Obafemi Hamzat and the Lagos State future: Between electoral expediency and governing reality
By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA As the 2027 general election approaches with the inexorable certainty of a tide that waits for no man, there is a familiar rhythm that plays out across the political landscape of Lagos State. The air thickens with promises, the streets swell with campaign paraphernalia, and those who hold power-or seek to-suddenly discover a […]
How Idaresit and Wild Fusion Holdings are shaping Africa’s digital future
African tech consolidation is creating unprecedented investment opportunities, and Wild Fusion Holdings is at the forefront, aggregating across Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya
Our age of jangled nerves breeding complex problems
By TOOCHUKWU OBIOTIKA Christmas is a season traditionally associated with love, reflection, and goodwill. Yet each year, as the yuletide approaches, the tension and impatience in our society become more obvious. In Nigeria—especially across the South East—December exposes the cracks that have widened from January to November: unmet expectations, financial frustration, dashed dreams, and the widening […]
Nigeria: Leadership as a red-carpet exchange programme
By EBUKA UKOH Nigeria surprises people who believe leadership involves duty. You watch a government hold an economic summit in a state that struggles with security. Then, you see who gets invited to headline it: The UK’s ex-Prime Minister arrives to applause, photo ops, and VIP escorts. That spectacle passes for strategic governance. The actual benefits […]
The resurgence of military coups in Africa and why democracy is failing
By ERNEST OSOGBUE The recent coup de’tat in Guinea Bissau should begin to get all lovers of good governance in Africa worried about the fate of democracy on the continent. It has now become the vogue in recent years for impatient military officers to turn their guns against democratically elected governments. These officers, who pretend to […]
C-PACT and AfCTA: Paving President Tinubu’s pathway to industrial and export growth
By Okey IBEKE Penultimate week, (17–19 November 2025), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) convened a major continental meeting in Abuja – the Customs Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (C-PACT) Summit. The event brought customs chiefs, policy experts and private-sector operators in Africa and across the globe together to tackle long-standing cross-border barriers and frictions […]
