Perspectives
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The soil problem: Why Nigeria’s talent crisis goes deeper than ‘unjapa-able’ youth — by Patrick Salami
Tosin Eniolorunda’s frank assessment of the skills gap is a necessary provocation, but the full diagnosis demands we examine the system, not just the individual. When the co-founder and Group CEO of Moniepoint, Tosin Eniolorunda, publicly declared that he cannot fill 500 vacancies because Nigerian youths are not employable, the internet did what it does, it split into camps. Some…
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Alausa, please take more steps — by Mahmud Jega
Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa’s announcement last Wednesday, that the federal government has approved a policy prohibiting recipients of honorary degrees from using the “Dr” prefix, must be only the first step in curbing Nigerians’ wild affinity for academic, social, marital, professional, traditional, aristocratic, religious, herbal and political titles of all hues. Alausa said the policy became necessary following…
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Lagos as a national hub: Setting the record straight — by Okoi Obono-Obla
On 10th May 2026, I shared brilliant pictures of the Lagos–Badagry–Sokoto Super Highway, which had been abandoned for 45 years at the design stage but was revived and adopted as one of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s signature projects. Today, it has become fully concretized. The post attracted a wide range of reactions from Nigerians across the national divide. However, one…
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TRIBUTE: The Yoruba nation and the challenge of unity — by Bisi Akande
It is with profound deep sense of historical responsibility that I have to share felicitations with my compatriots today on this momentous occasion marking the centenary of Pa Reuben Fasoranti who was born on May 11, 1926 — a man whose life, over the span of a century, has come to embody discipline, moral clarity, and an unwavering commitment to…
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From Zuba to Dutse: A litany of legacy projects — by Tunde Rahman
Political diatribes sometimes obscure the capacity to appreciate developments in the governance space. Last week was a beehive of activities for members of the Presidential Communications Team. From Zuba Junction in the Federal Capital Territory to Kaduna, Kano, Dutse, and Birnin-Kebbi, the team toured Federal Government projects in the North-west geopolitical zone.Under the auspices of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, the…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Saleh Mamman, Saddiya Farouk and the water in public office — by Bamidele Johnson
Ask Saleh Mamman, the former power minister convicted of diverting N33.8 billion meant for power projects what ails the North and he would furnish you with an encyclopaedia. Desertification, illiteracy, insecurity, dire infrastructure, colonialism, climate change and price of millet in Maradi. Anything, really, except himself. He would not make the cut. Likewise, if invited to a discourse on why…
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My 2026 AMVCA takeaways — by Olubukola Olanrewaju
But Bovi and Nomzamo? Crazy combination. Bovi brought that lighter, humorous unserious energy. The Toyin and Funke Akindele joke caught me off guard. I laughed like mad. Nomzamo on the other hand hosted like she came to remind everybody she’s not just fine and famous. She was sharp, smooth, coordinated and very present. If you’ve seen Tell Me Something Sweet,…
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Éni tí ó bá mo inú rò á so pé — by Dayo Adedayo
“𝑾𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆’𝒔 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔.” While searching through old files, I stumbled upon this long-forgotten photograph, a quiet reminder of how far we have come as a people and as a nation. Looking at this image today fills my heart with gratitude and reflection. The dusty road, the unfinished surroundings, the modest skyline of that…
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Suspension, authority, and the futility of denial — by Umar Sani
The desperation of Nyesom Wike and his allies over the dismissal of their cross-appeal by the Apex Court continues to expose the weakness of their legal arguments. Instead of confronting the substance of the decision, they have resorted to semantics to mislead Nigerians. Their latest claim is that the Court of Appeal’s judgment mentioned only A. K. Ajibade SAN and…
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Atiku, Obi birds of a feather and their vaulting ambitions — by Tunde Rahman
For someone running for the presidency a record seventh time and who has switched political parties at least four times since 1999, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s unbridled rebuke of fellow contestants in a recent interview with Arise Television raises a crucial question: has he indeed learned anything from the political mistakes that cost him that top office in 2023?…
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