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.
Adaora Umeoji and the big shoes at Zenith Bank
By ARINZE ANAPUGARS Being the managing director of Zenith Bank is not, as the cliché goes, a tea party or a walk in the park. The shoes left behind by its founder and pioneer chief executive, Jim Ovia, generally referred to as the czar of Nigeria’s banking industry, are simply too big to fill. In […]
Africa Has Caught Up: Why Nigeria can’t rely on history at WAFCON 2026
By Uchenna Oluchi Eze With just weeks to the kickoff of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), anticipation is building across Africa, and particularly in Nigeria, where expectations for the Super Falcons remain as high as ever. For decades, Nigerians have treated the Super Falcons’ dominance in African women’s football as a birthright, […]
Understanding AICL’s new phase of institutional repositioning
By ADEBAYO ADEOYE In the estimation of many industry observers and analysts, the Abuja Investments Company Limited, AICL, entered a new phase of institutional renewal following the appointment of Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. The company, established over three decades ago as the investment vehicle of the FCT Administration, has since then […]
Warri’s historic homecoming and the imperative of Itsekiri unity
By Dr. Michael Tidi, Esq. On Thursday, 26 February 2026, the ancient Warri Kingdom opened its arms to one of its most distinguished daughters, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This was not simply a ceremonial return; it was a moment where history, heritage, and destiny converged, […]
Understanding the essence of banks recapitalisation policy
By ARIZE NWOBU Banks are the most important financial intermediaries, especially in developing countries and they operate in the money market segment of the financial system and provide short term funds to businesses, which are typically tenured for one year or less, though sometimes short term funds could extend up to three years. Despite the tight […]
