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A new dawn for Nigeria: What our exit from the FATF Grey list means for every Nigerian

A new dawn for Nigeria: What our exit from the FATF Grey list means for every Nigerian

By DORIS UZOKA-ANITE On October 24, 2025, Nigeria achieved a historic milestone that will reshape our nation’s economic future. At the Financial Action Task Force, FATF, Plenary in Paris, France, Nigeria was officially removed from the grey list – a designation that had constrained our financial system and limited opportunities for ordinary Nigerians since February 2023. This […]

Mbah and Imperatives of Tinubu’s Move to Revamp Security Training Institutions

Mbah and Imperatives of Tinubu’s Move to Revamp Security Training Institutions

By Uche Anichukwu  It is no longer news that the National Economic Council, NEC, has appointed the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, to chair a new committee tasked with overhauling all institutions for the training of security agencies across Nigeria. That appointment followed NEC’s endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposal for a comprehensive […]

Ribadu’s transformative journey as a trailblazer and history maker

Ribadu’s transformative journey as a trailblazer and history maker

*A renewed sense of purpose to Nigeria’s security architecture By ALI MUHAMMAD Nuhu Ribadu’s career is a testament to the power of transformative leadership. With a wand-like touch, he has consistently rewritten the narratives of the institutions he has led, leaving an indelible mark on Nigeria’s history. Whether as a police officer, the pioneer Executive Chairman […]

Appraising Dantosho and his Ports management strategy

Appraising Dantosho and his Ports management strategy

By Joseph Onwe  Nigeria is experiencing rapid change anchored on the Renewed Hope Initiatives of the transformational leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Associated with the pragmatic leadership which is bringing about systemic and generalized changes in all facets of national life and all sectors of the economy, is the superlative positive volte-face experienced at […]

Tinubu’s Renewed Hope and civil aviation transformational footprints

Tinubu’s Renewed Hope and civil aviation transformational footprints

By Michael Ado To still state that President Tinubu’s reform programs are working in all sectors is overemphasizing realities. To add that they are positively impacting the everyday life of the citizens and residents of the country is an understatement. Truth is, however, that there is need for sectoral analysis for a point-by-point understanding of […]

How proscription of trade unions was fought under military and civilian regimes in Nigeria (2)

How proscription of trade unions was fought under military and civilian regimes in Nigeria (2)

By FEMI FALANA  Continued from Friday Proscription of ASUU   In 1992, the ASUU embarked on an industrial action to protest the inadequate funding of public universities. Instead of addressing the complaint, the junta threatened to eject all lecturers from their official quarters in all campuses. We approached the Lagos State High Court, which restrained the junta […]

Reflection, Reinvention, and Winning at 65: A Field Note for Nigeria’s Next Chapter

Reflection, Reinvention, and Winning at 65: A Field Note for Nigeria’s Next Chapter

By Alim Abubakre I pen this article with a humble sense of responsibility hoping to contribute to this critical national discourse of proffering actionable insights to nation building. This article is informed by insights gleaned  from my engagements with more than 1,000 leaders globally in the past year and close to a gross of this number 15 years […]

INEC and corrupt practices: The siamese twins in Warri Federal Constituency

INEC and corrupt practices: The siamese twins in Warri Federal Constituency

By JONES TIMEYIN The much-anticipated public presentation of the book “INEC and Corrupt Practices: The SIAMESE Twins in Warri Federal Constituency” held on Saturday, September 27, 2024, at Lilygates Hotel, Lagos, was met with resounding acclaim. Authored by Chief Robinson Ariyo (Egogo of Warri Kingdom) and Jolone Ikomi, both legal practitioners, the book delves into alleged […]

Ogbuku: Golden milestone, intellectual fellowship and celebration of impact

Ogbuku: Golden milestone, intellectual fellowship and celebration of impact

By Akunne Federal August 19, 2025, is not just a date in the annual calendar. It is a golden milestone for the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, a man whose name has become synonymous with the transformation of the Niger Delta region. Events marking the 50th birthday anniversary […]

Dantsoho: Nigeria’s ports and global competitiveness

Dantsoho: Nigeria’s ports and global competitiveness

By Chief Peter Izu In less than a year at the helm of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho has emerged as one of the shining stars of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Backed by the performance-driven Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Dantsoho has deployed his wealth of maritime experience […]

Olukoyede: The quiet champion  at Nigeria’s EFCC

Olukoyede: The quiet champion  at Nigeria’s EFCC

By Raymond Igwe When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Olanipekun “Ola” Olukoyede as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in October 2023, the decision was met with cautious optimism. Today, barely two years into his tenure, it is clear that the President’s choice was not only right but visionary. Olukoyede has quietly redefined […]

TVET: As Mbah crafts Enugu’s prosperity via technical and vocational education

TVET: As Mbah crafts Enugu’s prosperity via technical and vocational education

By JeFF UKACHUKWU Enugu is not just promising a better future; it is actively working towards it. With a young, dynamic population and a pressing issue of unemployment, the state is not clinging to traditional education models that merely issue certificates. Under the visionary leadership of Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, and with the Science, Technical, and […]

Citizens’ rights and security concerns(2), by Femi Falana

Citizens’ rights and security concerns(2), by Femi Falana

From Friday continues the narrative on the basic rights of suspects as enshrined in various legal instruments 7. Right to Bail Section 35(4) and (5) of the Constitution and Sections 158-165 of the ACJA recognise the right to bail for persons accused of offences, particularly non-capital offences. Section 30(1) of the Police Act also requires that […]

Citizens’ rights and security concerns, by Femi Falana

Citizens’ rights and security concerns, by Femi Falana

Our topic, “Citizens’ Rights and Security Concerns”, invites us to widen the lens through which we understand both rights and securiy. Too often, security is reduced to the absence of physical danger -an agenda of soldiers, police, fences, and gates. But citizens do not live by fences alone. They live by wages and jobs, by food […]

Two years of Renewed Hope in Interior Ministry

Two years of Renewed Hope in Interior Ministry

By FEMI SALAKO There are many ways to look at visionary leadership, the capacity to translate vision into reality, as the American leadership expert Warren Bennis is justly famous for saying. Visionary leadership involves the ability to innovate and to create; which is why, according to Leroy Eimes, a leader is one who sees more than […]