For decades, the Nigerian university system has operated as a conveyor belt, dutifully delivering thousands of graduates into an economy that has no room for them. Our ivory towers became factories of frustration, producing “job-seekers” whose primary skill was the desperate distribution of CVs. However, the recent launch of the N2.5 billion Student Venture Capital […]

For 19 years, Nigeria has bled under the scourge of Islamic terrorism. From the early days of the Boko Haram uprising to the present-day hydra-headed monster of ISWAP, Fulani herdsmen and “bandit” alliances, the recipe for Nigeria’s survival has always been simple: justice. Yet, the Federal Government continues to serve Nigerians the bitter, indigestible pill […]

Nigerians, especially those in the rural areas, live with the ever-present pollution of their only sources of potable water – springs, streams and small rivers. This is mostly due to lack of government diligent attention to the welfare of the people and outright lawlessness by citizens, including corporate citizens. The people of Amankwo of Agbada […]

Many major cities in Nigeria are today suffocating beneath the weight of their growth. With a population that is swelling every day,  cities like Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt and Abuja are now confronted by major  housing deficits  — a situation that ought to spur every tier of government into urgent, coordinated action. This is no […]

Nigeria’s democratic journey, hard-won after decades of military struggle, currently teeters on the edge of a precipice. The brewing crisis within the African Democratic Congress, ADC, is not merely an internal party squabble; it is a litmus test for the resilience of our constitutional order. When an interim leadership led by David Mark and Rauf […]

Two years have passed since the dark clouds of the Okuama tragedy gathered over the creeks of Delta State. The brutal ambush and killing of 17 Nigerian Army personnel in March 2024 was a national catastrophe that no civilised society should tolerate. It sparked a military reprisal that levelled Okuama, with many detained. In the […]

Nigeria’s governance suffers from a profound defect: the absence of accountability. Leaders announce multi-trillion-naira budgets with great ceremony, governors flag-off infrastructure projects amid public acclaim, and grandiloquent policies are initiated. Yet, when delivery fails—as it routinely does—no real consequences follow. This gap between authority and responsibility has persisted since independence in 1960, undermining 66 years […]

Nigeria’s introduction of a six-month injectable treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, marks a pivotal moment in the country’s long and arduous battle against one of the most stubborn public health challenges of our time. Known as Lenacapavir, it has already given our health authorities the confidence to predict the end of AIDS in Nigeria […]

Latest figures from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, indicate that Nigeria’s non-oil export sector recorded a healthy rise despite the severe security challenges occasioned by occupation of our forests and farmlands by armed criminals. Export of unprocessed raw materials fetched the nation N2.9trn by September 2025 compared to N1.174trn by September of 2024. This […]

The latest attack in Jos on Sunday, March 29, 2026, once again exposed the fragile security architecture in Plateau State. Suspected Islamist terrorists launched coordinated assaults on an unsuspecting crowd of young people in Angwan Rukuba, Jos. About 30 deaths were recorded, with many more injured. The scale and brazenness of the attack underlined persistent […]