MOUAU crisis: Prof Iwe and the verdict of history
By KALU OKORONKWO University administration in Nigeria has over the years produced so many great academic leaders and transformers. From Professor Eni Njoku, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, to Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike, the first indigenous Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, to Professor Ango Abdullahi, the youngest Vice-Chancellor of any Nigerian university […]
Umahi waves 62 garlands
Like him, hate him, David Nweze Umahi, Honourable Minister of Works in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is ebulliently etched in the Nigerian polity as a star player
When pushed to a wall…
By Martin Ugboma For me, it has always come down to a simple question. If our good lord was to call me, who amongst the Presidential candidates would I rather willingly leave my kids with for tutelage? For 2015 and 2019, it was Muhammadu Buhari. As an idealist young man, I detested the lack of […]
Before the bots: Nigeria must fix its systems before embracing tech for health
By Otuto Amarauche Chukwu In recent years, many African countries including Nigeria have seen a flurry of excitement over artificial intelligence and digital health innovations. From slick apps to AI-powered diagnostic tools, we are witnessing what seems to be a tech revolution. While I maintain optimism and hope that these tools will meet their lofty […]
Climate Change Act: Assessing Buhari’s Unsung Legacy
By Sam Onuigbo Rep Sam Ifeanyi Onuigbo reflects on President Buhari’s pivotal Climate Change Act, examining its lasting impact on Nigeria’s environmental policy and global standing. He had withheld assent to the Climate Change Bill in 2019. As one given to meticulous observation, he noted some grey areas that required clarity for operators of the […]
Who isn’t a patriot in Nigeria today?
By AMINU JAHUN The Patriots have been a leading elite group critiquing the 1999 Constitution(as amended) as a military imposition, lacking the imprimatur of the Nigerian peoples. In their quest for a democratic peoples constitution, the Patriots and the Nigerian Political Summit Group, NPSG, organised a National Summit on the Future of Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy on […]
What Mandela might say to Nigerian leaders today
By EBUKA UKO I arrived in the United States in the fall of 2021 to start postgraduate studies, only to find myself engaged in conversations about Blackness in ways I had never experienced in over 30 years of life in Africa. Suddenly, I constantly faced questions that never really came up for me before. What does […]
How Taraba farmers will benefit from N500 billion ‘Produce for Lagos’ deal
By Oloye Ayodele Samuel In what is being hailed as a turning point for agriculture in Taraba State, Governor Agbu Kefas has positioned the state at the forefront of a historic new deal aimed at transforming food production and distribution in Nigeria. The recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos State Government under […]
Why Nasir Bala Ja’o’ji should be minister
By Mukhtar Shuaib, PhD Since the confirmation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), concerned Nigerians and groups came out to root for Honourable Nasir Bala Aminu Ja’oji as the best man to replace the former minister. One of such […]
Progressive Governors Forum: A pillar of support for Tinubu led APC
By Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh The progress of the Progressive Governors Forum in recent time under the APC led government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is being smoothened and soothed by a pinch of political diplomacy, courage, commitment to National development and party supremacy , thus establishing its essence as a truly dependable Pillar of support […]
How Tompolo is galvanising support for President Tinubu ahead 2027
High Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, is a pro-development advocate and staunch President Bola Tinubu supporter
A new beginning doesn’t always look like fireworks
No, you don’t have all the answers. But maybe you don’t need them right now. Maybe you just need this — this soft, sacred becoming
Why Nigeria must retire its gerontocratic leaders
By CYNTHIA UMEZULIKE I rarely write about Nigeria anymore. Not because I have stopped caring—far from it but because it has become emotionally exhausting to grieve the same loss over and over again. Nigeria is a country that routinely betrays those who dare to believe in its promise. And yet, despite all evidence to the contrary, […]
Saint Martin’s President inspires at the African Ambassadors Economic Forum, Washington, DC — A Humble Call for Transformation
By Prof. Mannixs Paul At the 2025 , held July 18–19 at the Westin Crystal City Hotel Pentagon in Washington, DC, His Excellency President Louis Mussington of Saint Martin delivered a keynote that stood out not for grandeur, but for its humility, sincerity, and clear moral vision. As Guest of Honor, President Mussington joined a […]
Tantita, Tompolo and thoughts of termination
Consistent with the given contractual mandate, Tompolo had meaningful engagement with all stakeholders and employed competent persons from the communities
Senator Bagudu and his strategic blueprint for economic growth
By Thomas Amuna In the bustling heart of Nigeria’s economic landscape, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, CON, stepped into the role of Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, carrying the weight of a nation’s hopes. With a vision sharpened by years of academic rigour and a heart fueled by patriotic zeal, he embarked on a mission […]
