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2027: Embracing truth over traffic

2027: Embracing truth over traffic

As the countdown to the 2027 general elections steadily accelerates, the Nigerian media space finds itself at a critical crossroads. In an era where information travels at the speed of a keystroke, the immense power wielded by media platforms and organizations cannot be overstated. With this power comes a profound civic responsibility, one that, unfortunately, ...

National grid: Why Nigeria must confront the transmission question

Safeguarding the fourth estate: The case for media protection

Toward a resilient energy future

Navigating Nigeria’s fiscal path amidst the Iran war

The selective gavel: Corruption as a political weapon in Kano

FG must act decisively as Iran crisis bites

FG must act decisively as Iran crisis bites

A danfo driver pulls into a filling station in Oshodi, wipes the sweat from his brow and counts the last notes in his pocket. Yesterday he bought petrol at ₦875 per litre. Today the attendant informs him it is ₦980. Another ₦100 has vanished in a single stroke. Replicate that moment across Lagos, Abuja, Kano ...

Iran’s shadow over Nigeria: fuel prices spike, protests loom —Time for bold economic shielding and calm leadership

Iran’s shadow over Nigeria: fuel prices spike, protests loom —Time for bold economic shielding and calm leadership

Picture this: a danfo driver in Oshodi, sweat on his brow, counting the last notes in his pocket before he pulls up to the pump. Yesterday it was ₦875. Today, the attendant shrugs and says, “Oga, na ₦980 now.” The man’s face falls. Another ₦100 gone, just like that. Multiply that pain across Lagos, Abuja, ...

The budgetary ghost: How stalled disbursements are haunting 2026

The budgetary ghost: How stalled disbursements are haunting 2026

The fiscal paralysis currently gripping the nation in early 2026 is the predictable result of a three-year traffic jam where the ghost of 2024 and the stalled machinery of 2025 have collided with the aspirations of the current year. We find ourselves in a budgetary twilight zone where the government is attempting to execute three ...

Sky-high exploitation: Grounding the Airlines’ predatory pricing

Sky-high exploitation: Grounding the Airlines’ predatory pricing

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) recently released a damning interim report that confirms what every Nigerian traveler already felt in their pocketbook: domestic airlines engaged in blatant price manipulation during the 2025 festive season. By uncovering evidence of coordinated manipulation and arbitrary pricing, the Commission has exposed a systemic rot in our ...

REA: A visionary vanguard for Nigeria’s last-mile electrification

REA: A visionary vanguard for Nigeria’s last-mile electrification

For decades, Nigeria’s power sector has been haunted by the grid-centric fallacy, a belief that a centralized, fragile national grid would eventually reach the most remote corners of our vast nation. However, the reality on the ground told a different story of persistent darkness in rural communities and neglected public institutions. Today, the NewsDirect editorial ...

The 15 percent delusion: When improved apathy is still a crisis

The 15 percent delusion: When improved apathy is still a crisis

The results of the 2026 FCT Area Council elections are in, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is eager to pat itself on the back. By moving the needle from a 9.4 percent turnout in 2022 to approximately 15 percent this year, the commission is framing the exercise as a success story of improved ...

The NNPC revenue directive: Fiscal discipline or centralized control?

The NNPC revenue directive: Fiscal discipline or centralized control?

President Bola Tinubu’s recent executive order mandating the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to remit all oil and gas revenue directly to the Federation Account is being hailed as the most significant fiscal reform of 2026. By stripping the state-owned giant of its ability to retain 30% of production-sharing contract proceeds for exploration funds and ...

The crisis of confidence

The crisis of confidence

The recent viral outcry surrounding the alleged sexual assault of a TikTok user, Mirabel, has once again brought to the fore a deeply troubling reality in Nigeria, the widening chasm between the citizenry and the state’s formal justice institutions. As the hashtag #StopRapingWomen trended across X, a significant segment of the public bypassed traditional law ...

The 2026 Electoral Act reversal, a breach of digital trust

The 2026 Electoral Act reversal, a breach of digital trust

The rowdy scenes witnessed today in both the Senate and the House of Representatives are more than just typical parliamentary theater, they represent a fundamental struggle for the soul of Nigerian democracy. At the heart of the chaos lies the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026, and specifically, the controversial retreat from mandatory electronic ...

The high stakes of Nigeria’s concrete road revolution

The high stakes of Nigeria’s concrete road revolution

Nigeria’s infrastructure history is a graveyard of asphalt. For decades, the nation has been trapped in a construct-decay-rehabilitate cycle, where multi-billion naira highways begin to disintegrate within a few rainy seasons. Against this backdrop, President Bola Tinubu’s recent mandate to shift toward reinforced concrete technology promised to last up to a century is not merely ...

Nigeria’s alarming descent into violence

Nigeria’s alarming descent into violence

Nigeria was once again reminded of the fragile security situation that continues to affect communities across the country in the opening two months of 2026. In Kauru, Kaduna State, gunmen attacked a village, killing three residents and abducting more than a dozen, including a Catholic priest. Earlier, deadly raids in Kwara State left scores dead, ...

The Kwara security paradox: Why decisive action cannot wait for another crisis

The Kwara security paradox: Why decisive action cannot wait for another crisis

For years, Kwara State has functioned as the State of Harmony, serving as a vital buffer between the volatile security landscapes of the North and the economic heartland of the Southwest. However, that harmony is currently being tested by a creeping tide of insecurity that threatens to submerge the state into the same cycle of ...

Why NNPC Ltd’s surrender to the private sector is Nigeria’s bitter, necessary pill

Why NNPC Ltd’s surrender to the private sector is Nigeria’s bitter, necessary pill

For decades, Nigeria’s state-owned refineries have been the ultimate black hole of national resources, sinkholes into which billions of dollars vanished, only to return thick clouds of excuses and dry pumps. This week, however, the narrative shifted from delusion to a startling, if not refreshing, honesty. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. ...

Why emotion must not sink Makoko’s future

Why emotion must not sink Makoko’s future

For decades, Makoko has been the subject of two irreconcilable narratives. To the romantic, it is the "Venice of Africa", a testament to human resilience and an iconic, stilt-propped heritage of the Egun fishing community. To the state, it is a logistical and environmental nightmare, a sprawling shadow of urban neglect visible from the Third ...

Wike, FCT Workers and the danger of governing on the edge

Wike, FCT Workers and the danger of governing on the edge

The lingering dispute between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration is more than a routine labour disagreement. It is a stress test for governance in Nigeria’s capital, a confrontation that raises urgent questions about leadership, worker welfare, fiscal discipline, and the social cost ...

Why growth is not translating into better living standards

Why growth is not translating into better living standards

Nigeria stands at a paradoxical crossroads. On paper, the country is making measurable economic progress, with reforms aimed at stabilising public finances, boosting revenue, and stimulating growth. Yet for millions of citizens, daily life tells a different story one marked by rising food prices, shrinking purchasing power, unemployment, and deepening poverty. The widening gap between ...

Coup plot: Why an apology is non-negotiable

Coup plot: Why an apology is non-negotiable

The admission by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) this Monday that there was indeed a plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a chilling vindication of the rumour mongers the military so vehemently vilified just four months ago. On Monday, the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, confirmed that investigations ...

Rising reserves, empty pots: The dangerous gap between data and reality

Rising reserves, empty pots: The dangerous gap between data and reality

The Federal Government, through the Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Mr. Daniel Bwala, recently celebrated a significant milestone: Nigeria’s external reserves have hit the $46 billion mark, the highest in eight years. Almost simultaneously, the Global CEO of Shell Plc, Mr. Wael Sawan, stood in the Presidential Villa and pledged a staggering $20 billion investment, ...

Stability without stagnation

Stability without stagnation

Nigeria’s financial markets are undergoing one of the most significant regulatory overhauls in recent memory. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dramatically increased capital requirements for a wide spectrum of financial firms, including banks, brokers, fund managers, and digital asset platforms. At first glance, the move signals a long-overdue alignment with global best practices: ...

The housing deficit: Why Makoko is a solution, not a problem

The housing deficit: Why Makoko is a solution, not a problem

In the discourse on Lagos’ urban development, the staggering statistics of the housing deficit are often recited with a sense of helpless inevitability. With millions of Lagosians lacking decent accommodation, the state faces a humanitarian crisis that cannot be solved by new luxury high-rises in Eko Atlantic or gated communities in the suburbs. The solution ...

Rising Inflation and the Crushing Burden on Nigerian Households

Rising Inflation and the Crushing Burden on Nigerian Households

Inflation has become the most persistent and punishing economic reality confronting Nigerian households today. From food items to transportation, rent, healthcare, and education, prices continue to climb at a pace far above income growth, eroding purchasing power and deepening hardship across the country. What was once a manageable inconvenience has hardened into a daily struggle ...

Nigeria must put victims at the heart of deradicalisation

Nigeria must put victims at the heart of deradicalisation

For more than a decade, Nigeria has been locked in a bitter struggle with insecurity, but few threats have been as destructive and enduring as the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. What began in the early 2000s as a fringe religious movement preaching a rigid ideology and rejecting Western influence soon mutated into a ...

Nigeria’s priorities must be clear in 2026

Nigeria’s priorities must be clear in 2026

As Nigeria settles into the rhythm of 2026, the question before the nation is no longer what went wrong in the past, but what must be done differently going forward. The country has entered another decisive year in which policy clarity, disciplined governance, and national unity will determine whether Nigerians experience genuine relief or endure ...

The SEC and NPF pledge to forge alliance against illegal schemes

The SEC and NPF pledge to forge alliance against illegal schemes

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nigeria Police Force have agreed to forge an alliance against illegal scheme operators, investment frauds, and cryptocurrency frauds in a bid to protect the hard-earned savings and the financial dreams of the Nigerian people. Director General of the SEC, Dr. Emomotimi Agama stated this during a meeting with ...

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