By Opeoluwa Runsewe Nigeria’s food security conversation has traditionally focused on production volumes such as tonnes harvested, hectares cultivated and annual output growth. While these indicators matter, they do not fully capture the structural challenge facing Nigeria’s agricultural economy. A large share of food produced across the country never reaches consumers in good condition because […]

By YINKA OLAITO There is a quiet crisis unfolding among young Nigerians, one that rarely makes headlines because it hides behind achievements, promotions, degrees and curated smiles. It is the crisis of burnout; the psychological exhaustion that comes not from failure, but paradoxically, from the relentless pursuit of success. In a recent conversation with mental health […]

By Akpos Oghentega In the buildup to the 2011 general elections, the late Senator Professor Adego Eferakeya issued a stern, prophetic warning to the Urhobo nation. He spoke of a quiet but devastating peril: the danger of lacking a “ranking senator” in the Nigerian National Assembly. As a member of his media campaign team during […]

By Austin Orette I am in receipt of a letter asking parents to pay for an excursion to England. I was very perturbed because this goes beyond the mandate of the school. These kids barely know the geography of Nigeria, and you want to export them to another culture for indoctrination and cultural imperialism. What […]

The “Nigeria Top Cyber Essentials Check” would serve as a practical baseline for businesses, providing a clear path to improving their security posture

By Rasheed Olanrewaju In the evolution of Nigeria’s democratic experience, certain public figures stand out not merely for the offices they have occupied, but for the institutional value they have added and the leadership stability they have provided across changing political eras. One of such figures is Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, OFR, CON, whose […]

“The fear of Trump is not the beginning of wisdom. But it is time to tread carefully, with clear eyes and a steady hand.” By YUSHAU SHUAIB As a child, whenever I refused to eat or take bitter traditional medicine, my mother would threaten to call Werekaci—the unstable and aggressive man who lived at the […]

By TIMI OLUBIYI The ongoing tensions in the Middle East may seem geographically distant from Nigeria, but the economic effects are already being felt in very real and personal ways across many countries, including Nigeria, even though light at the moment. For ordinary Nigerians, the impact shows up in rising fuel prices which is already […]

By OWOLOLA ADEBOLA The departure of a nation’s brightest  minds is rarely a sudden rupture; it is a slow, agonising hemorrhage. In Nigeria, this “japa” phenomenon, which is a colloquialism for escape, has shifted from a quest for economic greener pastures to a desperate flight for survival. While thousands leave for better wages, a more […]

By SAMUEL OROVWUJE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposed state visit to the United Kingdom, the first by a Nigerian leader in 37 years, comes not as a ceremonial flourish, but as a strategic moment long delayed. It is unfolding against Nigeria’s toughest economic conditions in a generation, a fragile democratic climate, and a global system […]

By Bolaji Ogundele There is a certain kind of man who enters a room and does not announce himself, and yet, somehow, the room knows. The air shifts. Conversations pause. Eyes follow. This is the quiet, authoritative gravity of Christopher Airemiokhai Iluobe, born on Christmas Day, 1964, in the small town of Ivue-Uromi, in Nigeria’s […]

By Kingsley Adegbite  In Nigeria’s already fragile information environment, numbers have enormous power. When a public official declares that N210 trillion has gone missing, the figure is large enough to shock citizens, dominate headlines and inflame public anger. That is precisely why such claims must be handled with care and responsibility. Unfortunately, Senator Ahmed Wadada’s allegation […]

By Bolade Olagunju Global technology markets are entering a new phase of strain as surging memory chip prices intensify the ongoing semiconductor shortage. For Nigeria, the ripple effects could translate into a 15 – 20 per cent increase in phone price levels if supply pressures persist into the next quarter While attention has largely focused on […]

By John Mayaki  When the governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, assured President Bola Tinubu that Edo would deliver 2.5 million votes in the next presidential election, many initially viewed the declaration as an ambitious political projection but a closer look at the unfolding development across the state suggests that the governor’s confidence may […]

By Dr. Lans Gberie I first met Mr Reuben Eghobor in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in the 1990s. A native of Ekpoma in Edo State, he was visiting his son, Kingsley Lington. Kingsley and his friend, Tony Hesmart – both young Nigerians – had established the Concord Times newspaper a few years earlier. Beyond their expectations, […]