By Alex Gendis In my years leading industrial operations across West Africa, I have witnessed a significant shift in the African marketplace. There was a time when a brand’s success was measured solely by its ability to provide a product that was “good enough” and “cheap enough.” But if you walk through a retail aisle in Lagos, […]

By Oto’ Drama Last week in Abuja, amidst the sterile air of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) meeting, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, attempted a daring feat of theological escape. With the practiced poise of a man who has spent twenty years mastering the art of the “moderate” sound bite, he declared: “Don’t think […]

By Ebuata Jakpor Even with growing anti-French sentiment across and west and central Africa, France may gain some new friends on the continent through strategic partnerships that it says will prioritize respect and mutual benefit for French businesses and its African partners. This vision is the central leaning of discussions planned for today at the […]

By Gbenga Gbadesire Rabiu Abdullahi Umar the newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency (NMDPRA) by President Tinubu to run the three-in-one agency effectively and efficiently, in line with global best practices and as enshrined in the Petroleum Industry Act of 2021 is a “square peg in a square hole”. NMDPRA […]

French luxury has long relied on African aesthetics, textiles, and craft traditions as part of its visual language

Sadly, the educational sector we already lament appears to be drifting towards an even more dangerous decline

Glorification of English-only instruction, combined with marginalisation of education students, reflects a misunderstanding of true education

By Philip Obazee A Campaign Is an Argument, Not a Slogan A campaign is not simply a noise-making operation. It is not just rallies, billboards, party songs, television appearances, partisan slogans, or the choreography of crowds. A campaign is an organized sequence of persuasive acts designed to achieve a political objective. In democratic politics, especially […]

By Prof. Mannixs E. Paul Democracy, at its core, is built on a simple but powerful principle: the people must have the right to choose their leaders freely, and those choices must be respected. In an ideal democratic system, votes are not merely counted; they are trusted, protected, and translated into legitimate governance. Elections should […]

By Moshood Oshunfurewa  There is a particular cruelty reserved for Nigerians who still dare to dream. Nigerians watch men in tailored agbadas step before cameras, clutch their chests with the fervour of converts, and promise us light. Not the blinding glare of a camera flash, mind you, but the kind that keeps a cold chain vaccine viable […]

By Babafemi Ojudu There are moments in the life of a people when difficult questions must be asked—not for provocation, but for the preservation of conscience. This is one of such moments. Across Nigeria today, there is a growing perception—fair or unfair—that the Yoruba, once regarded as a stabilizing moral force in the national equation, are retreating […]

By Victor-Bandele Dada Japan represents one of the most coherent and instructive models of sustainable development in the contemporary world. It combines industrial dominance, environmental stewardship, and institutional discipline within a unified governance structure. Notably, Japan is home to Toyota Motor Corporation, the world’s number one automaker by production and sales, symbolizing the country’s ability to align […]

By Godwin Bisong Presidential ambition, by any serious political standard, must be anchored on credibility, electoral strength, grassroots acceptance, and demonstrable leadership. It is rarely sustained by aspiration alone or proximity to power. It is against this backdrop that recent attempts in some quarters to project Senator Sandy Onor as a potential presidential contender of […]

By Echefuna’ ONYEBEADI The issue of zoning/rotation of political offices between North and South of Nigeria has become a recurrent decimal, particularly, in this political dispensation since 1999. First, let’s be clear that Nigeria did not gain independence from colonial rule in 1999, when the current political dispensation commenced under a very strange military contraption of an […]

What sets Odunuga-Bakare apart is her track record of delivering results, not just promises.