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Nigeria’s $2.4 trillion economy and the myth of poverty

Nigeria’s $2.4 trillion economy and the myth of poverty

By Samuel Caulcrick Nigeria is not poor. Nigeria’s resource distribution is badly allocated, which is Pareto inefficient, slowing national growth and harming both the rich and the poor. That distinction matters because it shifts the conversation from “how do we get richer” to “how do we share better for a better bargain for all.” The latest […]

How the New Army Formations Will Rewrite  Kwara’s Security Story

How the New Army Formations Will Rewrite  Kwara’s Security Story

By Bashir Adigun  For years, the people of Kwara State have lived with a painful contradiction. Widely  regarded as one of Nigeria’s most peaceful states, Kwara has increasingly found itself on the frontline of insecurity, with criminal elements exploiting its vast forests, porous borders, and sparsely populated rural communities. Read Also: New Army Divisions: Veterans split over timeline, […]

Alex Otti’s three-day memory

Alex Otti’s three-day memory

By James Udemba On Tuesday, 21 July, Remi Tinubu visited  Abia State and Governor Alex Otti rose  to welcome the First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, with a tribute to her husband that no card-carrying APC chieftain could have bettered. He asked the gathering to thank the President for his sacrifices. According to Governor Otti, it […]

Celebrating foreign education: The hypocrisy of contemporary Nigerian leadership

Celebrating foreign education: The hypocrisy of contemporary Nigerian leadership

By CHEKWUBE E. NZOMIWU Late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, in his influential book “The Trouble with Nigeria,” identified failure of leadership as the single core problem of Nigeria. In the 68-page book, first published in 1983 by Fourth Dimension Publishers, Achebe argued that there is nothing wrong with the Nigerian land, air, climate or the […]