Fixing Nigeria’s eroding sovereignty
Sixty-six years after independence, Nigeria’s sovereignty is formally intact, but its practical authority over territory and security has been weakened by persistent violence and the inability to guarantee safety in every community. The country that once appeared destined to become Africa’s giant now marks another Independence Day amid insecurity, economic strain and massive distrust. The […]
Honouring Leah Sharibu at 23
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 […]
Demand for a new minimum wage
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 […]
NAAPE’s ‘SOS’ on jet fuel
The Nigerian aviation industry is standing on the edge of a precipice, staring into an abyss of operational paralysis. The present Jet-A1 crisis has become an economic hiccup as well as an existential threat to our aviation safety architecture. The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has rightly sounded the alarm: the astronomical […]
Another roll of the dice for Nigeria’s ailing refineries?
For decades, Nigeria’s state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna have served as monuments of administrative rot, massive corruption and fiscal leakage. Despite the infusion of billions of dollars into perennial “turn around maintenance” (TAM) cycles, these facilities have remained largely dormant, forcing Africa’s largest oil producer into the humiliating paradox of importing its […]
Ending South Africa’s xenophobic attacks
The xenophobic attacks and anti-foreigner sentiments in South Africa is not new, but its persistence makes it an increasingly explosive issue. Each cycle of violence against foreign nationals chips away at the country’s moral authority and threatens the very ideals upon which post-apartheid South Africa was built. Since the end of Apartheid, South Africa has […]
