Atiku’s Border Promise: Between political expediency and Nigeria’s national interest
By Okey IBEKE Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s promise to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027 may appeal to traders and border communities who depend on cross-border commerce. But the promise raises a more important question: what exactly does he intend to reopen? The Federal Government has challenged the premise of the […]
Humprey Nwosu and the anachronistic scoundrels!
By Gbenro Olajuyigbe ‘Malice has a strong memory’ – Thomas Fuller Conducting free, fair and transparent elections in the land of desperate politicians is an act of valor. That was what Professor Humphrey Nwosu did with his Option A4, an appropriately contextual intellection backed mode of voting that was open, transparent and credible. It came […]
BEYOND PRESCRIPTION: How fake drugs threaten patient safety in urban Nigeria
By Adeola Bakare In bustling cities like Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano, a silent public health emergency is unfolding—one that lurks behind pharmacy counters, across hospital wards, and inside medicine cabinets. It is not a virus or a new disease. It is something more familiar but just as deadly: fake and substandard drugs. While […]
Data: The key asset shaping future of business
As AI, IoT and the cloud are transforming the way we manage information in Nigeria and across the world, data has become a must-have strategic asset
Bitcoin deserves its separate law
First and foremost, the Nigeria Securities and Investment Act 2025 is a landmark piece of legislation that deserves commendation
Is coalition the best strategy for Nigeria’s opposition?
By AMINU JAHUN In his March 20 press conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s opposition chieftain, Atiku Abubakar, dropped a political dumb bomb: a coalition of opposition parties would confront the APC-led regime in 2027. By that declaration, the opposition leaders, or a section thereof, have half heartedly hearkened to the calls, that it is a political suicide […]
