SEVERAL months ago, the National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, announced a bid to ban sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in satchets. The bid did not fly at the time, mainly as a result of pushbacks from vested interests, including manufacturers and distributors of the products. Product packaging in satchets gained traction in Nigeria […]

There’s hardly any Nigerian who will disagree with the idea of acting in the national interest. Indeed, one would have to be an unrepentant renegade to say that he or she won’t act in the national interest. Yet, truth be told, very few people actually act in the national interest in Nigeria. Why? Well, first, there are […]

Let me state from the onset that calling Senator Ned Nwoko an irresponsible old man is not an insult. It is a statement of fact. Born on December 21, 1960, he will be 65 years next month. Some people believe that is his political age, which means he could be older. But let us stay with what […]

Every researcher has felt the weight of communicating complex ideas in a way that keeps readers listening rather than fleeing. It is not enough to have strong findings. It is not enough to work with impressive data. What separates impactful scholarship from silent work is the ability to make research speak like a human. In this article, […]

Come Thursday, 20 November, the Federal High Court in Abuja handling the trial of the secessionist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, will reach a decision one way or the other. Either Kanu will be sent home to his people in Afara Ukwu, sentenced to a term in prison or some sanction of sorts will be administered on him. It […]

“Every unguarded highway, every burnt out village, chips away at the argument that appointments alone satisfy regional expectations”, Dakuku Peterside, “2027: Battle for the Soul of the North“ The challenge before Nigeria as it approaches the 2027 elections is not merely about who wins or loses power; or who gets appointed into what office, it is about […]

THE SECOND ALTERNATIVE: RESTRUCTURING THE FEDERATING UNITS We may still retain the presidential system with restructuring of the federating units. The federating units can be zoned instead of the present states. These zones should be increased from the present 6 to about 8 to accommodate more zones of common origin. The zones shall retain the present 36 […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said last week that the new Board has been cleared by the Nigerian Senate to formally commence work at the Commission. The development brought a whiff of good news because the organisation has endured life for over two years under this administration without a Board, quite in defiance of the Nigerian […]

From last week continues the narrative on the Benue-Plateau crisis and the several means of finding amicable solutions to it. Benue and Plateau states have produced to date, the highest number of military officers, yet, their states have been terrorized by a tiny army of Fulani herdsmen for the past sixty years also. To the […]

“ A snake cannot bite you unless it is close to you.”— African proverb There is something eerily unprecedented about the current circumstances of political parties in Nigeria. In a way, they are the dream of the speculator and a nightmare for politicians looking for firm grounds to stand on as the contests for mandates in 2027 […]