Perspectives
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Recognition: The fuel that keeps great teachers burning — by Kayode Adewale
When you enter any profession, you are expected to do your job. You show up. You perform your duties. You meet the standards. That is what is required. But in every profession, there are those who choose not to stop at what is required. They go further. They give more than the job description demands. They stay back after hours.…
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Of paupers and professors: A nation that forgot to think, by Mahfuz Mundadu
There is certain sadness that creeps into the soul when a professor speaks, not from the citadel of inquiry, but from the pit of hunger. The recent video of a Nigerian professor lamenting the sorry state of his profession was not merely viral. It was viral in the way a virus is. It is a symptom of a terminal decay,…
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Flashback: Biodun Jeyifo’s humanising pedagogy — by Kunle Ajibade
On 14 December 1987, when we learnt that Dr Biodun Jeyifo had resigned from the University of Ife, the anger was palpable at the Murtala Muhammed Hall, the main hostel for postgraduate students. The next day, with long faces, O.J. Gochua, Femi Dunmade, Dapo Adeniyi, Dele Momodu, Femi Folorunso and I went to BJ’s home to have a conversation with…
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Broken councils: The dangerous politics of local government control in Osun state
Adejumo Kabir Adeniyi and Dr. Ola Bello The prolonged struggle between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)–led state government over the control and legitimacy of local councils has created a governance vacuum at the grassroots in Osun State, Southwest Nigeria. This paralysis has not only stalled service delivery in all 30 local governments of the…
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Billions in Nigeria’s reserves, but where is the growth?, by Blaise Udunze
The moment the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, recently announced that Nigeria’s foreign reserves had inched to $49 billion as of February 5, 2026, the news was received with understandable enthusiasm. He described the development as “a very important statistic” when speaking at the 2nd National Economic Council (NEC) Conference in Abuja, while noting a…
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The magic of Murtala Muhammed — by Dare Babarinsa
Fifty years after his sudden departure from the centre stage, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed remains a living presence. In six giddy months of power, he changed Nigeria for the better. His head-on collision against corruption and abuse of office led him into conflict with powerful people and entrenched interests. In his quest to cleanse the Augean stable, he must have…
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The report card, the Bible, and the death of Lagos tradition — by Kio Amachree
Whenever I returned from school to spend my holidays in Nigeria, the first thing my father would ask was never, “How are you?” It was never, “Tell me about your term.” Never, “How did you survive months at that cold, dark, ancient school thousands of miles away, surrounded by white people?” No. The first question was always: “Where is your…
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Nigeria and the burden of criminal shadows — by Folorunso Adisa
A nation’s name is a delicate inheritance, polished slowly by sacrifice yet easily stained by the recklessness of a few. Across continents, many Nigerians increasingly encounter a subtle but unmistakable caution in the eyes of others, a hesitation that precedes conversation and shadows interaction. It is not only the failures of political leadership that have bruised our collective image; a…
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Changing photography forever: The DAP Experience Centre — by ‘Dayo Adedayo
For twenty-three years, I have carried a dream quietly in my heart. A dream of a sanctuary for photography in Nigeria. A place where the past, present, and future of image-making meet under one roof. A place where young dreamers can walk in uncertain and walk out inspired. A place where memory lives in paper, film, metal, glass, and pixels.…
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Goodbye, BJ! — by Folorunso Adisa
“Forever and forever farewell, Cassius. If we do meet again, why, we shall smile. If not, why then this parting was well made.” (William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 5, Scene 1) Today is a sad day for academia, and especially for the global community of literary scholars. News reports have confirmed that the sagely Professor Biodun Jeyifo, who celebrated his…
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