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Nigeria’s AI progress deserves credit, but real work lies ahead

Nigeria’s AI progress deserves credit, but real work lies ahead

Nigeria’s placement at 72nd out of 188 countries in the 2025 Government AI Readiness Index gives grounds for cautious optimism. It shows that the country’s ambition to carve out a meaningful role in the global AI landscape is no longer merely rhetorical. The ranking places Nigeria among the better performers in Sub-Saharan Africa and illustrates ...

Ajaokuta steel: The cost of keeping a dead asset alive

Oyo Park attack: Insecurity besieges S/West, State Police now inevitable

Nigeria’s deepening insecurity and the shadow of mass hunger

The budget defence: Is regularisation a euphemism for fiscal impunity?

Wike’s delivery boast and the shrinking power of the Nigerian voter

Niger again! We must get security right

Niger again! We must get security right

The recent resurgence of violent attacks in Niger State serves as a jarring reality check: despite the commendable efforts of our armed forces and the reported neutralization of several bandit kingpins, the beast of insecurity is far from slain. The Power State, with its vast landmass and strategic proximity to the Federal Capital Territory, has ...

Balancing the books without breaking the people

Balancing the books without breaking the people

Taxation is the lifeblood of any modern state. It funds essential public services, sustains infrastructure, and enables governments to fulfill their fundamental responsibilities. However, taxation is much more than a revenue collection mechanism, it is a social contract between the state and its citizens. When that contract is perceived as unfair, opaque, or excessively burdensome, ...

2026: Governance must not be sacrificed on the altar of 2027 politicking

2026: Governance must not be sacrificed on the altar of 2027 politicking

As Nigeria steps into 2026, the national mood is a complex tapestry of relief and apprehension. For millions of citizens, merely surviving the rigours of 2025, a year defined by relentless insecurity, a soaring cost of living, and crippling labour disputes was a monumental achievement. Yet, as the new year unfolds, a distinct and urgent ...

2025 in review: A year of struggle, survival, and the urgent call for fiscal discipline

As the World welcomes 2026 with new hopes, and resolutions, it is imperative that Nigerians take stock of the state of our federating units. A careful examination reveals that many states are merely surviving, rather than thriving, with their very existence heavily dependent on monthly allocations from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). Without these ...

The imperative of choice

The atmosphere in Nigeria's political landscape is currently thick with a specific, palpable anxiety, the fear of a drift toward a one-party state. It is a valid concern, whispered in market squares and debated in boardrooms. However, addressing this fear requires more than just passive hope, it demands a conscious rejection of the impulse to ...

Insurgency without end: Why Nigeria’s security strategy needs a reset

Insurgency without end: Why Nigeria’s security strategy needs a reset

Nigeria has long worn its resilience like a badge of honour, but the persistent and evolving threat of insurgency across the northern region is testing the limits of that endurance. The reality on the ground exposes the stark limitations of current security strategies. Despite aggressive military campaigns, colossal budgetary allocations, and strategic international partnerships, violence ...

Destination Nigeria must begin with our leaders not just their rhetoric

Destination Nigeria must begin with our leaders not just their rhetoric

The recent Naija season master brand and the Destination 2030 initiative championed by the Federal Government are commendable policy directions. The vision to diversify our economy away from oil by leveraging our rich cultural and natural assets is not just sound economics, it is a necessity for national survival. However, a policy is only as ...

Healing the fault lines: Faith as a bridge not a barrier

As the year draws to a close and the nation immerses itself in the festivities of Christmas and the anticipation of a New Year, Nigeria finds itself at a familiar crossroads. The airwaves are saturated with goodwill messages from political leaders preaching peace, unity, and tolerance. Governors across the federation from Katsina to Osun have ...

Settling the supremacy tussle through the lens of history

Settling the supremacy tussle through the lens of history

The recent resurgence of the supremacy battle between the thrones of the Ooni of Ife and the Alaafin of Oyo has once again cast a shadow over the unity of the Yoruba nation. What should have been a celebration of culture and leadership on Sunday, December 21, 2025, became the flashpoint for a fresh round ...

Basic education: What Northern governments must learn from Nasarawa State

Basic education: What Northern governments must learn from Nasarawa State

The recent warning issued by the Nasarawa State Government to parents and guardians who fail to enroll their children in school is both timely and instructive. Coming at a period when Nigeria grapples with a staggering estimate of 20 million out-of-school children approximately 80 percent of whom are domiciled in Northern Nigeria this move signifies ...

NLC protest: A nation at the edge of endurance

NLC protest: A nation at the edge of endurance

The recent nationwide protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is not an isolated outburst of worker dissatisfaction. It is part of a long and familiar tradition of labour agitation in Nigeria, but it also represents something far more profound: a collective cry from a society stretched to its limits. We as a newspaper ...

Addressing discrepancies in Nigeria’s gazetted tax laws

Addressing discrepancies in Nigeria’s gazetted tax laws

In a functioning democracy, laws are more than mere words on paper; they are the foundation of governance, citizens’ rights, and economic policy. This week, a troubling development in Nigeria’s tax reform process has exposed a fracture in that foundation, one that goes beyond technicalities and strikes at the heart of legislative integrity and constitutional ...

The oil sector cleanup

The oil sector cleanup

The sudden exit of Engineer Farouk Ahmed and Gbenga Komolafe from their roles as the chief executives of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) marks a significant turning point in the administration of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. While the official narrative from the ...

Why the Dangote-Ahmed feud demands a forensic audit of public service

Why the Dangote-Ahmed feud demands a forensic audit of public service

The ongoing war of words between Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, has escalated from a technical dispute over diesel quality to a fundamental question about the integrity of Nigeria’s public service. While the accusations of dirty fuel ...

The urgent case for national re-orientation

The urgent case for national re-orientation

The trajectory of any nation is not defined solely by its economic indices or infrastructural development, but fundamentally by the quality of its mind, the depth of its values, and the character of the individuals it elevates. Today, Nigeria stands at a critical moral junction where the urgent need for a massive national orientation has ...

When power parades: Soyinka’s warning on privilege and public security

When power parades: Soyinka’s warning on privilege and public security

The recent remarks by Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, regarding the heavily armed security convoy accompanying Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, raise issues that transcend personal protection. They touch the very heart of Nigeria’s fragile security architecture, the ethics of power, and the dangerous normalisation of privilege in a country battling widespread ...

As Nigeria bleeds…

As Nigeria bleeds…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to approve the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin has ignited a wave of public concern and rightly so. At a time when Nigeria is grappling with its own overwhelming security crises, the move appears poorly timed. Across the country, insecurity has reached alarming levels. In the ...

Tinubu must stand firm on Police withdrawal

Tinubu must stand firm on Police withdrawal

President Bola Tinubu’s stern declaration on Wednesday, December 10, that the directive to withdraw police officers from VIP protection is non-negotiable marks a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s battle to reclaim its security architecture. Coming barely weeks after the initial order, this reaffirmation is timely and necessary, especially as the political elite including the Senate begin ...

Beyond singing, why governance must take precedence over spectacle

Beyond singing, why governance must take precedence over spectacle

The recent interaction between First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has sparked a frenzy of public debate. While the internet is awash with hot takes on tone and protocol, it is imperative that we step back from the peripheral noise to address the fundamental issue at the heart of this ...

Why Nigeria cannot code its way out of an infrastructure deficit

Why Nigeria cannot code its way out of an infrastructure deficit

The digital gold rush is upon us. From government-led initiatives like the Three Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program to the proliferation of coding bootcamps in Yaba and Abuja, the mandate for the Nigerian youth is singular and deafening, learn to code. It is a compelling narrative, promising dollar-denominated salaries and remote work opportunities in an ...

Nigeria must resurrect the safe school initiative

Nigeria must resurrect the safe school initiative

The horrifying abductions in Kebbi and Niger States have once again exposed the gaping vulnerability of Nigeria’s school system. The kidnapping of 25 female students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State and the brutal killing of the vice principal was followed swiftly by the abduction of over 300 pupils from St. ...

Banditry and kidnapping: Nigeria’s booming underground economy

Banditry and kidnapping: Nigeria’s booming underground economy

Nigeria is currently grappling with a chilling reality: banditry and kidnapping have mutated from sporadic criminal acts into a sophisticated, highly profitable underground economy. What was once a security challenge largely confined to specific rural pockets has metastasized across the federation, disrupting communities, undermining legitimate commerce, and threatening the very fabric of the nation’s economic ...

Minister Musa: A step forward but not the Silver bullet

Minister Musa: A step forward but not the Silver bullet

The recent appointment of General Christopher Musa as the Minister of Defence has been met with applause in many quarters. The logic is seductive, put a soldier in charge of the war. However, expecting this appointment alone to solve Nigeria’s security mire is not just optimistic, it is unrealistic. We must remember that Gen. Musa ...

Addressing the alarming shortage of Teachers in public schools

Addressing the alarming shortage of Teachers in public schools

Primary and secondary education constitute the bedrock upon which the future of any nation is built. These formative years are crucial for molding character, honing skills, and building the confidence required to navigate an increasingly competitive global landscape. When this foundation is strong, the nation thrives, when it is weak, the result is a generation ...

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