Perspectives
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Nigeria and the New World Order: Why Africa’s giant cannot stand still, by Kayode Adebiyi
The warnings coming out of Davos this year were unusually clear. In different tones but with striking convergence, Canada’s Prime Minister and France’s President described a world that has crossed a line. Not one drifting gently into transition, but one fractured by raw power politics, shrinking patience for rules, and a return to coercion as a normal tool of statecraft.…
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VAT on banking services: setting the record straight, by Aderonke Atoyebi
In recent days, Nigerians have been inundated with reports suggesting that the Federal Government has introduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on banking services such as electronic transfers, fees and commissions. Understandably, this has triggered anxiety among citizens already grappling with economic pressures. However, the truth is far less dramatic than the headlines suggest. Contrary to widespread claims, VAT on banking…
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How policy flip-flops making Nigerians poorer, by Blaise Udunze
Nigeria’s deepening poverty crisis is no longer speculative; it is now statistically inevitable. Although the latest Consumer Price Index figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) suggest that headline inflation is cooling and growth indicators show tentative improvement, regrettably, more Nigerians are slipping below the poverty line. Reviewing the recent projections from PwC’s Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026, it…
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Task for middle powers in a ruptured world order, by Mark Carney
“It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world. Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and the beginning of a brutal reality where geopolitics among the great powers is not subject to any constraints. But I also…
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Geregu: Revenue-led growth meets margin and liquidity pressures, by Gilbert Ayoola
Geregu Power Plc’s full-year audited reports and financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 present a mixed but largely resilient performance profile, characterised by strong top-line expansion, moderated profitability growth, and balance sheet stretching amid an evolving operating and leadership landscape. The company delivered a robust 34.88% year-on-year (YoY) revenue growth, with turnover rising to N184.95 billion from…
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Kashim Shettima: Nigeria’s most engaged v/president ever, by Kola Amzat
In Nigerian annals of democratic rule, particularly since the turn of 4th Republic, no vice-president has been maximally engaged as the incumbent….Senator Kashim Shettima; not even, the immediate vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, who was opportune to hold brief for his boss, the deceased Muhammed Buhari, while the retired general was on medical trips abroad, a couple of times. This…
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Elections is not ‘baby just the tip’ – by Chioma Ahaghotu
Many “forces” from other regions who voted Obi in 2023 will not support him in 2027. But you don’t want to ask why. You think it’s by hope and “God abeg.” You call mapping strategy gaps “too much scrutiny” and criticism, as if refusing to look at the gaps will make them fill themselves. That mindset is exactly why many…
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The significance of the FCT Civil Service Commission in Nigeria, by Tunji Olaopa
There is every conceivable reason to celebrate and properly situate the emergence and functional relevance of the Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission (FCT-CSC) in Nigeria’s administrative history, even if the significance of this is not obvious to any but an administrative historian or public administration researcher. In 2018, a legislative bill approving the establishment of the FCT-CSC was passed…
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Stephen Keshi, Nations Cup and January reflections, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Few, if any, will dispute the fact that January is the best month of the year. It might be two-faced in the manner of Janus, the ancient Roman god it is named after, but just as January offers a close rear-view of the most recent past, so does it open the door of opportunities by way of renewed hope into…
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Setting the record straight: Mineral value-addition and national progress, by Abubakar Adamu
The recent controversy sparked by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) regarding the location of a gold refinery in Lagos deserves a sober, fact-based response. For too long, our nation’s wealth has been shipped abroad in raw form—gold from the North and other minerals from across the country—benefiting foreign economies like Dubai while leaving our local communities with little to show…
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