By Fredrick Nwabufo This year has been an eventful one for the Tinubu administration. From reforms correcting long-standing distortions across multiple sectors and establishing durable understructures for sustained national development, to policies expanding enterprise and creative opportunities for citizens, the gains of the passing year have been well-forged and hold strong prospects for broader impact […]

By Sunny Joseph Imohimi In recent months, conversations across Nigeria’s digital finance community have been dominated by one phrase: “bad Naira.” From P2P crypto traders to fintech operators and everyday users, many Nigerians are sounding the alarm about fraudulent or compromised funds circulating through informal digital channels particularly peer-to-peer (P2P) exchanges. This concern is not […]

By Elder Abraham Amah  In today’s Nigeria, our threats move faster than our institutions. Bandit groups migrate with the seasons, oil thieves tap pipelines within hours and vanish, illegal miners destroy entire communities before state presence even arrives, and terror networks now use encrypted platforms and satellite internet to coordinate across borders. Yet much of […]

By Emeka Alex Duru There has hardly been any major policy pronouncement or action by the President Bola Tinubu administration that has not been trailed with confusion and controversies. From his ill-digested fuel subsidy removal and floatation of the national currency without any fallback option on his first day in office, through the belated appointment […]

Between mid-November and early December 2025, Europe witnessed a series of high-profile anti-fraud investigations that raised questions about governance, transparency, and institutional accountability. In the European Union, Belgian authorities conducted raids at the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels, the College of Europe in Bruges, and several private residences in connection with allegations of […]

Dr. Siju Iluyomade has never needed applause to affirm her purpose. No ! For this architect of renewal, her life’s work is its own loud ovation. It is a life poured out for others.

By ENEWARIDIDEKE EKANPOU I am a seasoned forester accustomed to walking steadily on forest paths paved with ‘Okekeye’ wood. The seasoned forester I am for decades, I FOOTED around the headquarters of Burutu Council on November 15, 2025. This is purposely done to be fully grounded and updated on the drummed developmental nothingness of  Chief Julius […]

By Victory Adugbo Central banks across the world are being urged to rethink their posture toward tokenized markets as the global financial system rapidly shifts toward digital asset infrastructure. For years, tokenization was treated as a distant concept associated with the crypto ecosystem. That perception, analysts say, is now outdated. Across major financial centers, traditional […]

By Dayo Oyinlola Nigeria stands at a critical juncture in its agricultural development. Despite vast arable land and a youthful workforce, the country remains heavily dependent on imports for essential oils, starches, and proteins. Much of this vulnerability stems from decades of monoculture farming, fragmented value chains, and an overreliance on smallholder systems unable to […]

By FIDELIS SORIWEI Dr. Dennis Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, cuts the image of a man who came prepared to make a deliberate and targeted impact in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Although, he had a lot of options open to him to ensure that the fragile peace in the region was strengthened to […]