Nigerians demand relief, not mere figures
President Bola Tinubu can point to credible evidence that Nigeria’s economy is stabilising. The World Bank says GDP grew by 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2026, against 3.9 per cent a year earlier, and projects average growth of 4.4 per cent through 2028. Inflation, which fell during 2025, has faced renewed pressure […]
Ensuring effective local government administration
MOST Nigerians have not fully addressed their minds to the latest effort to amend the 1999 Constitution. This is because every session of the National Assembly has always taken it upon itself to tinker with the Constitution, yet the major pillars of the nation’s grundnorm – centralised federalism – remain unchanged. One issue which the […]
Adamu’s walkout on protesting students
The walkout by Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, from a meeting with protesting students last Monday was unbecoming and immature. He did not act with the necessary restraint and dignity that befit his high office. The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, led by its President, Mr. Sunday Asefon, had visited him in his […]
Buhari and the Electoral Amendment Bill
ON Friday, February 25, 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari performed a duty that went down very well with most well-meaning Nigerians: he signed (at last!) the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. Given the tortuous journey the crucial piece of legislation went through, it was a memorable historic moment. With the stroke of his pen, […]
NDLEA: Beyond the Abba Kyari saga
IF not for the recent operation carried out by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Nigerians would not have known that the police authorities had kept the otherwise suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, and Commander of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Abba Kyari, on active duty despite announcing his […]
FG must take direction action on Nigerians in Ukraine
THE Federal Government must consider the safety and security of Nigerians trapped in Ukraine a matter of utmost priority and take direct action. The statement released by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, declaring that Nigerians trapped in the country under the onslaught of Russian military action “are responsible for their safety” is too hollow […]
