Perspectives
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Urgent need to halt Malami’s gubernatorial bid, by Kola Amzat
Bizarre and unfathomable things are happening in Nigeria-things that significantly disturb the earring and capable of diminishing our much-cherished status as giant of Africa. Things that are absurd to bequeath as legacy to generation now and those unborn! Things that would not advance the cause of our nation particularly, our long-time aspiration for a permanent seat in the United Nations…
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A reminiscence of the beginning: Celebrating 20 Years of the Araism Movement — by Abiola Akande
Twenty years ago, on Saturday, July 22, 2006, a remarkable chapter in the history of contemporary Nigerian art was written at the Harmattan Workshop Gallery, 10, Elsie Femi Pearse Street, Off Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos. That day at that venue, the Araism Movement was launched through its maiden exhibition – a bold artistic vision conceptualized by Dr. Mufu Onifade,…
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Nigeria and the new demands of regional leadership — by Ademola Oshodi
The international environment is placing a heavier responsibility on Nigeria. Regional security cooperation has weakened, competition for energy finance and technology has intensified, and humanitarian funding is contracting even as domestic needs increase. Three developments this week show why Nigeria must combine leadership with discipline, strengthening its capacity to act without assuming obligations it cannot sustain. On 14 July, the…
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Legacy of action: The trail of renewed hope across Imo and Kogi — by Fredrick Nwabufo
Experience is enriched by travel. It is one thing to sit in an air-conditioned office as a self-appointed pontiff— throwing darts, gnawing, and braying at every government action, policy, and programme. It is quite another to step out from the cushy embrace of the armchair into the rigour of fact-finding, research, verification, and investigation. The armchair is a place of…
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Adebayo’s silent takeover of Nigeria’s public policy debate – by Adedayo Olalekan
As rivals trade blame, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adebayo Adewole, is betting 2027 will be won by the man who actually shows his work. Nigeria has heard this script before and Nigerians are tired of it. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stands before the nation and begs for more time. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar…
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FCCPC: New face of the Renewed Hope Agenda – by Seye Oladejo
Since assuming office, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked Nigerians to endure difficult but necessary economic reforms in pursuit of long-term national prosperity. Predictably, public discourse has focused largely on the removal of fuel subsidy, exchange rate unification, fiscal reforms and efforts to restore macroeconomic stability. While these bold economic decisions have dominated headlines, another, quieter transformation has been unfolding-one…
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Even Messi needed trophies: Nigerians demand results, not dribbling — by Blaise Udunze
From a general observation, comparisons are powerful political tools. They simplify complex realities, inspire supporters and shape public perception. Another side of this is that they can also become misleading when symbolism replaces substance. The latter appears to be the objective behind two recent interventions in defense of his excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Respectfully, it was observed that veteran…
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Pulpitnomics of Alleluia, Allah Akbar and the N8 billion allocation — by Kelechi Deca
A country that is the champions of the Premier League of multidimensional poverty globally. Suffering severe human capital deficits, clearly manifested with the open sore of over 20 million out-of-school children, which contributes to over 25% of the global out-of-school population, should at least have considerate leadership. A country with critically low budgetary allocations for both education and health, scoring…
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How Nigerian entrepreneurs can partake in ₦5.6TN digital lending game — by Olabode Opeseitan
A Lagos court has just reopened the door for Nigerian entrepreneurs to reclaim a market that foreign firms have quietly dominated for years. By dismissing the suit challenging the FCCPC’s Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations (DEON), the Federal High Court has cleared the way for full enforcement of rules designed to correct that imbalance. To understand the…
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Are we entertained to death? ₦50m was waiting and we missed it — by Zainab Suleiman
I saw this headline and it broke me a little: “First Lady’s ₦50m Community Green Challenge closes without entries.” ₦50,000,000. For planting trees. For building parks. For turning that dirty space in your community into something your children will be proud of. And the report says: no entries. Let’s be honest with ourselves for two minutes. 1. We are the…
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