Perspectives
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Sustaining the current growth drivers of the Nigerian economy — by Victor Ogiemwonyi
The fundamentals of the Nigerian economy are growing stronger. We are witnessing a slowing inflation rate, a stabilizing Naira, increased manufacturing activity, and growing exports. However, a critical question remains: Are these growth drivers sustainable, and can they be accelerated? The Macro-Micro Dilemma:A “Chicken and Egg” Debate Recently, I was involved in a debate regarding the sequence of economic recovery:…
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Like Buhari – like Ribadu — by Abdullahi Haruna
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is not your usual Nigerian elite. Perhaps shaped by the restrained Fulani conservative ethos, he has always come across as reserved, shy and taciturn. Not one for excessive talk, but deeply deliberate. When he presided as Chairman of the EFCC, he delivered outcomes rather than optics. No flamboyance. No grandstanding. Just results. He is a gentle figure—tall,…
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Heroes are not saints: Remembering Jesse Jackson — by Ojudu Babafemi
News of the death of Jesse Jackson has prompted a flood of tributes across the world. Many of them rightly celebrate a man who stood, for decades, at the barricades of the struggle for civil rights in the United States—marching, organizing, speaking, and insisting that Black lives carried the same dignity as any other. He helped change the moral vocabulary…
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Sanwo-Olu, Makoko and the test of leadership — by Gboyega Akosile
Leadership is not tested in moments of applause. It is tested in moments of discomfort, when decisions are unpopular, emotions are high, and the future must be weighed against the present. The recent Makoko challenge in Lagos is one such moment, and it goes beyond a waterfront settlement. It is a defining test of leadership especially for a man who…
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Rev. Jesse Jackson: Hero of hope — by Van Jones
His “Rainbow Coalition” Was Blueprint For Obama I saw my father cry only once. It was the summer of 1984. And he was listening to the Rev. Jesse Jackson. It was a hot summer night. A dozen or so of my relatives were all packed into a modest hotel suite – the kind where a single door joined two separate…
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Nasir El-Rufai as a threat to national security — by Femi Fani-Kayode
Three very serious allegations were made last week by the former minister of the FCT and former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai. Firstly, that he bugged Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser’s phone and is privy to his most sensitive conversations; secondly, that the NSA’s office has imported large sums of dangerous chemical weapons into the country…
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Celebrating a legacy: In loving memory of The Reverend Jesse Jackson — by Kayode Ajulo
A Beacon of Hope and Justice Who Transcended Borders In the hearts of many, today is a day of mixed emotions—one of mourning and profound celebration. I can’t but to salute and remember the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., who passed peacefully at the age of 84, a leading African-American voice reverberating across the globe. His life was a magnificent…
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Our special bond with London- By Eric Teniola
On Wednesday, March 18, President Bola Tinubu GCFR along with his wife, Remi Tinubu, will be hosted by the British Monarch, King Charles III (77). The State visit will hold at Windsor Castle and not at Buckingham Palace. Wikipedia informed us that Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles (40…
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Why Lekki risks becoming a mega-project without a mega plan — by Gbenga Onabanjo
Some months ago, I wrote Private Capital, Public Failure as a warning: that the Lekki–Epe axis was drifting toward a familiar Nigerian paradox—world-class private ambition surrounded by fragile, improvised public systems. The response confirmed what many already knew, but few were willing to say aloud: we were building prosperity on a foundation of neglect. Recently, after a personal visit to…
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Nigeria’s 2026 budget : Priorities, gaps, and who really benefits — by Chioma Ahaghotu
President Tinubu’s ₦58.18 trillion 2026 budget is being marketed as the “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity.” I took my time to review the budget and the below is my review. On paper, the budget prioritizes security, infrastructure, and human capital. But when you look closer, some of the numbers reveal a mix of bold ambition, structural strain,…
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