To Waziri Atiku Abubakar: A final word for a diminishing star (Part 1)
I received a WhatsApp message from Waziri Atiku Abubakar on Sunday afternoon in response to my open letter to him, which was published earlier that day, titled “And now you call him Bola”, together with another article which I published the Sunday before titled “The 7th bid of Waziri”.
BRIDGE: Review and prospects of China-Nigeria cooperation
The year 2025, which is drawing to a close, has been a pivotal year in the development of China-Nigeria relations
Recalibrating Nigeria’s downstream petroleum policy
One of the most significant developments in the post-subsidy era is the growing standoff between Dangote Petroleum Refinery
Fool’s gold: The tragedy of Africa’s youth lured into war by Russia
By FEMI OWOLABI In a continent plagued by youth unemployment and the allure of overseas opportunities, a disturbing trend, caught in a delicate tussle between a private right to pursue economic opportunities and a government responsibility to protect its citizens, has taken root. Young Africans are being enticed to Russia with false promises of jobs, scholarships, […]
Empowering citizens with legal land entitlements for productive engagement
By VICTOR DADA From De Soto’s Insight to the AUTOSUCOM Systemic Solution Albert Einstein famously observed that: “The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking” (Isaacson, 2007). This insight is profoundly relevant to contemporary development challenges. Despite centuries of intellectual progress, technological advancement, and policy […]
A Republic That Can Count Itself: Upgrading NBS for Nigeria’s Future
Nigeria’s demographic reality alone makes this imperative unavoidable. With an estimated population of about 238 million people …
