By Paul Ejime SINCE FORMING the Alliance of Sahel States, AES, in 2023, followed by their controversial decision to quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January 2024, the military juntas in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have thrown caution to the wind, ignoring the dire consequences of their ill-advised actions on [&he...
By Humphrey Ukeaja ACROSS NIGERIA, from the bustling streets of Lagos to the quiet neighbourhoods of Enugu and the vibrant markets of Kano, ultra-processed food (UPF) companies are saturating the country with flashy adverts for sugary drinks, snacks and products targeted at children. These items are everywhere—in schools, churches, and on soci...
By Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON CONDUCT AN unscheduled search of most civil servants in Nigeria—federal or state—and you’re likely to uncover a stash of registered companies tucked away in drawers or digital files. From junior desk officers to procurement directors and permanent secretaries, many of them own multiple companies, each carefully ...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “When beggars die, there are no comets seen; heaven themselves blaze forth the death of princes” – spoken by Calpurnia, Julius Caesar’s wife, in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. AT FIRST, I took little interest in the Uromi massacre for obvious reasons. How many of such assaults on our sensibilities do we suffer [...
By Paul Ejime ORDINARILY, PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu’s reconstitution of the governing board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited should inspire hope for positive changes in the country’s beleaguered petroleum sector, but for critics and many Nigerians, it is a wait-and-see response. An official government statement on 2n...
By Bala Mohammed THE RECENT overhaul of the NNPC Limited board and management by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not merely an administrative reshuffle—it is a decisive intervention in the national interest, aimed at rescuing the country’s most strategic public enterprise from systemic rot and institutional capture. The necessity of these appoi...
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON I CAN never resist the urge to tell this story whenever the opportunity arises. It captures, in one poignant moment, what yesterday was and what today, sadly, has become. In 1996, as my grandmother lay on her deathbed at the age of 97, she sent for me. I arrived promptly, unsure […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE I DEDICATE this column today to two illustrious Nigerians who have achieved great things and made giant contributions to our society in their different forays. In the order in which our paths crossed, the first is Dr. Aderotimi (Rotimi) Adelola and the second is Professor Babafemi Badejo (BB). My path and Dr. […]
By Dare Ojepe AMIDST AFRICA’s vibrant landscape, where the energy of youth is both tangible and inspiring, stands a guiding light of hope and change: the Nigerian Youth Academy. With over 200 million citizens, Nigeria’s burgeoning population of young people is eager to redefine their futures. It is within this dynamic environment t...
By Gbemiga Ogunleye BY NOW, it ought to be visible to the blind and audible to the deaf that if the courts haven’t made a pronouncement on an issue, any legal practitioner, no matter how well decorated ought to be circumspect in declaring such an issue as illegal or unconstitutional. Section 6 (1) of the […]
