On August 26, 2025, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, issued a pivotal directive mandating that all banks and licensed operators, such as Opay, Moniepoint, and Palmpay and others, geo-tag their Point of Sale, PoS, machines within 60 days. This measure, set to enforce compliance by October 20, 2025, aims to restrict PoS usage to […]

Nigeria’s rich diversity of ethnic groups and religions is a unique asset, but it has also been a source of persistent tension and conflict that hinder national unity and development. The hate speech provisions in the 2015 Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act criminalise online communications that incite hatred among ethnic, religious, or regional lines, but […]

It is no secret that Lagos and Nigeria in general are grappling with a plastic pollution crisis. Drainage channels choked with plastic bags and Styrofoam packs are a common sight, blocking waterways, contaminating soil and water, and threatening wildlife.

This year has witnessed disturbing technical glitches in two of Nigeria’s most critical examinations—the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. Earlier in the year, JAMB’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, tearfully admitted that technical faults contributed to the poor performance of candidates. Depression set in for many […]

Federal Government’s plan to power its facilities with solar mini-grids finally came off the proverbial drawing board, with the August 8, 2025 launch of the National Public Sector Solarisation Initiative, NPSSI. This followed the agreement among the Rural Electrification Agency, REA; Budget Office of the Federation, BOF; Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria, ICN; and the Federal […]

For about ten years, obtaining a visa from the United States of America’s embassy in Nigeria has been as difficult as the proverbial camel passing through the eye of the needle. The socio-political, economic and security atmosphere over there have drastically changed, hence a consequential change in the policy of authorised migration from Nigeria to […]

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.

Indications that the Federal Government is working on review of the federal allocation formula to increase the take-home of the states is cheering news. It is a welcome policy, and we encourage the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMFAC, to give it expeditious attention. Policies like this confirm that President Bola Tinubu is still […]

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 […]

The recent meeting between the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), and the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, on tackling substance abuse among Nigerian youths in higher institutions is a welcome step in confronting a deepening crisis. Nigeria’s university campuses, which ought to be […]

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, paid a working visit to President Bola Tinubu last week. A highlight of the meeting was her positive comment on the performance of the Nigerian economy under the president who has just completed 26 months in the saddle. According to her, while speaking to media: […]

The Federal Government took decisive steps last week to quench the fire of controversies rocking the aviation sector. Just as the tide of public opinion was turning in favour of Miss Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger in the vortex of alleged violations, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, issued a statement on […]

On Wednesday July 9, 2025, the Federal Government revisited an area in which successive regimes have failed – malnutrition. At the Nutrition and Food Summit held in Abuja, a presidential aide on public health, Uju Anwukah, confessed that Nigeria ranked second globally in malnutrition, especially among children and teenagers. This ugly and embarrassing disclosure was […]

The Sokoto State Government needs to give a deeper rethink to its intention to compulsorily hold down beneficiaries of its scholarship scheme for 15 years before letting them leave and explore other personal growth opportunities. At a recent courtesy call by the Sokoto Professionals Association, SPA, in his office, the Deputy Governor, Idris Gobir, disclosed […]

In a few days, the administration of Oluwatosin Ajayi in the Directorate of State Security Services, DSS, will clock one year. The Director General was appointed on Monday, August 26, 2024. He took over from Yusuf Bichi, whom President Bola Tinubu inherited from the regime of the late President Muhammadu Buhari. Its core mandates include […]