Nigeria’s digital economy has outgrown question of who’s connected
By Oluwole Asalu Nigeria’s digital transformation story has, for a decade, been told through one measure: how many people are online. That number has grown fast, and it is worth acknowledging. Information and communication technology now accounts for a rising share of the country’s GDP, expanding faster than almost any other sector of the economy. […]
Press freedom, intelligence power and Nigeria’s leadership in West Africa
By ADEMOLA OSHODI West Africa’s democratic breakdowns have increasingly followed a predictable sequence. Civic space narrows, dissent is reframed as a security problem, and coercive institutions begin to set the boundaries of permissible speech long before constitutions are suspended. In that context, the decision by the Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute to confer […]
Is there a credible deterrence strategy for lowering corruption in Nigeria?
By Philip Obazee Every so often, conversations with my old boarding-school classmates veer into sober, and frankly painful, debates about corruption. In one recent exchange, a classmate based in Lagos posed a stark provocation: “Imagine if they executed (names withheld). Do you think any politician would dare steal again?” A classmate calling in from London […]
The Eternal Candidate: When ambition outstays its welcome
There is no democratic or constitutional argument against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s right to seek the office of the President of Nigeria. In a republic governed by law rather than sentiment,…
Founder’s perspective: Why small businesses are failing, why that’s a choice
Small businesses, and increasingly mid-sized businesses, are getting wiped out. Not slowly. Not quietly. Systematically.
The Chinese spring festival: Sharing harmony and hope with our friends in Nigeria
By Yan Yuqing February 17, 2026 marks the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Horse, also known as the Spring Festival. With a history of more than 4,000 years, the Spring Festival is the most solemn and grand traditional festival of the Chinese people. It is a crystallization of the Chinese culture and serves as […]
