CIS confab to rally capital mobilisation for infrastructure, manufacturing
By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria’s economic policymakers, financial market regulators, institutional investors and industry leaders will converge in Lagos on November 4 and 5 for the 30th Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), with a focus on mobilising capital for productive investment and economic growth. The conference, scheduled to hold in Lagos, will […]
NESG: We’re rewriting Nigeria’s story of under-performance — Tinubu
“We must judge industrial policy by the competitiveness of our firms and investment incentives by the capital, technology, exports and jobs they attract”
Protecting NAF helicopter crash community
The crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft at Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State, on 5th October 2026, was a national tragedy. The ATR-42, travelling from Benin City to Lagos, plunged into a swampy stretch of the Igbokoda River, killing all 25 people aboard. While the nation mourns the victims, the surrounding community […]
State Police: Security reform or a new weapon in the hands of governors? By Ejiro Ofoye
Nigeria may have found a compelling reason to reconsider its centralised policing system, but it must not allow the desperation for security to push the country into another experiment with power without adequate safeguards. The argument for state police is understandable. Kidnapping, banditry, communal violence and other crimes have exposed serious weaknesses in the country’s […]
Russia pushes stronger media ties with Africa, proposes awards for cross-continental reporting
Russia has proposed stronger media ties with Africa, including the establishment of a journalism award to promote cross-continental reporting.
Kaduna and the meaning of Tinubu’s second march
By TUNDE RAHMAN History has a way of choosing its own geography. When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose Kaduna to flag off his 2027 re-election campaign on Saturday, October 24, 2026, he chose more than a location. He was sending a historic message. Kaduna is Nigeria’s political ground zero. From here, the old Northern Region […]
