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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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For more than four decades, the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited has remained Nigeria’s most enduring symbol of policy failure, wasteful spending, and misplaced national priorities. Conceived in the late 1970s as the bedrock of Nigeria’s industrialisation, the steel complex has instead become a recurring drain on public finances, surviving not on productivity but on annual ...
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The deadly attack on the National Park Service office in Oloka, Oyo State, claiming five lives, is a tragic reminder that insecurity is no longer knocking on the door of the South West, it has broken in. This incident is part of a frightening trend of violence spreading across the region, from kidnapping in Ekiti ...
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Nigeria is standing at a dangerous crossroads where insecurity, hunger, climate stress and economic fragility are converging into a single, overwhelming national emergency. Recent warnings that tens of millions of Nigerians could slide into acute food insecurity during the 2026 lean season are not speculative alarms. They reflect an unfolding tragedy already visible in farms ...
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The controversy surrounding the legality of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts has deepened, evolving from a civil society outcry into a fundamental debate on the mechanics of Nigeria’s constitutional democracy. The swift rejoinder from the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF), released on Wednesday, attempts to douse the tension by framing the repeal and ...
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When a politician stands on a podium and boasts of delivering a state for a presidential candidate while simultaneously securing the governorship for an opposition party, it is not merely a statement of political prowess, it is an indictment of our electoral system. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has never been ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...