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Our women are back with demands, By Sam Akpe
Cast your mind back to 31 years ago — 1995 to be exact. Women across the world assembled in China’s glimmering…
Kashim Shettima has a story young Nigerians can learn from at 60, By Ismail Omipidan
Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s vice president, former two-term governor of Borno State, banker, politician, and bu…
Atiku’s inconsistent consistency, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
Sure, this is the first time Atiku’s policy thrust appears to resonate strongly with the people. His persisten…
Tinubu and Atiku: Why the Jefferson case exposes the fallacy of treating civil forfeiture as a criminal conviction, By Kayode Oladele
If allegations examined during an investigation involving Atiku cannot be converted into a criminal conviction…
OUK, Bourdex And Test Of Political Influence
I recently came across an article written by one Ogbonnaya James and titled “Bourdex and the Politics of Borro…
Why products fail (Part VIII)
We have worked through several of the structural failure factors that bring products to an early end. This inc…
Who gets your tax ID?
Walk into any corporate registry office or business hub in Lagos, Kano, or Abuja, and you will hear a familiar…
West Africa’s ports cannot afford to keep paying to wait
A vessel recently spent almost 12 days at anchor off Lagos before reaching its berth. The estimated loss in ve…
The problem is not always your salary. Sometimes, it’s the absence of a plan
A young professional once reached out to me because he needed help putting his finances in order. He had just …
The Account Opens. Then What?
Somewhere in Potiskum, a woman shared during a focus group that she had left some of her medication at the rea…
Dotun: The relentless storyteller, now the story told, By Semiu Okanlawon
Why does his death heavily cast a pall on the Nigerian media industry? It is not only because Dotun’s journali…
Afrilition and the realisation of the human promise, By Adéwálé Àjàdí
Afrilition builds forward on the foundation of African complexity, not reduction, knowing that it is in that v…
The property bias: What the builders, developers and agents won’t tell you
There is something nobody tells you when you are buying property: the person presenting the property has a rea…
What would make Sidi Ould Tah smile?, By Chinedu Moghalu
One year is too soon to gauge satisfaction, but long enough to judge the direction. Tah has begun to connect c…
The cost of governing in election cycles instead of economic cycles
Nigeria has two clocks. One counts down to elections. The other counts forward to prosperity. The first moves …
When culture eats culture
A recent debate on social media in Nigeria has raised an interesting question about organisational culture. So…
Fake agencies and ghost workers saga, By Ehi Braimah
The latest scandal involving fake government agencies and ghost workers should not be dismissed as another cor…
Africa’s Golden visa shift must focus on productive capital, not just quick cash
For over a decade, the narrative surrounding African wealth and global mobility followed a predictable path. H…
A leadership lesson for Nigeria from Dolly Parton, By Dakuku Peterside
Dolly Parton has never governed a state, controlled a public budget, or commanded the machinery of government.…
When a name becomes a status symbol
Perhaps the real offence was never the name “Tony”. Perhaps it was the fact that a young woman forgot, even re…
Political echoes of the fuel subsidy removal debates in Nigeria, By Uche Igwe
The call to return the fuel subsidy has struck a chord, especially among the masses. It has received an overwh…
Beyond akara: Nigeria needs a bigger conversation around enterprise, By ‘Lande Omo Oba
…government must build the environment in which…businesses have a fighting chance. This is why those words — “…
What to make of the new OMO market, By Uddin Ifeanyi
Far more consequential would be that on the back of its ability to raise funds relatively cheaply through secu…
Africa’s $5 trillion invisible economy: Turning informality into prosperity
For decades, Africa has searched for the breakthrough that will unlock sustainable economic growth and reduce …
This time, let’s vote for football, By Hervé Verhoosel
The ballot will carry the name of one person. The choice, though, can carry much more: what football do we wan…
Who controls frontier AI? Safety, ethics and the growing US–China battle for AI supremacy
Artificial intelligence has entered another consequential and dangerous phase. The debate is no longer simply …
Sheikh Jingir: Tinubu’s political humiliation of christianity in Nigeria
In 2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu stripped Christianity of political relevance in Nigeria. As a presidential candidat…
Securing Nigeria’s economic re-birth: The Imperative of Bola Tinubu’s re-election, By Dan Aibangbe
President Bola Tinubu has always been driven by a single-minded vision: a Nigeria where every citizen enjoys …
The fake agencies and ghost workers saga
The latest scandal involving fake government agencies and ghost workers should not be dismissed as another cor…
Twenty-two years to destiny: The silent sacrifices that carved my journey to the nations, By Ayo Akerele
Continue to work hard on your business, career, and ministry. No matter how hard and bad your nation is, God’s…
Hello, God!, By Wole Olaoye
‘Hello God’ echoes the way she had lived her life — searching for hope during difficult times. The millions of…
In Anambra State, the fox now guards the chicken coop, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
This week marks 24 years since Barnabas and Amaka Igwe were liquidated. It is possible that the current govern…
Tortoise and the $1bn rain that came after the harvest, By Festus Adedayo
If you hopped onto a horse galloping in a race inside the Nigerian First Lady’s tummy, its hoof would not hit …
Article of Faith: Holding captivity captive (1), By Femi Aribisala
God is a masterclass tactician. The Feast of Tabernacles is celebrated for seven days. Every morning of the Fe…
From Abuja to Hangzhou (2): Thrills, frills and the Chinese ‘smart life’, By Max Amuchie
The tour of Hangzhou was quite revealing and enriching. As I noted in the first part of this experience, we ha…
Beyond the CBN circular: Why Nigerian banks need AI-native AML, not just automated AML
When the Central Bank of Nigeria set firm deadlines for banks to move from manual, batch-based anti-money laun…
Open letter to Mr President: Start the dance on electricity. The privatisation failed. The owners are billing darkness.
Your Excellency, I write not to insult anybody. I write to end a national pretence. In April this year, our re…
Dolly Parton gave us a coat of many colours, By Owei Lakemfa
Parton was a beautiful storyteller, writer and composer with ten Grammy Awards from fifty-five nominations. He…
The insult that led to the creation of Osun State, By Temitope Lakisokun
Oshun Division was created in 1951, the same year in which the Egbe Omo Oduduwa gave birth to the Action Group…
The subsidy trap: What Nigeria would be reversing, By Akeem Bello
The pain of reform is real, but reversing an unsustainable system may cost more than sustaining it Countries o…