Atiku’s Border Promise: Between political expediency and Nigeria’s national interest
By Okey IBEKE Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s promise to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027 may appeal to traders and border communities who depend on cross-border commerce. But the promise raises a more important question: what exactly does he intend to reopen? The Federal Government has challenged the premise of the […]
What do these courses in humanities have to offer?
What do these graduates of English, literature, philosophy, history and international studies, religions and so on become after school and contribute to life and living?
Reforms have put Nigeria on the global economic map
By ABDUL RABIU As my country steadies itself, Britain, its Western allies and their companies should deepen this partnership As ghosts of the 1930s haunt the global outlook, the scramble for trade deals has seized control of government agendas. The United States has leveraged its “tariff war” to secure better terms, driving both friend and foe to […]
Data deficit at the heart of Lagos’ sanitation failures
Millions of people across the state rely on toilets that are not monitored, pits that are not emptied safely, and waste dumped without accountability
From Ashes to Ascent: Two years of Tinubu’s transformative leadership
President Tinubu himself starkly described the situation as a “sinking ship,” burdened by unsustainable fuel subsidies and a corrupt multiple foreign exchange regime
Saving lives: The imperatives of heeding security alerts and warnings
By MUKHTAR MADOBI The tragic airstrike that took place on May 31, 2025, in the Maraya-Wabi axis of Zamfara State-resulting in the elimination of 20 armed bandits-offers a painful but important lesson about the critical importance of complying with security alerts during military operations. According to intelligence reports, the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, while pursuing fleeing […]
