few did the rational thing when confronted with a proposal on a vital public interest. Most of Atiku’s traducers were political opponents; who were afraid that the idea might just be popular and could […]
Manufacturing recovery lifts Business Confidence Index to 104.6pts — NESG
By Babajide Komolafe The Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, has reported an improvement in business confidence in May 2026, driven largely by a strong recovery in the manufacturing sector and robust consumer demand despite persistent cost pressures. According to the latest NESG Business Confidence Monitor, BCM, the Current Business Performance Index rose to 104.6 points in […]
Broken politics: Deeply flawed primaries point to a messy 2027, by Olu Fasan
The morning foretells the day. Early signs can indicate how a day will unfold. In that sense, the recent presidential, gubernatorial and legislative primaries foretell a very messy general election next year. Over the past two weeks, the media have been awash with endless stories about deeply flawed party primaries. The primaries betray a political […]
Fayose’s insufferable political rascality, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Nigeria is at a crossroads – politically, economically and socially. There is no easy way out of the bind. You believe President Bola Tinubu’s preachment of ‘Renewed Hope’ at your own peril because blind trust is always a risky proposition. And that is what the administration wants Nigerians to do – trust blindly. They want […]
When technology fails or tempts you to stop thinking, by Ruth Oji
Three weeks ago, a PhD candidate defended her dissertation over Zoom with audio so bad it sounded like she was speaking from inside a washing machine. The connection kept cutting out. Her microphone crackled. Background noise bled through constantly. What happened, you think? She got through it brilliantly. Because she’d structured her argument so clearly—problem, […]
Take the war to terrorists, their sympathisers and sponsors, by Rotimi Fasan
In the latest footage released by the Ansaru faction of the Boko Haram terrorists that kidnapped 46 Nigerians in two communities in Ogbomoso Local Government Area of Oyo State, nearly all of them being schoolchildren and their teachers, one of the terrorists can be seen pointing the barrel of his weapon in the face of Mrs. […]
