Why Nigeria must invest in mangroves preservation
Nigeria and the world are bleeding biodiversity at an alarming rate. Globally, the United Nations (UN) reports that 420 million hectares of forest, which is roughly the size of the European Union, have been lost since 1990, with mangroves vanishing even faster at 35 per cent of their original extent. In Nigeria, the Niger Delta’s mangrove […]
Insecurity: Calls for military contractors
The apparent inability of our armed and security forces to defend the territorial integrity of Nigeria and protect its citizens from multifaceted security threats has prompted heightened calls for the engagement of foreign military contractors to help. Highly ranked Senator, Ali Ndume (APC Borno South), whose constituency is the epicentre of the 16-year-old Boko Haram […]
Curing the chaos of our Local Government system
Almost a year ago on July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court bowed to the wishes of the Executive when its ruling foisted the implementation of Local Government “autonomy” throughout the country. Among others, it ruled that only democratically elected Local Government Councils should be paid their Federal revenues, and that funds accruing to them should […]
Akinwunmi Adesina at the AfDB
With the election of Sidi Ould Tah from Mauritania recently as the new President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, the tenure of Dr Akinwunmi A. Adesina is gradually coming to an end. He has transformed the Bank into a people-centred financial institution despite challenges in the last ten years. With a strong academic background, […]
Life and times of Prof Jibril Aminu
On Thursday, June 5, 2025, close to the Muslim festival of Eid-el-Kabir, Jibril Mohammed Aminu Song, renowned Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) bowed, like all mortals must, to the call of life at 85. Expectedly, tributes flowed from across the divides both home and abroad. President Bola Tinubu, VP Kashim Shettima, former VP Atiku Abubakar, elder […]
Betrayals of June 12
After prolonged resistance, former president, Muhammadu Buhari, on June 6, 2018, declared June 12 Nigeria’s Democracy Day. Before then Democracy Day was celebrated on May 29, the day the military handed over to elected civilians. The agitation for making June 12 our Democracy Day was rooted in the logic that June 12, 1993, was the […]
