by Arabinrin Aderonke Why is the Nigerian government introducing a windfall tax, and what does it mean for the economy? As part of economic reforms, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has proposed a one-time windfall levy aimed at addressing the substantial gains made by Nigerian banks due to changes in exchange rates. The Windfall Tax, […]

By John Peters The affirmative impacts of the water value chain on the entire universe and global communities cannot be overstressed. Many logicians support the aphorism “water is life” because human existence in every ramification relies on the availability of the water value chain. The entire universe cannot function for a second without H2O; thus, […]

By BASSEY ETUKUDO THE Lagos-Calabar coastal highway has  been under focus for some time now. A 731.5-kilometre road that will link all the coastal states from Lagos State to Cross River State, traversing Ogun, Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states, it is easily a signature project of the Bola Tinubu administration. To be […]

By SHUAIB AGAKA IT is gratifying to learn that National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has introduced a bill to implement cyber insurance for businesses in Nigeria.  This is coming as the agency is encouraging Nigerian youths to participate in the ECOWAS Cybersecurity Hackathon, a regional competition aimed at promoting cybersecurity skills and awareness. The […]

By TITILOPE DOKUNMU COVID-19 is no longer a scare around the world because the pandemic is over; it is now a long-term disease just like any other infectious disease that is treated according to standard guidelines. However, there is a silent, creeping burden of post COVID-19 impact on public health with post-COVID consequences even at very […]

By Charles Onunaiju Between July 8 and 10, Western Military Alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, held a summit to mark the 75 years of its founding in 1949. Despite that its founding mission of confronting the defunct Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, has largely disappeared with the collapse of the USSR, the Western […]

If not well planned, a revolution for a good cause will not succeed, let alone a camouflaged “revolution” sponsored by suspected looters and fraudsters and others undergoing prosecutions or awaiting trials

Education is often touted as the cornerstone of development and progress, particularly in developing regions like Africa. However, a significant learning crisis is undermining this potential. One of the most pressing issues contributing to this crisis is the rise of out-of-school teachers.

I am very proud, as I always do home and abroad, to call myself a citizen of Nigeria, the blessed land of my forebears

By MUTIU OYINLOLA GLOBALLY, the number of people living in extreme poverty has increased following the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic amidst subdued economic growth. According to the World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022 report, a total of 712 million people globally were living in extreme poverty in 2022, using the monetary extreme poverty […]

By EZINWANNE ONWUKA AS I followed with keen interest the recent events in Kenya, where citizens took to the streets to voice their dissatisfaction with the government’s mismanagement, corruption, and political repression, I felt a sense of déjà vu. Nigeria has been down this path before.  The struggles, the frustrations, and the public outcry for good […]

By NICK DAZANG SOME four weeks ago, this writer was privileged to be a participant at a two-day engagement with the broadcast media on the electoral process. It was organised by the Centre for Media and Society, CEMESO, at the Valencia Hotel, Wuse II. This writer was riveted by a conversation involving two participants who had […]

Some individuals are so intentional about their actions that they often achieve remarkable results without seeking recognition

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, The Chairman, Senate Committee On Local Content, a first timer in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly, has enjoyed the benevolence and magnanimity of the 10th senate through the leadership of the President Of The Senate, Godswill Akpabio.

By Lanre Arogundade Military oppression was then at a crescendo. For the brutalisedmedia, underground reporting popularised as guerrilla journalism had become the preferred modus operandi forsome professional journalists who had not been forced into exile. Those at home bravelychallenged incipient fascism. In the process of doing that and unknown to them,their names were beinginscribed in a […]