By Olufemi Aduwo Diplomacy is not conducted in isolation. In an era defined by geopolitical rivalry, economic uncertainty, climate emergencies and transnational security threats, nations are judged as much by their engagement with the international community as by their domestic achievements. It is against this backdrop that Nigeria’s participation in the forthcoming United Nations General […]

By Victor-Bandele Dada For more than six decades, Nigeria has debated its problems without ever adequately identifying the problem beneath the problems. Economists have diagnosed fiscal instability. Political scientists have examined institutional weakness. Sociologists have studied ethnic and religious fragmentation. Development specialists have focused on poverty, unemployment, food insecurity and human capital. Security analysts have examined […]

By Chidinma Nwafor In Nigeria, thousands of children living with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, ADHD, Down syndrome, and other related conditions continue to struggle in silence. Some of them have been labelled “stubborn,” “antisocial,” “slow learners,” and mentally unstable. Yet behind these labels are innocent children with unique abilities and amazing […]

The Ivorian group he founded delivers infrastructure in seven countries: “Africa should be judged on what it builds,” Dakhlallah has said.

By Wale Adewale Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, has argued that the United Nations lacks the power to investigate the Oriire school abduction because it is a domestic security matter. That proposition sounds authoritative, but it is contradicted by both history and the United Nations’ own record. It is a […]