Famadewa, Ribadu and the 90-day security plan: Unpacking Onanuga’s release
When the Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced that President Bola Tinubu had constituted an eleven‑man committee to develop a National Threat Assessment and a Strategic Defence Operations Plan within ninety days, with about four months to the general elections, several things struck me even before I reached the substance of the directive.
Radda’s China mission signals Katsina’s ambition for technology-driven future
For Radda, whose administration is pursuing the “Building Your Future” agenda, the week-long Strategic Technology and Industrial Partnership Mission to the People’s Republic of China was designed to position Katsina for that emerging reality.
Navigating identity and self-worth in the persona of the public administrator
By Tunji Olaopa (Being Contribution to TOFAC 2026: An Intellectual Feast on identity Conference, held at the University of Jos, from 7-10 July, 2026) One of the staples of philosophical ruminations that possesses universal significance is the subject of identity. When the philosopher asks, who are you, she is asking for the mapping of the […]
Ghost workers, IPPIS fraud, and the ₦941m forfeiture
By Nafisat Bello Nothing better illustrates the tragedy of Nigeria’s public finance than the persistent menace of ghost workers. It is one of the most absurd forms of corruption ever conceived—a crime in which people who neither exist nor render any service continue to receive salaries month after month and year after year, while hospitals […]
Reviewing NAMA’s impressive 2026 mid-year performance
By Abdul Jayu Over the years, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, has maintained a safe and stable air navigation environment. The agency under the leadership of its Managing Director/Chief Executive, Engr. Farouk Ahmed Umar entered 2026 with the enormous responsibility of sustaining safe, efficient and reliable air navigation services amid rising aircraft movements, ageing infrastructure, […]
Delta 2027: Great Ogboru on a rescue mission…
By Martha Ajagbawa Presently, in Delta State, there is a lot of shenanigans going on, coupled with misplaced priorities regarding some fundamental projects. The MORE Agenda of the Oborevwori administration, three years down the line, seems ineffective and inconsequential. Many Deltans were taken aback when the Governor announced the construction of 25 police divisional headquarters—one in […]
