By Dr Adeniyi Adekunle Fixing Nigeria is not child’s play. It is not a job for political entertainers, opposition specialists or those who believe that winning an election is the same thing as knowing how to govern. Nigeria is a complicated country. Its challenges did not begin yesterday, and they certainly cannot disappear overnight. We […]

That is why defending Obi on this issue does not require supporting his politics. One can disagree with him completely and still recognise something fundamentally troubling

By Valentine Obienyem Seneca was a notable philosopher who lived under Emperor Nero. He preached ascetic virtues but was accused of accumulating enormous wealth. Being a man of letters capable of defending himself, Seneca wrote: “I persist in praising not the life that I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it […]

By Tunji Olaopa (Being Paper Delivered at the United Nations Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) High-Level Workshop on ‘Enhancing Public Accountability and Service Delivery through Performance Contracts in Africa’ held in Gaborone, Botswana on 2-4 September, 2026) It has now become a key analytical template that in diagnosing what ails the African state, we must talk […]

By Ayowole Delegan Artificial intelligence has generated no shortage of predictions about the future of work.Some believe it will dramatically improve productivity. Others expect it to eliminate large numbers of jobs. There are forecasts of autonomous companies, digital employees and intelligent systems capable of performing much of today’s knowledge work with limited human involvement. These […]