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, […]

By Nasir Tommy Abu For years, motorists and residents across Edo State have endured the familiar, frustrating hum of tyres struggling against potholed asphalt. The complaints about crumbling infrastructure, particularly in the busy commercial hubs of Benin City and the sprawling rural communities, have become a background score to daily life. It is a narrative of […]

By Boluwatife Daniel-Adebayo Over the years, Independent filmmakers have had limited access to well established distribution channels into theatre without the backing of major studios. With the new age brings a different approach to how independent filmmakers can distribute their films. In the digital age of film distribution, distribution channels into theatre for films have […]

By Martins Odeh The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, along with several Chief Executives of agencies under her oversight, including Dr. Olufemi Ogunyemi of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), strategically utilised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit to the United Kingdom to promote flexible trade and investment facilitation strategies. It has […]

By Tuedor Jackson The global financial landscape is witnessing tremendous transformations in modern history with the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain technology, and digital financial infrastructure collaborating to create what experts now describe as AI Finance, a new era where technology automates wealth creation, enhances access to financial services, and unlocks real-world asset opportunities for […]

By Busayo Okunlola In every democratic system, the question of continuity versus change is one that voters must carefully consider. For the people of Ifo and Ewekoro Local Government Areas, this debate is particularly significant as discussions about the next representative for the Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency begin to emerge. As a resident and indigene of […]

By Barnabas Akindele Public discourse around women’s rights in Nigeria, and indeed globally, is often framed in adversarial terms. It is presented as a contest between men and women, a zero-sum struggle in which the advancement of one must come at the expense of the other. This framing is not only reductive, but also profoundly […]

By Emeka Alex Duru Every fleeting arrangement throws up phony characters that in unrestrained excitement, tend to the extreme. In their frenzy, the upstarts do not differentiate the sacred from the profane. Everything is rather brought into the mix. That was the major challenge of the Warrant Chief administration in some parts of Igbo land, particularly the […]

By Arabinrin Aderonke When I received the notification that I have been added to the Media and Publicity Committee of the forthcoming national convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, I felt a deep sense of honour and responsibility. Beyond the excitement, it offered a moment to reflect on the weight of the assignment and […]

The heartbreaking murder of Malam Bashar Sani, a senior administrator at the College of Education, Maru, is yet another grim reminder of the tragedy consuming Northern Nigeria. Despite paying more than N25.7 million in ransom—alongside motorcycles, phones and airtime—to secure the release of his abducted family members over several years, he was eventually killed by the […]

By Tunji Olaopa One of the opening pedagogical directions in any political science or political philosophy beginning classes is to make a comparison between being a politician and being a political scientist. The teacher then asks the students how both can explicate our understanding of what it means to be political from their different endeavors. […]