The moral optics: Rippling effects
Nigeria's crisis today is often described in economic, political or security terms. But beneath the inflation figures, rising cost of living, insecurity, unemployment and institutional distrust lies another crisis that deserves greater attention: the challenge of maintaining public confidence in standards of conduct, accountability and leadership.
Four decades of purpose, generosity and impact
By Ugochukwu Igboanugo At 40, some men celebrate age. Others celebrate achievements. But there are exceptional individuals whose lives provide a reason for society to celebrate purpose, impact, enterprise and humanity. Engr. Francis Udochukwu Nwaogwugwu, popularly known as Mune, belongs to this distinguished category. As he clocks 40, I join friends, family members, business associates […]
Intellectual leadership in the 21st century: A call to greatness
The climate crisis is no longer a future threat but a present emergency. Inequality is deepening rather than narrowing. And the custodians of political and corporate power have shown, repeatedly, that they cannot be trusted to navigate these crises without independent, rigorous and courageous intellectual challenge from outside their own circles.
Can wine help put Africa’s energy poverty back on the global agenda?
The latest international assessment says more than 560 million people in sub-Saharan Africa remain without electricity, while about 970 million lack access to clean cooking. The pace of electrification would need to triple to achieve universal access by 2030.
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 […]
Famadewa, Ribadu and the 90-day security plan: Unpacking Onanuga’s release
When the Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced that President Bola Tinubu had constituted an eleven‑man committee to develop a National Threat Assessment and a Strategic Defence Operations Plan within ninety days, with about four months to the general elections, several things struck me even before I reached the substance of the directive.
