By Charles Udoh We are probably witnessing the best team performance by a senior Nigerian side in recent times—especially across the last two matches. I had just finished penning my thoughts last night and went to bed, hoping to share them this morning. When I woke up, as usual, I rummaged through my favourite online …
By David Okon Nigeria’s economic story in 2025 was not defined by a single reform or headline moment. It was shaped by sequencing. A deliberate effort to stabilise the macroeconomy, restore institutional credibility, and align security, fiscal, and market policy toward growth. At the centre of this sequencing stood the Minister of Finance and Coordinating …
This is not a goodbye. It is Christmas, and if there is one thing this season gives us permission to do, it is to pause and reflect without pretending everything was perfect. After more than fifteen years working across public relations measurement and media intelligence, with over a decade spent deep in analysis, 2025 reminded …
By Martin Baron Every year of my journalistic career of nearly half a century, I have known only a free and independent press in the United States. My professional start was in the 1970s. Those were years when Americans could see clearly how the press served democracy: With the publication of the Pentagon Papers, …
Akin Oluwadare Jnr However brilliant, no single person has the wit and clout to make success out of life without the help of others. There is nothing like a self-made man; what we have are visionaries whose visions need vision drivers to make them real. The ones who shape the world are usually nonconformists. They …
Richard Atimniraye Nyelade Lecturer, Sociological and Anthropological Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Fatima, a fisherwoman on Lake Chad, sets out at dawn not just to make a living from the shrinking waters but to pay a “tax”. Before casting her net, she must hand over part of her meagre earnings to armed men claiming allegiance …
By Femi Soneye The United States has recently implemented a sweeping immigration policy requiring nearly all visa applicants to disclose their social media handles and digital histories. Framed as a tool to bolster national security, counter terrorism, and curb cybercrime, the measure may appear reasonable on paper. But for Nigerians and many others from countries …
By Olufemi Soneye When a Canadian federal court recently declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as terrorist organisations under Canadian law, it wasn’t just an immigration decision. It was a political earthquake with consequences that could reverberate far beyond Canada’s borders. This …
By Fr Chinaka Justin Mbaeri As someone who often travels by air, I've noticed the difference in how airlines handle phone use in Nigeria compared to many other parts of the world. On domestic flights in Nigeria, the instruction is often rigid: switch it off completely, with no mention of flight mode. I painfully adhere …
By Esther Ososanya Onuzurike Oluomachi, a prominent Nigerian entrepreneur and CEO of BO Hair Extension and Accessories, recently made headlines as the first African woman to acquire the futuristic Tesla Cybertruck. But in a country still grappling with unreliable power, deteriorating roads, and economic hardship, her ₦400 million purchase raises a deeper question: …
