In the traditional Independence Day broadcast on October 1, 2025, President Bola Tinubu took stock on two fronts: our 65 years of existence as an independent nation and his 28 months in the saddle as Chief Driver of the economy. His declaration that our battered economy had turned the corner was meant to raise optimism. […]

Last week, the European Union Election Observation Mission, EU-EOM, visited outgoing Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, in Abuja and once again voiced its deep concern for the need to ensure electoral and judicial reforms before the 2027 general elections. Led by its Chairman, Barry Andrews, an Irish Member of […]

As the world marked International Teachers’ Day, ITD-25, on October 5, 2025, the theme “Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession” resonates profoundly. This year’s focus underscores the need to view educators as interconnected pillars of society, fostering shared innovation and support networks to nurture future generations. In Nigeria, where education grapples with systemic strains, this […]

Nigeria has recently intensified efforts to eradicate tuberculosis, TB, a persistent public health challenge. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has been pivotal in driving these initiatives, aligning them with President Bola Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. What are Nigeria’s TB prevalence rate in a global context, endemic zones, historical […]

Last week (September 22, 2025), the Alliance of Sahel States, AES, comprising military-governed Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic, announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, ICC. Their decision, formalised through a joint statement, stems from their perception of the ICC as a tool of “neo-colonialist repression” wielded by imperialist powers, particularly targeting African […]

The distress is real, not imagined! Sixty-five years after independence, the vision of the country’s founding fathers have floundered exponentially.

Today, October 1, 2025, is Nigeria’s 65th anniversary as an independent nation. In reality, Nigeria, which was amalgamated on January 1, 1914 by joining the Southern and Northern Protectorates with the Colony of Lagos, is exactly 111 years and ten months old. Nigeria’s greatest problem, historically, is lack of unity. The British colonial authorities, with […]

The continued relevance of the United Nations Organisation, UN, is a topic of endless debates around the world. This issue is even more topical, as the 193-member universal organisation clocks 80 this year. The UN came into effect when member nations (made up of independent, sovereign states) signed the United Nations Charter on June 26, […]

On Saturday, September 27, 2025, the world celebrated World Tourism Day, WTD, a tradition that began in 1980 at the proposal of a Nigerian, the late Ignatius Atigbe. This year’s theme, “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation”, underscores tourism’s unique power to drive economic growth, preserve culture, and foster human development. While the United Nations World Tourism […]

The nation dodged the proverbial bullet recently following the quick and amicable resolution of the battle of wits between Dangote Refinery and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers, NUPENG, over the former’s alleged anti-union activities. The refinery planned to deploy 4,000 to 10,000 Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, trucks for nationwide fuel distribution […]

Jihadist terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have become parts of the daily experience of Nigerians. These violent crimes which directly target the citizens and their communities, have gradually become mainstreamed in many parts of the country, while governments, which should be all-out against them either crave their indulgence through “negotiations” or bark like toothless dogs. In […]

Penultimate weekend, the Federal Government and stakeholders in the livestock breeding sector met in Abuja to look for ways of keeping cows off the Abuja metropolitan area. The intractable problem of cows roaming the streets of our Federal Capital Territory is attributable to the weak political will on the part of the Government to stop […]

Nigerians are assaulted daily by disgusting sights of people defecating in the open. Beyond the obvious revulsion it evokes, this practice poses a great risk to citizens and the environment. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, as of 2021, about 46 million Nigerians still engaged in open defecation. The figure could be far […]

It is only in Northern Nigeria that we frequently hear the calls on the Federal Government and State Governors to negotiate with and grant amnesty to terrorists and bandits. This was a narrative they picked up from advocates for the Niger Delta militants who flooded the media with this call. The late President Umaru Yar’Adua […]

Nigerians are outraged at the prospect of an additional tax burden following the Federal Government’s announcement that it will soon start implementing a five per cent tax on fossil fuels for roads and bridges construction and maintenance. The tax is built into the Nigerian Tax Administration Act, NTAA, which President Bola Tinubu recently signed into […]