Nigeria’s quest for economic diversification has moved from policy aspiration to national urgency. Years of over-reliance on crude oil revenues have exposed the economy to volatility, fiscal instability and structural weakness. In this context, the renewed attention being given to solid minerals under the leadership of the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, […]

Following a recent proposal by the Federal Government of Nigeria to expand the exportation of electricity to neighbouring countries, a familiar national debate may be in the offing. Should Nigeria sell power to neighbouring countries when millions of its citizens live in darkness?  While the policy may appear like an economic opportunity and regional leadership […]

On December 10, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a proposed fast-track United States visa in exchange for a $1 million investment. The announcement has reignited a long-standing global debate about migration reform and whether access to opportunity should be openly sold to the highest bidder. For developing and striving economies such as Nigeria, the […]

Today, January 15, Nigeria again marks the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, AFRD.  It is more than a date on the calendar; it is a solemn national moment to honour the courage, sacrifice, patriotism and supreme price paid by the men and women who laid down their lives in service to the nation. From the battlefields […]

Rivers State, “Treasure Base of the Nation,” has in recent years been overshadowed not by its economic potential but by a bitter power struggle between two of its foremost political figures — Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory Minister and former governor, and Siminalayi Fubara, the current governor. What began as a seemingly internal political […]

We consider the Federal Ministry of Education’s recent decisions on reuse of textbooks and a cap on the number of approved textbooks per subject in pre-tertiary schools a timely and commendable intervention in Nigeria’s struggling education sector. Under the new guidelines, government has prohibited the use of disposable workbooks, ensuring that textbooks can be re-used […]

There is a moral line every government must be careful not to cross. Taxation, though essential to state survival, becomes questionable when it ignores the lived reality of the people. In today’s Nigeria, where millions struggle daily to afford food, transport and shelter, the aggressive push to expand the tax net raises a troubling question: […]

It is sad that Nigeria’s inland waterways have continued to claim lives in preventable boat accidents. The latest tragedy struck on Saturday, January 3, 2026, in Nguru Local Government Area of Yobe State, where a canoe carrying 52 passengers from Adiyani in Jigawa State capsized in Garbi. It claimed 29 lives, with 8-10 people still […]

Nigeria’s oil governance has again come under public scrutiny following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of the write-off of about $1.42 billion and N5.57 trillion in legacy debts owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited to the Federation Account. According to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, October 2025 Revenue Collection Report, […]

The Nigerian stock market’s performance in 2025 stands as one of the most compelling economic successes of the year. At a time when many households struggled with high living costs, the capital market quietly delivered record-breaking returns. The Nigerian Exchange’s, NGX, All-Share Index rose by over 50 per cent, while market capitalisation expanded to nearly […]

Having bid the year 2025 goodbye, many Nigerians might have done so with mixed feelings bordering on realised and unrealised expectations. Indeed, for some it was a year of celebration for achievements recorded, including new births, birthdays, weddings, promotions and appointments, among others. These milestones provided moments of joy and gratitude amid an otherwise turbulent […]

The gross failure of emergency response in Nigeria’s healthcabre system, stood exposed once more, this time to the global audience, last Monday, when heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua and his friends suffered a horrific crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Social media videos captured voluntary bystanders pulling Joshua from the wreckage and seating him in a police […]

Reports of a United States airstrike targeting terrorists on Nigerian territory, whether officially confirmed or shrouded in strategic ambiguity, raise profound questions about sovereignty, security cooperation, and the long war against terror in West Africa. Beyond the immediate military calculus, such an action forces Nigeria-and the international community-to confront uncomfortable truths about the state of insecurity […]

Nigerians have endured a nation where little works-a grinding reality far beyond mere frustration. As 2025 fades, our collective demand should ring clear: transformation must begin from today. First, the barbaric slaughter by terrorists must end. Over 5,000 Nigerians fell to Boko Haram, ISWAP, and other insurgents in 2024 alone, with more than 20,000 killed […]

As Nigerian politicians get set to take part in off-season elections next year and the general election in 2027, defections from one political party to another are sending shockwaves through the country’s political landscape. The gale of defections by Nigerian politicians has raised concerns about their motives and the implications for the country’s democracy. In […]