Can Nigeria build new millionaires through Dangote IPO?
By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA Nigeria has a long, painful, and largely unreported history with shares. The promise of ownership has repeatedly been used to separate ordinary citizens from their savings, and the consequences have rarely been visited upon those responsible. Between 2007 and 2009, an estimated N800 billion was funnelled into private placements that promised future […]
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A New Year’s call to action for Nigerian children
By CRISTIAN MUNDUATE NIGERIA is home to nearly 110 million children and adolescents aged 0–17 years, representing about half of the nation’s population. The 2024 Situational Analysis of Children and Adolescents in Nigeria, a joint publication by the Federal Government and UNICEF, should bring our collective commitment to change a stark reality: 67.5 percent of Nigerian […]
Spectacle: The Architecture of Joy in Mavic Chijioke Okeugo’s Calabar carnival photographs
In these photographs from the Calabar Carnival in Nigeria, taken between December 28 and 30, 2024, Mavic Chijioke Okeugo continues his mission
The “Golden Age” of Nigeria’s political history
By OBIOTIKA TOOCHUKWU Golden age denotes a period of primordial peace, harmony, stability and prosperity. As the year 2024 comes to an end, it should be reviewed and rehearsed, especially with the various trends, woes that coiled the year. 2024 is not the year people had peace and harmony. It’s not the year of abundance but […]
Tragedies foretold
By NICK DAZANG Their timing – at the eve of Christmas – was most inauspicious and most painful. They went against the very grain and spirit of Christmas, to wit: hope, goodwill and peace. If this writer’s surmise is right, they went against the uplifting motivations of the organisers, who wanted, by their kind gestures of […]
2024 Governor Of The Year: Delta Governor Oborevwori takes top honors
By Ossai Success As the year 2024 comes to a close today, I present to you the Governor of the Year 2024: His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the Governor of Delta State. Governor Oborevwori’s impressive achievements have earned him the prestigious Governor of the Year 2024 award. His administration’s remarkable progress within a short […]
