Perspectives
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Do you know who I am? By Folorunso Adisa
I just watched a short clip that was rowdy, unsettling, and deeply unprofessional. In it, the FCT Minister had led officials of the Federal Capital Territory Development Association (FCDA) to a land in Gaduwa, Abuja where some soldiers stopped them from entering the place. While he was addressing the group of soldiers preventing their entry, the situation quickly spiralled into…
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CBN’s $1trn mirage: Why Nigeria’s real sector holds the missing key, by Blaise Udunze
When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently declared that the country was on course to becoming a $1 trillion economy through ongoing banking reforms, the statement was met with cautious optimism. To many, it sounded like a long-awaited promise of prosperity as a declaration that Nigeria’s economic renewal is finally underway. But behind the projection lies a critical question,…
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Time for a new crop of Foreign Affairs elite, by Simbo Olorunfemi
This is one piece I am most reluctant writing, lest its intent be misunderstood. One, you might have noticed that in spite of the fact that international relations is my primary field of study, I have not written much here since the beginning of the crisis triggered by the designation of Nigeria as a CPC. I have only written one…
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A sickening spectacle of power, greed and willful blindness, by Kayode Adebiyi
Only in a society where dignity has a price tag would a man in his sixties feel comfortable marrying a seventeen year old girl and showing her off like a prize he bought. This was never about affection or guidance. It was an arrangement fueled by money, status and zero concern for the emotional or mental wellbeing of a teenager.…
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Olayemi Oyebanji at 55: A journey full of testimonies, by Raheem Akingbolu
Peter, NOT Peter the Apostle; but Peter, the hero of Hugh Walpole’s novel, FORTITUDE, said: ‘It isn’t life that matters; but the courage you bring to it.’ This, perhaps, summarizes the events that have consistently shaped the life of today’s birthday ‘girl’ and the wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji. Two years ago, precisely on Thursday, 19th October,…
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The Trump challenge and a call for patriotic voices, by Tunde Rahman
In an age when the lines between truth and falsehood are getting increasingly blurred, I was nonplussed when President Trump labelled Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern on October 31. My incredulity was heightened given that his action stemmed from unproven allegations of genocide against Christians. Was it another deepfake facilitated through AI or simply a case of mistaken identity?…
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Aye, life, and the journey through China, by ‘Dayo Adedayo
I grew up listening to Barrister’s Aye, never imagining that one day I would see the kind of world he once sang about. His words about life’s fleeting nature and man’s endless search for meaning shaped the way I view the world. Years later, standing by the Pearl River in Guangzhou, watching the reflection of city lights ripple across the…
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Beyond the barrel: Building Nigeria’s fiscal resilience, by Benjamin Ajayi
Nigeria’s oil story began in 1956 with the discovery at Oloibiri in present-day Bayelsa. Before then, the nation’s export earnings came mostly from cocoa, palm oil, and other agricultural produce. Over the late 1950s into the early 1970s, the oil boom accelerated crude exports and tilted Nigeria’s economy toward petroleum. Today, oil still supplies a majority of export receipts, though…
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Trump, not Nigeria, is of particular concern to the world, by Vincent Akanmode
Since Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ugly encounter with American President Donald Trump in the latter’s Oval Office in Washington DC on February 28, I have come to the conclusion that the American President is a bully who thinks nothing more of power than a tool for oppression. In the midst of Ukraine’s war with Russia, President Zelensky had visited Trump…
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Trump, Tinubu, Adeboye and the death of faith, by Kunle Awosiyan
I once stumbled on a visual in which former U.S. President Ronald Reagan spoke about faith. He told the story of a man who fell from a cliff but managed to cling to a small branch. Dangling between life and death, the man shouted, “Is anyone up there who can help me?” A voice replied, “If you have faith, let…
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