Perspectives
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A night in Ikoyi: When racism met power in Lagos, by Kio Amachree
It happened in a Korean restaurant on Awolowo Road in Ikoyi, one of those Lagos nights where money, alcohol, and arrogance collide. At the next table sat about ten young, rich Indian kids. Loud. Drunk. Rude to the Nigerian waiters. At first I ignored them. In Lagos you learn to mind your business. But as the bottles emptied, the boasting…
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What they do at Ministry of Women Affairs, by Joe Abbah
I picked up my sister who was visiting Nigeria for Christmas from the US from the airport. Because their flight was delayed, they had to drop me off at the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs for some work I am doing there for a client. My sister asked said: “Ministry of Women Affairs? Nice building but what do they do…
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What the heck was the matter with Osimhen? By Folabi Ogunleye
Even as a diehard Osimhen fan, I was disappointed by his personal conduct on and off the field in today’s game, where the Super Eagles trounced the Mozambique side by 4 goals to nothing. Osimhen is understandably a passionate player, and he played well today, earning himself a brace for the team. But unbriddled passion can make a jackass of…
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Kano is back to 1981, by Mahmud Jega
If media reports at the weekend were anything to go by, on this Monday morning, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, better known by his alias Abba Gida Gida, would be preparing to swear a new oath, this time of fidelity to a new political party, APC. The indications of a major political switch have been coming in recent weeks,…
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Ten ready Donald Trump copycats, by Mahmud Jega
UN Security Council approval be damned. On Saturday, after weeks of heightened naval, aerial and military pressure, without Security Council approval, US forces attacked Venezuela, destroyed air bases, “captured” President Nicholas Maduro, his wife and his son, and said it will bring them to trial in a New York court over drug and weapons charges. President Donald Trump then said…
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Structural reform and the importance of shared national responsibility, by Segun Showunmi
It is particularly concerning when elements of the political opposition otherwise presumed to understand the basic mechanics of public finance choose to privilege populist theatrics over analytical honesty. In periods of deep structural reform, international experience consistently shows that broad-based political support is essential, irrespective of partisan alignment. Macroeconomic stabilization and fiscal correction are not ideological luxuries; they are preconditions…
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A defining moment for Nigeria: Why staying the course matters, by Mohammed Idris
As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent. They are questions about the price of food, about security in our communities, and about the direction in which our country is headed. It is the duty of this office, the Ministry of Information and National Orientation,…
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Tinubunomics and the arithmetic of illusion, by Tanimu Yakubu
A striking feature of Nigeria’s current economic debate is the enthusiasm with which huge numbers are circulated—and the casualness with which they are assembled. Tax collections are added to oil receipts; oil receipts are added again under customs or “subsidy savings”; borrowing is treated as income; and the resulting total is presented as proof of incompetence or theft. This is…
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A lost legacy: Nigerian art, cultural memory, and one family’s irreparable loss, by Kio Amachree
For more than fifty years, my father quietly assembled one of the most significant private collections of Nigerian and West African art ever held in a family home.Carvings. Bronzes. Masks. Ritual objects. Works that carried centuries of history, belief, and mastery. Chief Godfrey Amachree, Queen’s Counsel, was not a casual collector. He was one of the most respected private patrons…
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Distinguishing between federal government revenue and the Federation Account, by Temitope Ajayi
Public debate on government finances in Nigeria is once again clouded by confusion, little knowledge, and deliberate misrepresentation. At the centre of the current controversy is a misunderstanding of the distinction between total revenue generated by government agencies and the portion that actually belongs to the federal government. The confusion has been amplified by commentators who should know better and…
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