When President Bola Tinubu declared the end of the fuel subsidy regime in May 2023, Nigerians were asked to absorb immediate pain in exchange for a promise. The savings, estimated at several trillions of naira annually, would be redirected into healthcare, education, infrastructure and social protection. Nearly three years later, that promise has not been […]

Nigeria’s slow rebound in crude oil production to around 1.66 million barrels per day is good news, but it should not be treated as a major victory. After years of painful decline caused by oil theft, pipeline attacks, the departure of foreign oil companies and policy confusion, the recovery simply means the Federal Government has […]

For millions of Nigerian workers, retirement has become not a season of rest after decades of service but a fearful descent into uncertainty and abandonment. From the tragic plight of former Nigeria Airways workers, many of whom have waited over two decades for their pensions, to the widespread failure of state governments to activate the […]

There is something profoundly heartbreaking about the fact that Leah Sharibu turned 23 on 14th May 2026, in captivity, far away from home, family and freedom. For eight long years, her parents have lived with the torment of not knowing whether the daughter they sent to the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, will […]

Recently, another International Workers’ Day (IWD) was concluded with the customary fanfare of vibrant marches, impassioned speeches and recycled pledges to prioritise labour welfare. Yet, for the Nigerian workforce, the gap between political rhetoric and socio-economic reality has never been wider. With inflation relentlessly eroding the naira’s value and the cost of living reaching unprecedented […]