The 2026 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO), released by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), has arrived with the chilling precision of a recurring nightmare. With over 30,000 communities—including 14,118 in high-risk zones across 33 states and the FCT—standing in the path of potential downpours, the Federal Government has once again sounded the alarm. Yet, as […]

In Nigeria, social media misinformation is no longer a hypothetical threat; it is a lived reality. During elections, fabricated results inflame partisan tensions, while in periods of insecurity, recycled videos of past conflicts trigger fresh panic. Public health also suffers as unverified cures spread faster than medical advice. In these high-stakes moments, misinformation shapes behaviour […]

At a time when rising crude prices should translate into national gain, Nigerians are instead confronted with escalating petrol costs, deepening inflation, and economic anxiety. The renewed volatility in global oil markets, triggered by geo-political tensions in the Middle East, has once again exposed the country’s fragile energy architecture. For a major crude producer, this […]

The privatisation of Nigeria’s power sector in 2013 was sold as a panacea—a shift from the lethargy of a state-run monopoly to the efficiency of private enterprise. Yet, over a decade later, the average Nigerian finds themselves in a bizarre economic paradox: they are treated as customers when it is time to pay bills, but […]

As Nigeria navigates the turbulent waters leading toward the 2027 general elections, the shadows of administrative interference and judicial overreach loom large. The recent leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress, ADC, is not merely a localised party dispute; it is a litmus test for the resilience of our multi-party democracy. For the opposition to […]

The recent discovery of a COVID-19-positive Chinese national in Cross River State serves as a chilling reminder that the ghosts of the 2019 disaster still haunt our global health security. While the proactive profiling of ten contacts and the reactivation of the State Emergency Operations Centre, SEOC, demonstrate a significantly matured response system, the news […]

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation led by Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has delivered a defining moment in Nigeria’s war against terrorism. In four extraordinary days, ten ebullient judges secured 386 convictions from 508 terrorism cases at the Federal High Court in Abuja. With phase ten scheduled for June, the Federal Government has made […]

At the 2026 Vanguard Economic Discourse, held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island in Lagos, on Wednesday, April 22, a profound truth echoed through the halls: Nigeria’s path to true sovereignty is paved not with oil, but with soil. The event, co-chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, and the Minister of Livestock […]

In the high-stakes theatre of global aviation, Nigeria has long been a leading actor, providing one of the most lucrative hubs for international carriers in Africa. Yet, a troubling subtext has emerged in our hangars: the growing insistence by some foreign airlines to price and sell tickets exclusively in US Dollars. As we navigate the […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has never lacked the impulse for reforms. Its recent directive restricting each Point-of-Sale, PoS, operator to a single terminal is clearly born of a noble intent: to sanitise an informal sector that has occasionally become a playground for bad actors. By seeking to track every Kobo through a “one-agent-one-principal” […]

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 […]