Consistent with the given contractual mandate, Tompolo had meaningful engagement with all stakeholders and employed competent persons from the communities

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 […]

By NICK DAZANG Permit me the indulgence of parodying the title of Charles Dickens’s hugely successful book, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, to herald this discourse. Recall that Dickens’s book, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, was published in 1859. Fast forward to 2025. This writer would like to call our […]

By Olamidotun Votu-Obada Literacy is one of the most important tools a child can possess. The ability to read and write is not only a recognized human right, it’s a cornerstone of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4, which emphasizes inclusive and equitable quality education.  But while the right to read is crucial, what […]

By Arabinrin Aderonke When Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service mount the podium at the Domestic Investors Summit on July 21, 2025 in Abuja, he spoke passionately and intelligently about the tax system, not with official speeches but with the kind of directness people have come to expect from him. He came […]

By Saleh Shehu Ashaka To the public, Malam Nuhu Ribadu emerged in the early 2000s as a mystery man: intensely focused, incorruptible, almost mythological. He was the first Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and in that role, he carried the burden of a nation exhausted by impunity. But for those […]

“Contrary to Kemi Badenock’s misleading claim, her children are Nigerians because she is a Nigerian”

With fintech innovations expanding, more investments flowing in, and digital transactions on the rise, I believe the continent’s economic potential is greater than ever

By Añuli AnieboA peep into the past.I once engaged with a group of listeners on the dwindling number of women as role models that Nigeria has and what the minds of girls and young women have been socialised to believe, prioritise and become. In trying to close a huge gap in history I had and […]

By ARIZE NWOBU  On assumption of office by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, both the fiscal authority and monetary authority embarked on creative disruptions towards reconstructing essential economic variables for stability going forward.  Creative disruption is an economic concept by Joseph Schumpeter, the chief exponent of entrepreneurship and innovations. It entails breaking free from existing or traditional approaches […]

By ABIYE TOB-OGU The World Bank estimates that more than 50 per cent of Nigerians are poor! This is perhaps not so shocking when we look beyond the charade of online posts that depict affluence and carousing as the main staple of life in the Nigerian ecosphere. National poverty is often linked to economic productivity, whereby increasing […]

By ANDREW EIGBEDION The Nigerian Presidency recently released the official list of 101 awardees for the 2025 Democracy Day National Honours, recognising Nigerians, both living and dead, who have made significant contributions to the nation’s democratic journey and overall progress of the country. The Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations conferred upon Nigerians […]

By Henry Ikoh Nigerians from all works of life have relentlessly maintained that President Bola Ahmed Tiinubu inherited an unhealthy economy. However, in recent times, the reality of this assertion has since dawned on all and sundry when viewed against the decision of President Bola Tinubu to reposition the country to the path of sustainable […]

By Christopher Obasuyi The recent remarks by Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo, warning Mr. Peter Obi — a respected statesman and former presidential candidate — not to enter the state without permission, are not only constitutionally baseless but profoundly undemocratic. Such statements betray a troubling misunderstanding of leadership in a federal republic and suggest […]

The news brought to a close, the decades of my relationship with former President Buhari, a relationship I will cherish until I breathe my last.