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We need our Warri back

We need our Warri back

By SUNNY IKHIOYA My intention this week is to write about the tensions arising from the new tax laws and our penchant for taking things for granted until it hits us directly, albeit negatively. I have heard the grumbling from people in the aviation sector, the oil sector represented by NUPENG and sister unions, the communications […]

Service for the common good

Service for the common good

“True service for the common good is not measured by recognition, but by the lasting impact it leaves on lives beyond our own.” By Kennedy Kanma As a person, I have always been fascinated by the fact that service for the common good is not only timeless but also profoundly timely. Every day, from our […]

The high stakes of INEC’s leadership transition ahead of the 2027 elections

The high stakes of INEC’s leadership transition ahead of the 2027 elections

By Samson Itodo Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will undergo a major leadership transition in less than 60 days, just 15 months to the 2027 general election. The current Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu will end his two-term tenure of 10 years in the first week of December 2025. No Chairman has […]

From South Asia with love

From South Asia with love

By AMINU JAHUN The title for this piece is borrowed from  Ian Fleming’s fifth James Bond series “From Russia With Love”. Whereas  Fleming explores post- Second World War relations between the former Soviet Union, an emergent global power and the declining BrItish Empire in his book, this piece briefly discusses the Generation Z-led protests akin to […]

Has the economy stabilised?

Has the economy stabilised?

By NICK DAZANG  Leaders, like all mortals, experience fear. But most of them do not show it. In tempest and in turbulence, leaders must exude calm. They do so less their citizens find recourse in despair or paralysis. Which explains why at the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt assured Americans, in his first […]

Early bird attention seekers ahead 2027

Early bird attention seekers ahead 2027

By OGUWIKE NWACHUKWU Earlier this month, Governor Hope Uzodimma took a step that will go down in the history of Imo State in particular and Nigeria at large as the first Governor to raise the minimum wage of civil servants across Labour Unions from N70,000 to N104,000. The consequential adjustments for other categories of workers in […]

MENTAL HEALTH: The silent struggle

MENTAL HEALTH: The silent struggle

By Faustina Oluebube Ugwu GLOBALLY, mental health has become a pressing concern, with the World Health Organization estimating that one in every eight people lives with a mental health condition. Despite this, mental health care continues to be underfunded and underprioritized compare to physical health. In Africa, the gap is even wider: most countries dedicate […]