By DIMEJI BASSIR On March 13, 2026, President Bola Tinubu announced the Presidential Petroleum Reform and Value Optimisation Taskforce — a nine-member body chaired by Fola Adeola, co-founder of Guaranty Trust Bank, tasked with producing three reform blueprints within six months. The announcement arrives at a particularly fraught moment. Nigeria averaged just 1.46 million barrels per day, […]

By Samson Ezea “You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius Turning 62 is more than the marking of years; it is the celebration of a life tested, refined, and strengthened by experience. To exemplify resilience and stoicism at 62 is to embody the quiet strength that […]

By Murjanatu Abba Digital platforms are no longer just communication tools; they are becoming the primary environment where African cultural memory is preserved, interpreted and contested. As younger generations migrate from communal spaces to algorithm-driven networks, the question is no longer whether storytelling will survive, but who controls its form and meaning. In many African homes, […]

By Nathaniel Ndubisi Biblically, it is said that “My people perish for lack of Knowledge”. Deltans are suffering in the midst of aplenty. God in His infinite mercies has blessed Delta state with rich and abundant oil and gas deposits which Feeds the whole Nation presently. If this is true to a large extent, so why […]

By Deji Bodunrin Today, as the global community marks World Water Day, attention once again turns to one of humanity’s most essential yet increasingly pressured resources – water. Observed annually on March 22 under the leadership of the United Nations, World Water Day serves as a reminder of the importance of freshwater to human survival, […]