When No One Wants to Be in the Classroom Anymore: Nigeria and the dignity of the teaching profession
“If you were me, would you want to be like you?” This is the question the children and mentees of teachers now ask them.
IWD 2026: giving is the strategy for gender equality
Each year, the world marks International Women’s Day with conferences, corporate statements, media campaigns and heartfelt tributes
These voodoo electricity bills
By EMMANUEL ONWUBIKO Power(electricity)is one of the subsectors of the national economy that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government has failed to revive from its hitherto moribund status. Nigeria has had energy poverty as one of the severest challenges undermining the prosperity of millions of Nigerians for decades. Electricity poverty is one of the causes of […]
Biodun Jeyifo: What is Left When the Left Left Us?
By Tunji Olaopa The past few weeks have been dedicated to the news of the demise of elder intellectual and scholar, the late Professor Biodun Jeyifo, and to the celebration of his towering legacies in scholarship and activism. BJ, as he was fondly called, is one of the few intellectuals whose scholarship comes attached with […]
When no one owns decision, the nation pays the price
Nigeria’s greatest institutional risk is not technology failure — it is structural accountability failure_ By Henry Naiho Nigeria is not short of ambition. Across the country’s most strategic sectors, visible progress is undeniable. Banks deploy AI-driven credit models and real-time payment platforms. Telecommunications networks rely increasingly on automation and predictive optimisation. Energy institutions pursue grid […]
That Julius Takeme weeping like Jesus Christ
By: Enewaridideke Ekanpou Something psychologically destabilising has just swept the earth in Obotebe, Ngbilebiri, Isaba and Gbaramatu Kingdoms in Burutu Local Government Area and Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. So, Chief Dr. Julius Takeme, the Chairman of Burutu Local Government in Delta State, wept, mind swept off the cautionary traditional code that […]
What FCT, Rivers, Kano reveal about 2027 elections
By SHERIFF BULUS Local elections often act as a political weather forecast of future occurrences. They don’t necessarily announce the future; they give a hint. Under INEC’s revised timetable, the 2027 general elections are still about a year away. Yet the recent council polls in the FCT and the by-elections in Rivers and Kano already tell […]
Language, Security and Global Peace: A call for caution
“While studying the factors that affect our ability to stay compassionate, I was struck by the crucial role of language and our use of words”
Intra-Company Transfer Pathways: An expert analysis of L-1 visa in 2026
By Feyi Emma Amid economic shifts and talent demands, as global businesses continue to expand, the L-1 visa serves as a critical mechanism for multinational firms to relocate essential personnel to their U.S. operations. With ongoing policy adjustments and heightened scrutiny, this programme for executives, managers, and specialised knowledge workers offers stability but requires careful […]
Nearly ₦1.2bn in revenue and savings from Victor Eyanga’s repeatable engineering execution model
The article argues that, based on Victor Eyanga’s experience, the real challenge in digital infrastructure is not innovation itself but the engineering discipline
Sachet ban: Solving a health crisis, worsening mass poverty?
By CHIKE ALOZIE By 6:30 am., Mama Bose’s wooden stall in Mushin is already open. Bread on one side. Sachet water in a cooler. Small provisions stacked carefully. And tucked in a basket beneath the counter, sachets of legal, NAFDAC-approved alcohol that sells quickly and keeps her daily cash flow alive. Remove those sachets, and […]
