By Mathew Ndeti After Sudanese authorities, through their official media, claimed to have downed a United Arab Emirates plane allegedly carrying Colombian “mercenaries” during its landing at Nyala Airport in Darfur, the narrative quickly collapsed under the scrutiny of the Western media, especially after it was inflated with allegations that “dozens” of mercenaries were killed. […]

By Adolphus Ude A lot of sentiments have been expressed by some individuals particularly, of persons of Igbo origin, attacking the former campaign spokesman of President Bola Tinubu, Dr. Josef Onoh on his defenses of the Tinubu administration. I’ve been provoked by the sentimental attacks, and I wish to submit, subtly, that as a proud […]

By KABIR FAGGE As banks across Nigeria and West Africa race to modernise, a quiet transformation is taking place. Not in front-facing apps or glossy fintech interfaces, but deep within their data systems. At the core of this shift is a growing reliance on applied machine learning to improve customer targeting, reduce risk, and guide branch […]

By Paul James The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced to the general public that the 2025 Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will commence in August 2025. Online pre-registration will be available on the INEC website  http://cvr.inecnigeria.org,  starting August 18, 2025. In-person registration will take place at 811 centres across the 774 Local Government […]

By HANNIEL NOBOH  On July 30, 2025  Vanguard, a highly respected national  newspaper, published an editorial titled  “30% Processing of Export Raw Materials”, offering its perspective on the recently passed Senate bill mandating that all raw materials exported from Nigeria must be processed locally by at least 30 percent. This long-overdue legislation is a welcome development […]

By ADETAYO ADEGBENLE  While the Electricity Act 2023 fulfills a constitutional mandate by granting states legal authority to regulate electricity, this decentralisation harbours significant risks. Merely transferring power is insufficient; successful implementation demands robust institutional capacity, coordination mechanisms, and legal harmonisation. Without these, the Act risks fragmenting Nigeria’s electricity market rather than empowering it inclusively.     […]

By DAN AIBANGBE  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, remains the life-blood of the Nigerian economy in terms of governmental revenue earnings as well as fuel for industrial and domestic productivity. The successes and failures resulting from the activities of this mega – corporation have far-reaching effects on the entire populace. No wonder, everyone is keenly […]

The legacy of these state governors will be substantially impacted by their transition from the legislature to the executive branch of government. Writes Leah Twaki Pattern Unbroken since 1999, Nigeria’s Fourth Republic has crossed its 26th year. During this period, a significant governance pattern has unfolded – one led by a unique breed of political […]

By Ejiro Gray According to the United Nations, by 2050, one in four people globally will be African, with the continent’s working-age population expected to double. But it’s not just about a population explosion; it’s about what makes up the demographics. Being the world’s youngest continent, with a youth population over 70% and numbers expected […]

By Ken Harries Esq In the kaleidoscopic turbulence of Nigerian politics, where discord often drowns out dialogue and egos flare like Harmattan wildfires, the 10th Senate under Senate President Godswill Akpabio has emerged as a lighthouse of stability, reform, and nation-building. Since its inauguration on 13 June 2023, following the proclamation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the […]