Perspectives
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Atiku’s Mambilla’s mess — by Kunle Oyatomi
There is no doubt that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition has suffered another major setback. As has become a recurring habit, however, he is unlikely to give up his quest to live the life he sees the President living. But Nigerians are very smart people and would be intentional about whom they confer with political power. They understand…
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CBN caught between inflation & economy crying for credit — by Blaise Udunze
The Central Bank of Nigeria heads into its 307th Monetary Policy Committee meeting this week facing an economic contradiction that makes the rate decision far more difficult than simply asking whether inflation has fallen enough to justify a cut. The MPC meets on September 21 and 22 with the Monetary Policy Rate at 26.5 percent. Yet the economic landscape confronting…
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Lagos 2027: If it’s not Hamzat, who else? – by Seye Oladejo
There comes a time in the political evolution of a society when the most important question is not simply who wants the job, but who is prepared for the job. For Lagos in 2027, that question deserves an honest, dispassionate and intellectually rigorous examination. If it’s not Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, who else? And perhaps an even more fundamental question…
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The broom and the rainbow: Two platforms, one president — by Tunde Rahman
To some, especially in the opposition camp, it may seem like a brewing political storm, but the brouhaha in Abuja over Nyesom Wike’s Rainbow Coalition and the Progressive Governors Forum’s pushback is not a crisis. It is a sign that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s political architecture for 2027 is active and working. To fully grasp this, you must understand the…
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Adebayo’s Presidency: The promise that must answer to a stopwatch – by Olalekan Adedayo
From campaign promises to quarterly targets, public scorecards and consequences for failure. One of the most striking features of Prince Adewole Adebayo’s Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity is not merely the scale of what he proposes to do, but the emphasis he places on how government should deliver, measure and account for what it promises. At the heart of the…
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Rainbow coalition: The sky is big enough for all birds to fly, by Kola Amzat
In the past few days, the APC governors and Federal Minister in charge of FCT administration-Nyesom Wike have been at daggers drawn. The bone of contention: the APC governors declared Wike’s Rainbow Coalition as a political arrangement capable of undermining the re-election of president or weakening the APC ahead of the 2027 elections and therefore, affirmed that they won’t support…
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Nigeria’s economic comeback: EMT’s plan to transform the economy by 2027 — by Olabode Opeseitan
Nigeria’s latest Economic Management Team meeting marks a decisive shift in the country’s economic direction. The approval of a committee to harmonise macroeconomic assumptions across fiscal and monetary institutions signals a move toward disciplined, co‑ordinated and data‑driven governance. If the government sustains this strategy, the next 12 months could reshape Nigeria’s economic landscape significantly. The current indicators already show momentum.…
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Three years of Zacch Adedeji’s revenue revolution — by Arabinrin Aderonke
Three years is a long enough period in public service to distinguish between activity and impact. It is long enough to look beyond speeches, launches and promises and ask a simple question: what has changed? In the case of Dr Zacch Adedeji, the answer lies in the numbers, the technology, the laws, the institutions, and even in a building that…
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A Lagos evening — by Folorunso Adisa
There are evenings that end when the lights go out, and there are evenings that continue long after one has returned home because the conversation has left questions behind. My last Thursday evening in Lagos belonged to the latter. I spent the evening with Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, his Deputy, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, and a handful of young Nigerians,…
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Dangote’s people’s IPO and petrol prices the people can’t afford — by Blaise Udunze
Nigeria has become very good at celebrating economic milestones that ordinary Nigerians can barely afford to participate in. Now comes perhaps the most spectacular example yet. Africa’s biggest refinery has opened its doors to public ownership in what is being billed as the continent’s largest-ever initial public offering. Currently, there is strong demand and intense interest as the Dangote Petroleum…
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