In 2021, the Gates Notes reported that “a child in northern Nigeria is 20 times more likely to die before the age of five than a child in a rich country”

The parliamentary system is the best way to stimulate development and resolve the perennial Nigerian crisis.

By Chukwuemeka Ezike The Nigerian youth, diverse in culture and life orientation, share a common aspiration: the desire for a better life. Despite being the nation’s most valuable resource, the youth have been largely overlooked by the leadership in this democratic era. The ongoing protests, tagged #EndBadGovernmentInNigeria, highlight the government’s failure to fulfill its fundamental […]

By Olufemi Jacob A poignant article in the Financial Times of London of 31st January 2022 asked the question, ‘’What is Nigeria’s government for?’’ as its headline. Written by David Pilling, the piece scornfully described the sheer absence of public services in the country and wondered how the citizens function in such a state. ‘’Almost […]

In the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and other parts of Europe, the message is the same: members of the Edo diaspora community are resolute that Asue Ighodalo should be the next governor of the state. This is unsurprising, given the candidate’s unassailable status as the most prepared in the race and his successful overseas campaign tour.

Senator Ned Nwoko, representing the people of Delta North Senatorial district can best be described as an enigmatic patriot judging by the potential life transforming bills and motions credited to him since he became a Senator a little more than a year ago.

By Victor Omaghomi The relationship between accounting, auditing, and sustainability has become increasingly pivotal in today’s rapidly evolving economic landscape, particularly within public and hybrid organisations. These entities, characterised by their blend of public sector objectives and private sector efficiency, operate within a unique framework that demands a careful balancing act between financial accountability and sustainable […]

By YUSHAU SHUAIB THE politics of monopoly and oligarchy are familiar phenomena in Nigeria and beyond. During General Sani Abacha’s military rule in the 1990s, while working at the Federal Ministry of Finance, I witnessed first-hand the plight of a retired military officer who had become an entrepreneur. His product was threatened by a competitor who […]

He came into Naomi’s room and started to touch her. Naomi struggled against him, but he overpowered and raped her. He threatened to stop payment for her treatment if she told her auntie

By Olufemi Soneye In its editorial of 2nd August, 2024, a national newspaper, characteristically, launched another scurrilous and baseless attack on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). In the editorial entitled: “NNPCL: Liability or Asset to Nigerians?”, the newspaper set out to paint the picture of NNPC Ltd that is a liability to […]

While it has been explained that a protest can be action-based, the level of action can swiftly move one to the realm of riot while still assuming one is protesting.

By BABAFEMI OJUDU “We must complain. Yes plain, blunt complaints, (peaceful) ceaseless agitation, unfailing exposure of dishonesty and wrong—this is the ancient, unerring way to liberty, and we must follow it.”- W.E.B. Du Bois “War is what happens when language fails.”- Margaret Atwood “Nothing in the world is harder than speaking the truth and nothing […]

By EDAFE MARTIN THE  flag-off of the much-touted super highway, the 700-kilometre, 10-lane Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway, by President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, May 26, in Victoria Island, Lagos was an historic occasion, considering that the project had been planned since Nigeria’s independence. The first phase of the project, consisting of 47.47 kilometres of dual carriageway, with […]

I am ANGRY. Angry that the way of life I worked so hard to build for myself has been destroyed by bad governance. Angry that my business is ruined. Angry that it seems I was deceived into believing that honesty is the best policy in Nigeria. Angry that everyday l see new policies that will further impoverish me. Angry that if I fall sick now, I am likely to die because of a common ailment.

By SUNNY IKHIOYA THE August 1 proposed protest by aggrieved Nigerians against the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not be different from past protests in Nigeria. It will come and go like these other protests we have witnessed. The poor masses will bear the brunt, and no lessons will be learned by our leaders […]