How noise is becoming an environmental threat in Lagos
By Divine grace Onosetale Lagos was never quiet. But there is a difference between the sound of a city and noise that begins to interfere with everyday life. From the blast of horns in Oshodi to the endless hum of generators in different parts of the state; from loudspeakers at markets and religious centres to […]
President Tinubu: Boosting Nigeria’s Economy Through the National Single Window Project
By leveraging digital technology, Nigeria is setting the stage for a future where trade processes are not just streamlined but also transformed.
A geopolitical brotherhood and restructuring politics in Nigeria
By AMINU JAHUN THE recent appeal by the Patriots to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to convene a constitutional conference; the move by Dr Umar Ardo and like minds to set up a democratic league to politically and economically reinvent the North; and the reactive moves by the Middle Belt Forum against the league are deft […]
Delta APC and the Crab Mentality
By Annabel Ogheneganre Crab mentality, also known as crab theory, that is crabs in a bucket mentality, or the crab-bucket effect, is a mentality of which people will try and prevent others from gaining a favourable position in something, even if it has no effect on those trying to stop them. It is a way […]
Food Security: Ministers, APC youth leader launch young farmers network, cooperative society
As part of efforts to address challenges facing Nigeria’s farmers including limited access to funding, technology, and markets and achieve food security, the Federal Government has launched the Young Farmers Network and Cooperative Society.
How Dangote Refinery, Globacom, and Airpeace can be made global brands
By Magnus Onyibe “I am ready to let go, let the NNPC buy me out, run the refinery. They have labeled me a monopolist. That’s an incorrect and unfair allegation, but it’s okay. If they buy me out, at least their so-called monopolist would be out of the way.” The statement of defiance above was […]
MJGA, BBMK are possible!
By NICK DAZANG WHEN things go awry or fall apart, we rue the present. We long for an idyllic past. We become nostalgic and we beckon unto the past, in which things seemed to have worked in harmony, to succour and comfort ourselves. Such previous tranquility contrasts sharply with the raucous dysfunction of the present. This […]
Afrocentric colonialism: The new face of African oppression
By KINGSLEY AKAM Afrocentric colonialism represents a troubling and insidious form of oppression within Africa-one that is orchestrated not by foreign powers but by African leaders themselves. Despite the continent’s struggle for independence and the subsequent narrative of neo-colonialism, the root cause of Africa’s persistent challenges lies within its own leadership. This idea, which I […]
Hurrah! It’s Blessed Virgin Mary’s birthday
The Church celebrates Mary’s birthday on September 8th. This feast day is exactly nine months after the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th, marking nine months from conception to childbirth.
Dangote Refinery: A timely win for industrialisation
By Abiodun Alade Nigeria, rich in resources and with a burgeoning young population, remains paradoxically stagnant due to its over-reliance on imports. This dependency, rather than being a temporary measure, has entrenched itself as a systemic barrier to long-term prosperity. With a population exceeding 200 million and a predominantly young demographic, Nigeria has become a […]
The Oborevwori Phenomenon in Delta State
By Jackson Ekwugum Like him or not, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is blazing a new trail in the politics and governance of Delta State. It is a paradigm shift that some powerful interest groups and rent-seekers find unsettling, but it is one that is quietly but steadily changing the narrative in the state for the better. […]
