Like most children growing up, I went through a phase where I idolized the idea of becoming a soldier. The guns, the jackboots the adrenaline… and...
There have been a few writeups and commentaries on the above subject lately, and it is quite amusing how an event that represents a classic case...
Someone recently sent me a clip that has gone viral on Facebook: two children (my estimate is that they are 7 and 10) whose mother is...
In economics, productivity is measured by the efficient ability of people, businesses and other participants in the economy to turn inputs into outputs. A country’s level...
There is every reason to be concerned about last week’s internet outage, which mainly affected some of Africa’s major trading blocs: Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Liberia,...
Like Aristotle, I believe that honors and rewards are earned by those who demonstrate their virtues through action. In a system of performance-based rewards, no one...
In a recent conversation with a Middle Eastern friend pursuing a PhD in Malaysia, I was startled by a troubling revelation. Despite his academic pursuits...
By Haitham Al Ghais If oil disappeared tomorrow, there would be no more jet fuel, gasoline or diesel. Internal combustion engine automobiles, buses, trucks, lorries...
The digital landscape has again brought to light unsettling racial discord in South Africa, this time involving a member of the Democratic Alliance, D.A at a...
In the Abuja Master Plan, a chapter was dedicated to the Regional Development Plan. It was observed that the dynamics of spontaneous urban growth respond to...
Disfranchised Nigerians continue to rebuke the Tinubu administration for its lackluster governance performance. That is as it should be. On balance, the APC administration also has...
By Zayd Ibn Isah Glowing tributes have continued to pour in from friends and business associates for the late Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe. Herbert Wigwe...
Service to one’s country knows no bounds, and anyone willing to serve their people is welcome. This is the journey of Mazi Simon Ekpa, a former...
Lately, the conversation on matters of insecurity and kidnapping is in the spotlight as the season is being described as an epidemic of kidnapping. This is...
There’s a popular saying that ‘there is no present or future – only the past, happening over and over again – now’ which has been attributed...
Travellers passing through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (both local and international wings) in Abuja in the last four to five months would have noticed some...
Binance is widely regarded as the largest cryptocurrency platform globally, facilitating billions of dollars in transactions daily. It has over 179 million registered users as of...
Sadly, most Nigerians will not read or appreciate this contribution because frankly it is beyond them. Worst still many of them, particularly in the younger generation,...
Sadly most Nigerians will not read or appreciate this contribution because frankly it is beyond them. Worst still many of them, particularly in the younger...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA is at a pivotal moment in its history; embarking on a comprehensive administrative restructuring (the establishment of the FCT Civil...
By Zayd Ibn Isah History was made recently as the Nigerian Police Veterans’ Foundation was formally launched at the Police Service Commission Corporate Headquarters in Jabi,...
Where I come from, it is a borderline taboo for someone to yawn without closing their mouth. It is said that when you yawn without cupping...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken both symbolic and structural actions to demonstrate his belief that the current high cost of government is not sustainable. The...
One of my sisters volunteers for a charity here in Atlanta that distributes food to the poor. Once, they arrived to drop off a box of...
Starting with the premise that sexual violence in war is not uncommon, we all need to acknowledge that it happens, it’s abhorrent and must be punished...
By Dada Olusegun President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, once again, continued his aggressive marketing of Nigeria as the investment destination of the next decade as he displayed...
As a doctor and a public health expert who interacts regularly with the common man and witnesses the struggles of ordinary Nigerians firsthand—rising costs, and fading...
The front-page headline on Saturday was about hoodlums attacking a truck conveying cartons of spaghetti along the Zaria-Kano expressway. On Sunday, Abuja residents raided and looted...
The current wave of discontent sweeping through Nigeria is swelling our social history as a nation but with an unfortunate tilt towards the negative traits. It...
Why are some people willing to kill themselves? I mean, why would anyone want to jump into the Lagos lagoon or ingest a poisonous substance just...
By Dr. Enemi Isichei A few days ago, while returning home from work I felt like the air conditioning in the car was faulty. Looking at...
By Taiwo Adebulu Dear readers, I’m but a storyteller. Please, allow me tell you a short story. Let me digress a little bit just to give...
On the 15th of February 2024, subscribers to MTN’s services across major cities in the country could neither make nor receive calls, or use data services...
It was historic. It was unprecedented. It was the gathering of the nation’s leaders in the small but mighty village of Gwarangah in Bogoro LGA of...
By Zayd Ibn Isah I had never seen an asthmatic patient until this fateful evening. I came back from work, tired and dehydrated. I rushed to...
In the intricate dance of economic policy-making, every move carries weighty consequences. Yesterday’s decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (CBN MPC) to...
Given the significant challenges both the Nigerian and global economies face, businesses have had to work harder than ever to survive, ensure business continuity, and stay...
In exploring the dynamic landscape of global funding, grants, and impact investing, a comprehensive view emerges that emphasizes the critical need for collaboration and innovative approaches....
The persistent wave of military coups within the ECOWAS region has unveiled a new and unexpected development with the emergence of what I term “Sahelexit”...
The health ecosystem in Nigeria needs to undergo technological transformation for a positive impact on health outcomes among our citizens. One of such innovations is the...
American funding for Ukraine is in limbo. The Senate bill that tied it to funding for the border and Israel has been declared dead on arrival...
We are Unilag Mass Comm Topaz 88 as we belong to 1985-1988 Class of Mass Communication Department of the University of Lagos.Quite a number of us...
By Nick Dazang The omnipresence of social media is a validation of Marshall McLuhan’s prophecy. The professor and media guru had predicted in the 1960s...
By Reuben Abati “Bros, how body? Have you seen what I have seen?” “No. How do you expect me to see what you have seen...
As you settle into office, Honourable House Committee Chairman, Sir Tochukwu Okere, I note with optimism that you have commenced a consultation round with Diaspora Stakeholders....
Nigeria is a lush country with fields of beautiful green and arable land. This makes agriculture a large and important sector of the economy. Despite the...
In Nigeria, despite the relentless efforts of security agencies, kidnapping remains a grave crime, posing persistent threats to citizens, particularly the affluent and those perceived to...
I had met Aketi very early in my legal career. I didn’t have the privilege of meeting him before I was called to bar and as...
Penultimate Thursday at Karsana, a suburban of Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the pilot phase of his ambitious housing project tagged...
By Keem Abdul In the words of the great Irish writer, George Bernard Shaw, the worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them,...
PLENTY words, aver the Yoruba, do not fill a basket. And that is why during his press conference on palliatives at the Olusegun Osoba Press Centre,...
The recent Food Security report released by the World Bank has painted a grim picture of the impending crisis of food security in several states across...