Efforts by successive Akwa Ibom State administrations to actualise the construction of a deep seaport have continued to hit the proverbial brick wall. Akwa Ibom is a littoral state, with a shoreline that sits on some of the deepest portions of the Nigerian continental shelf. In 1999 when the government of former Governor Victor Attah, […]

The recent formal exit of the Alliance of Sahel States or Alliance d’Etats Sahel, AES, from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is a big blow to Africa’s best known regional organisation. Coming on the 50th anniversary of ECOWAS which is built on the protocols of free movement of people and goods without […]

President Bola Tinubu’s December 2025 deadline for the armed forces to end insecurity in Nigeria is a fresh approach to the duties of his office as Commander-in-Chief. It is different from the usual “marching orders” that no longer means anything, even to the military and police personnel. In most cases, the armed forces and police […]

Since the late Professor Dora Akunyili left the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, in December 2008, the Agency has hardly made front page news except for the wrong reasons, until now. The incumbent Director General, Mojisola Adeyeye, a professor of Pharmaceutics, Manufacturing Science and Drug Product Evaluation, has brought the […]

On Wednesday last week, the All Progressives Congress, APC, held a rare National Executive Council, NEC, meeting at its national headquarters in Abuja, apparently for the specific intent to pass a vote of confidence on its leader, President Bola Tinubu; National Chairman, Umar Ganduje and other major party officeholders. Tinubu has thus been cleared to […]

Nigerian Muslims join the rest of the Islamic world to observe this year’s Ramadan, in which the fasting ritual is observed. For Muslims, Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is time for piety, spirituality and an opportunity of getting closer to God through fasting and praying. Muslims also take time to recite the […]

About a week ago, Nigeria’s former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, unveiled his autobiography: A Journey in Service before a gathering of the cream of the Nigerian society. 

The recent discovery of about 6,000 foreign nationals from our Northern neighbour, the Republic of Niger, as holders of the National Identity Numbers, NINs, of Nigeria, did not come as a surprise. The surprise is that only 6,000 of them have been discovered and reportedly deleted. Niger Republic residents do not seem to know where […]

On February 13, 2025, a United States of America Congressman, Scott Perry, made an earth-shaking claim during the inauguration of the sub-committee on Delivering Government Efficiency. According to him, the embattled United States Agency for International Development, USAID, was involved in the funding of jihadist terror groups such as Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria, ISIS, […]

Last week, Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed that the Federal Government had concluded plans to reintroduce tolling on selected expressways with the kickoff on the Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Highway. The 227.2-kilometer road is among the nine expressways scheduled for tolling. Other roads listed include the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano Road and Makurdi-9th Mile Road. According […]

It is said that those who fail to learn the lesson of history are bound to repeat it. This captures the unfolding scenario in Kaduna State where its Governor, Uba Sani, has vowed to continue negotiating with terrorists and bandits for “peace”. In adopting this policy, Sani has failed to learn from the experiences of […]

During his campaigns, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, promised to continue the programmes of his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. That promise was understandable because he needed Buhari’s cooperation to enable him win. Continuation is often beneficial. Good governance is when a leader knows where to draw the […]

We see the ongoing controversy over the refined products of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and Dangote Refinery, DR, as a celebration of the full restoration of petroleum products refining capacity to the Nigerian domestic market after decades of dependence on importation. In August 2024, Dangote Refinery, the 650,000 barrels per day largest […]

Almost everybody has come to admit that the current security architecture is incapable of protecting Nigeria’s territorial integrity and securing the citizens, which is the first constitutional mandate of government. Over the years, even presidents have stressed the need for change. The current security structure has proved inadequate because it is anchored on the antiquated […]

On February 1, 2025, the Nigeria Police began nationwide enforcement of the third-party motor insurance policy as earlier announced by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The move, in line with Section 68 of the Insurance Act and Section 312 of the 1945 Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance), is to ensure that every vehicle in […]