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Nigeria’s BRICS partner status and initial gains

Nigeria’s BRICS partner status and initial gains

By Tunde Rahman On Sunday, 6 July, while addressing the BRICS summit, President Tinubu restated his position on global trade, international financing, climate change, and healthcare, as well as his belief in and support for BRICS. The president advocated for a re-evaluation of the current global financial system and healthcare distribution, calling for more consideration, ...

NIHOTOUR ACT 2022: The Enduring Legacies of Late President Muhammadu Buhari for Nigeria’s Tourism Industry

10 years after power privatisation, Nigeria’s poor still pay twice for darkness

Is the world shutting its door to Nigeria?

Diplomacy meets delivery: How Abiodun’s presence in Brazil may unlock new partnerships for Ogun

When power mongers regroup: Inside the ADC circus

What can Nigeria learn from China’s electricity revolution?

What can Nigeria learn from China’s electricity revolution?

By Dakuku Peterside The moment of revelation came unexpectedly on a high-speed train leaving Beijing, where a screen showed that 36% of the train's traction power came from wind energy. Outside, rows of wind turbines turned gracefully under the sun. For someone familiar with Nigeria's unreliable grid, where diesel generators hum through the night and ...

Dapo Abiodun and the fake news enterprise

Dapo Abiodun and the fake news enterprise

By Kayode Akinmade In case you read anything this week claiming that the Ogun State Government announced a multimillion dollar diary deal with Qatari firm, Baladna, just know that it was the fake news enterprise at work. Was Baladna in Ogun State to explore investment opportunities? Yes. But did the Ogun State Government announce that ...

Crisis in Benue State: The impact on food security and why it should matter to us all

Crisis in Benue State: The impact on food security and why it should matter to us all

Benue: Nigeria’s Food Basket in Crisis I am from Benue State, and my early years, from childhood to University, were spent in the state. I understand the nature of this crisis not as an observer, but as an indigene. My roots are in this land. The dream that became ThriveAgric, a company now serving over one million ...

Sooko Tajudeen Lawal: A quintessential politician at 60

Sooko Tajudeen Lawal: A quintessential politician at 60

By Saka Folarin Lawal Birthdays are deeply personal celebrations, symbolic markers of growth, reflection, and fresh beginnings. For many, it's a day to be appreciated, to gather with loved ones, and to recognise the passage of time with gratitude and hope. Beyond the cakes and candles, birthdays also offer moments for reflection, vision, and reconnection. ...

Tinubu: A consistent, determined, patient and liberal politician

Tinubu: A consistent, determined, patient and liberal politician

By Dr Gbenga Daniel The harm that humanity has done to many great men on earth is that we chose to talk about them after their death, but it is a good idea to write or say to the world and to the ears of concerned persons their good deeds while they remained with us. ...

Commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s transformative leadership after two years in Office

Commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s transformative leadership after two years in Office

Good day, fellow Nigerians at home and across the globe, The Executive and Members of APC West Africa Diaspora, alongside our esteemed colleagues and friends, hereby present this statement. Gentlemen of the Press, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is imperative that we convene this press conference to unequivocally state our position on the ongoing political and ...

MAKE JUNE 12 ” MKO ABIOLA DAY”, HONOUR UNSUNG HEROES OF JUNE 12 ELECTION ANNULMENT AND PUNISH IBB THE CHIEF PERPERTRATOR OF THE TREASON.

MAKE JUNE 12 ” MKO ABIOLA DAY”, HONOUR UNSUNG HEROES OF JUNE 12 ELECTION ANNULMENT AND PUNISH IBB THE CHIEF PERPERTRATOR OF THE TREASON.

BY DEBO ADENIRAN. Come June 12, 2025, Nigerians will celebrate the 32nd anniversary of what has become the freest and fairest presidential election which took place on June 12, 1993. That day, the red carpets will be rolled out at Eagle Square, Abuja, and the 36 state capitals to celebrate what has become the nation’s ...

Driving Africa’s next economic leap: How tech-driven entrepreneurs are reimagining growth from the ground up

Driving Africa’s next economic leap: How tech-driven entrepreneurs are reimagining growth from the ground up

By Oluwatosin Alabi | Entrepreneur & MBA Candidate, University of Arkansas In the 21st-century innovation economy, the power to solve complex problems no longer belongs exclusively to large corporations or wealthy nations it now resides in the hands of agile, creative entrepreneurs. Across Africa, where structural gaps have long stifled access to financial tools, education, ...

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Two years of Nigeria’s foreign policy under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu: An informed commentary

Two years of Nigeria’s foreign policy under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu: An informed commentary

By AMBASSADOR ‘SOLA ENIKANOLAIYE The Administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR celebrated two years in office a few days ago on Thursday, 29th May 2025. It is important that one pauses to take an insider look at the journey so far, as well as chart the course for the remaining part of his first ...

Power shifts, public sentiment, and the unseen opposition in 2027 election

Power shifts, public sentiment, and the unseen opposition in 2027 election

By Kenechukwu Aguolu As the 2027 general elections draw closer, Nigeria’s political landscape is beginning to shift. Political parties are actively exploring mergers and alliances, hoping to bolster their chances at the polls. While the current administration appears to be in a strong position, the opposition should not be discounted. Drawing from the Mendelow Stakeholder ...

Nigeria: 730 days later

Nigeria: 730 days later

By Dakuku Peterside Two years can feel both fleeting and painfully long in Nigeria. Seven hundred and thirty dawns have rolled across the savannah, the creeks, and the sprawling megacities since the last electoral hoopla promised a national rebirth. We now stand midway between ballots, yet conversation in Abuja’s corridors is drifting toward 2027 slogans ...

A Pope’s funeral and new leadership paradigm

A Pope’s funeral and new leadership paradigm

By Dakuku Peterside The world came together on a warm April morning in Rome. Under Bernini’s wide colonnade, a simple wooden coffin lay, almost shy against the grand marble of St. Peter’s. It held the body of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis; it also carried a final message, passed without words. As ...

As Ogun prepares to host historic, first-of-its-kind National Sports Festival

As Ogun prepares to host historic, first-of-its-kind National Sports Festival

By Kayode Akinmade In just a matter of days, all roads will lead to the Gateway State for the 26th edition of the iconic National Sports Festival (NSF). The festival, a celebration of Nigeria’s rich sports and cultural heritage, is billed to feature athletes competing in 33 sporting events, and is bound to be Nigeria’s ...

The slaughter continues: How many more must die before Nigeria acts?

The slaughter continues: How many more must die before Nigeria acts?

By Alex Adekunle James On Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, as Christians around the world reflected on the moment Christ peacefully rode into Jerusalem, Plateau State was met not with peace, but with horror. That night, armed militants invaded communities, more than 50 people were killed in cold blood. Just two days later, on Tuesday, ...

Nine (9) takeaways from Governor Adeleke’s investment trip to UK

Nine (9) takeaways from Governor Adeleke’s investment trip to UK

By Mallam Olawale Rasheed Governor Ademola Adeleke was in the United Kingdom for five working days to achieve specific goals which centers on rejuvenating the Osun state economy. A backgrounder is appropriate for an holistic assessment of the outcome of the visit. During the Governor’s visit to London in late 2023, he was confronted with ...

Choices not chance: Why China is rich and Nigeria is poor

Choices not chance: Why China is rich and Nigeria is poor

By Dakuku Peterside China and Nigeria, two continental giants that entered the late 1970s with similar per capita incomes, have since taken opposite economic trajectories. In China, the decisive moment was Deng Xiaoping’s 1978 decision to “open the windows” and let the world’s capital know-how to blow in. In Nigeria, the same decade ushered in ...

Nigeria’s oil sector and the very bad people

Nigeria’s oil sector and the very bad people

By Abiodun Alade I have read a number of compelling accounts that depict the unfortunate state of Nigeria’s oil sector, but none does so with as much piercing clarity as ‘Very Bad People’ by Patrick Alley. This non-fiction work explores how powerful individuals and corporations have systematically exploited vulnerable nations for profit, often with devastating ...

Rivers: A ticking time bomb

Rivers: A ticking time bomb

By Dakuku Peterside Rivers State is currently facing a pressing and time-sensitive threat. The oil-rich state has come under intense political scrutiny following President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency proclamation on March 18, 2025. Despite official assurances that this step was necessary to tackle a supposed breakdown of law and order, many observers argue that ...

Tinubu-Buhari partnership and opposition’s desperate search for validation

Tinubu-Buhari partnership and opposition’s desperate search for validation

By Tunde Rahman The special relationship between President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari has witnessed many remarkable moments. It has experienced dramatic and exciting times, just as there have been challenging moments. Life changing and sweet memories abound between the two great leaders. Between the two great men, there are recollections of might-have-beens. ...

The rising tide of kidnapping in Nigeria: A looming shadow of colonialism?

The rising tide of kidnapping in Nigeria: A looming shadow of colonialism?

By Hon.Rotimi Makinde Nigeria is grappling with an alarming surge in kidnappings, leaving citizens feeling vulnerable and fearful. The recent tragic death of Dr. Abdul Rauf Adekunle Adeniji, affectionately known as Kongo, serves as a stark reminder of this harsh reality. A dedicated leader, scholar, and progressive thinker from Ile Ife, Kongo's life was cut ...

The Tinubu administration and the verity of inclusion

The Tinubu administration and the verity of inclusion

By Fredrick Nwabufo Inclusion is an inexorable ingredient for national cohesion. It is an ideal that demands deliberate and methodical enactment. It is largely potent, not as an abstract concept, but as the praxis for promoting peace and harmony and holding it all together at the umbilicus. The Tinubu administration has been conscientious and pragmatic ...

Between Abuja and Osogbo: How Oyetola is balancing ministerial duties with Osun politics

Between Abuja and Osogbo: How Oyetola is balancing ministerial duties with Osun politics

By Jamiu Omookose As Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, shoulders the responsibility of pioneering one of the country’s most promising economic frontiers. Yet, despite the intensity of this national assignment, the former Osun State Governor remains a key political player at home, maintaining a delicate but strategic balance ...

OBJ: Democracy or Democrazy in danger?

OBJ: Democracy or Democrazy in danger?

By Tahir Ibrahim Tahir Talban, Bauchi Our collective selective amnesia makes it possible for characters from yesteryears of leadership to pontificate and assume dispositions of nobility and morality; appearing to distance themselves from the uncharitable, undemocratic, and immoral acts they committed while in positions of leadership. Had they, the moral standing or uprightness, they would ...

NNPC leadership: Agenda for faltering oil giant

NNPC leadership: Agenda for faltering oil giant

By Dakuku Peterside The appointment of a new leadership team at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has sparked fresh hope. However, history teaches us that leadership changes in Nigeria’s public institutions is often not a guarantee for remarkable positive changes . Each transition is seen as a potential turning point, yet the ...

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