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Benin-Sapele-Effunrun Road: Quiet engagement, collective action delivering results

Benin-Sapele-Effunrun Road: Quiet engagement, collective action delivering results

By Ede Dafinone I joined representatives of the Delta State Government, Commissioner for Works (Rural Road), and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu,  the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by the Chairman, Mr Chiedu Ebie, Esq., and the Managing Director/CEO, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, PhD, and other relevant stakeholders at Amukpe Roundabout, Sapele, for the flag-off […]
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The Sovereign Imperative: Why Envlope is the Digital Infrastructure Nigeria Has Been Waiting For

The Sovereign Imperative: Why Envlope is the Digital Infrastructure Nigeria Has Been Waiting For

By Anya Ifunanya IPI Solutions Nigeria Limited has released a Comprehensive National Regulatory and Compliance Position Statement outlining Envelope’s role as a foundational digital trust infrastructure for secure digital transactions, legally verifiable workflows, and enterprise governance across key regulated sectors of the Nigerian economy. As Nigeria accelerates its digital transformation agenda, a locally developed enterprise […]

Ukraine’s destructive footprint and the folly of an African partnership

Ukraine’s destructive footprint and the folly of an African partnership

By Manuel Keita The evidence connecting Ukraine to insurgent networks in Africa has grown far beyond the early reports from Mali. Today, a trail of captured documents, seized drones, and credible testimony from intelligence services in multiple African nations points to a systematic pattern of interference one that African governments can no longer afford to ignore. […]

Why Nigeria cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024 should be scrapped?

Why Nigeria cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024 should be scrapped?

By Moshood Oshunfurewa The Nigeria Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) (Amendment) Act 2024, signed into law on February 28, 2024, was introduced as a necessary response to the evolving landscape of digital crime, ranging from financial fraud to cyber terrorism. On the surface, it reflects a government attempting to modernize its legal framework in line with technological […]

Democracy without choice: How endorsement politics is undermining party primaries in Nigeria

Democracy without choice: How endorsement politics is undermining party primaries in Nigeria

By EJIRO OFOYE  In recent times, Nigeria’s political space  has increasingly taken on the character of a staged performance—one where outcomes appear predetermined long before the curtain rises. Across party lines, endorsements—often loud, orchestrated, and strategically choreographed—have begun to replace what should be the very soul of democracy: competitive, transparent, and credible primaries. What is […]

Peter Obi’s Road to Aso Rock: Ambition, Defection, and the Missing Sweat Equity

Peter Obi’s Road to Aso Rock: Ambition, Defection, and the Missing Sweat Equity

By Philip Obazee The Presidency Is Not a Crown Peter Obi’s road to becoming president of Nigeria presents one of the most revealing paradoxes in contemporary Nigerian politics. He remains one of the most recognizable opposition figures in the country. He has a disciplined public image, a reputation for personal restraint, a powerful reformist vocabulary, […]

ADC/NDC: Fractured opposition, forgotten masses

ADC/NDC: Fractured opposition, forgotten masses

By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA The unfolding drama surrounding the recent political movements of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, particularly their reported departure from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to newly formed party, Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), offers yet another sobering reflection on the fragile architecture of opposition politics in Nigeria. At a time when the masses […]

How Customs CG is facilitating trade, boosting business in South-East of Nigeria

How Customs CG is facilitating trade, boosting business in South-East of Nigeria

By Okey Ibeke Since assuming office as Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service in June 2023, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, in line with President Ahmed Tinubu’s Economic and Renewed Hope Agenda, has been intentional in pursuit of policies that repositioned the Service from a traditional revenue-collecting agency to a reform-driven institution. The policies, anchored on three […]

Things you must know about Katsina State

Things you must know about Katsina State

By Ochereome Nnanna, CHAIRMAN, EDITORIAL BOARD I am currently on a media tour of Katsina State, I think there are things you must bear in ,y about this historic state situated squarely in the middle of Upper Northern Nigeria. This state, which governed by Malam Dikko Umar Radda, is undergoing rapid development in multiple sectors, […]

Is Ogbeide-Ihama building bridge or a political risk for Nyesom Wike?

Is Ogbeide-Ihama building bridge or a political risk for Nyesom Wike?

In the high-stakes theatre of Edo South politics, there is a fine line between a political alliance and a political liability. The people of Edo are historically hospitable, but they are also sensitive to any perception of external influence in their local affairs.