Peter Obi and the hard road to a new Nigeria
By Fred Chukwuelobe Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, sat down with Arise Television anchor Ojy Okpe for an extensive conversation on the election and a wide range of issues confronting Nigeria. It was one of those interviews that leaves you with plenty to think about long […]
Baillie Gifford’s dumping of Jumia shares, bad news for Africa investment ecosystem
Baillie Gifford announced the final sales of its remaining shares at e-commerce giant, Jumia
A bromance goes sour
By NICK DAZANG Technology billionaire, Elon Musk, had barely exited the Donald Trump administration, which he served as the Czar of the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, for a mere 129 days, when he referred, odiously, to Trump’s signature tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”. Referred to grandly by President Trump as the Big […]
Beyond oil: Future without oil (1)
By Bashorun J.K Randle I hope you will forgive me for quibbling – which oil are we here to discuss? It could well be palm oil which was for centuries the principal driver and lubricant (excuse the pun !!) in our trade with Europe – starting with Portugal and subsequently with England under the aegis of […]
Pension bonanza or a case of rats on rampage?
By ADAMU RABIU Highway to the goldmines As of June 2025, Nigeria’s population is 237 million people, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data. Placing Nigeria as the sixth most populous in the world, with a median age at 18 years, and 54.9 per cent of the population residing in urban areas. Meanwhile, […]
Renewed Hope; Agenda and the catalyst within
By Daniel Aruwa The North East Development Commission (NEDC) was established in 2017 to extirpate the problems of poverty, insecurity and the long and intractable devastation caused by insurgency through Boko Haram and other criminal elements in that region, thereby enhancing resettlement and rehabilitation, the reconstruction of physical infrastructures, provision of social infrastructures in terms […]
