In the long journey of a nation’s development, there are moments when a long awaited policy finally catches up with potential.

Since the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt judgement that upheld the Rivers State High Court ruling that nullified the APC Ward, local government, and state congresses, there have been comments by political pundits and stakeholders suggesting that APC party primaries conducted in the state by the National Working Committee (NWC)…

By Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili  The Tinubu administration’s renewed push for State Police has reopened one of the most consequential public policy debates in Nigeria’s democratic history. The proposal has gained momentum because it speaks directly to a painful reality confronting millions of Nigerians. The country’s security architecture is failing. Terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, violent extremism, communal […]

A closure of the world’s most strategic oil chokepoint would punish fuel importing economies across Sub-Saharan Africa but it could also force the continent to finance energy security through renewables, not rhetoric. Any prolonged disruption of the Strait of Hormuz would send an immediate shock through Africa’s economies. The waterway carried about 20 million barrels […]

By Ufuoma Egbe  Youth empowerment in Nigeria has become a minefield. Do it, you get criticized. Don’t do it, you get crucified. Senator Ede Dafinone’s Delta Central Scaffold and Rigging Training Programme has just walked into that minefield, and the shrapnel is unfair.  It’s not enough to instigate disenchantment. Context matters. The beneficiaries crying for cash […]