Institutional Memory, Professional Knowledge and the CORFEPS Journal
By Tunji Olaopa The Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries (CORFEPS) is an association of patriotic former public servants that embodies administrative experiences, institutional memories and professional knowledge that could pull a lot of political and administrative weight within the reform imperative to transform governance architecture, the civil service and its ecosystem. As a multidisciplinary […]
Thoughts on Returning Safety to Nigeria’s Schools
By Adaobi Obiabunmuo Insecurity in Nigeria remains one of the country’s most persistent and troubling challenges, one that successive governments have failed to decisively address. It is easy to conclude that the crisis is an outcome of entrenched bad governance and corruption, or a political tool wielded by desperate political actors. It could also be both. […]
BONNY@TAP: A new cultural playground for adults comes to Lagos this December
Lagos is set to experience a fresh kind of cultural gathering as the Best of Naija Now Yours at The Adults’ Playground or BONNY@TAP takes place on December 20th and 21st at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island. Taking inspiration from the way Africans enjoy artistic expression, BONNY@TAP brings together elements present in all our occasions […]
A banner without stain: Justice, accountability, development
By Chidi Odinkalu This conference meets in a difficult moment for a country with a troubling balance sheet. On the credit side, civilian government under the guise of electoral legitimacy is now in its 26th year, the longest unbroken stretch in Nigeria’s history. It is a stretch long enough to inspire genuine questions from the people about […]
How Imo is engineering a $1 trillion economic transformation
By JAMES UDEMBA After decades of reliance on human capital export and unharnessed natural wealth, the state known as the Eastern Heartland is staging its most consequential act of self-redefinition. This week, the Imo Economic and Investment Summit 2025 is a meticulously engineered launchpad for industrial take-off, built upon a foundation of structural reforms that directly address […]
Open letter to Minister of Education on the silencing of our tongues
By Dr Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Ení bá sÍ ilé nù so àpò ìyà kÍì. Whoever loses their home (language, ancestry, and identity) burdens themselves with unending suffering. Dear Minister, I write as the publishing director of Cassava Republic Press, a global African publisher not only based in Abuja but deeply rooted in the cultural and intellectual […]
