National Single Window, My Last Word By Abdulsalam Mahmud There are projects one can write about once, and never return to again. The "National Single Window" project is not one of them. For over a year now, this flagship trade facilitation...

Rebuilding Our Future: A Practical Path to Stronger Schools and Brighter Outcomes in Yobe State By Ja'ida-Kuman Kato PhD Yobe State faces real and historic challenges in education, and available data helps explain why. Literacy levels are among the lowest...

Ray-Ban Glasses: End of the Smartphone Era? By Shuaib S. Agaka The evolution of the smartphone has been nothing short of transformative. From humble beginnings as devices for calls and texts, they rapidly morphed into handheld computers that redefined how we...

Naira Gains in Black, Steady in Official Market on Sept 19 The naira Strengthened against the US dollar on Friday, September 19, appreciating in the parallel market while retaining its strength at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Currency dealers in...

Aliko Dangote: A Titan's Unfiltered View on Nigeria's Industrial Future In a wide-ranging and characteristically bold remarks at different occasions, Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, offered a rare, unfiltered look into the challenges and triumphs of building a multi-billion-dollar industrial...

A Quiet War on Our Soil: How Aid, Chemicals and Banditry Are Strangling the North By Al-Amin Isa   When “Aid” Becomes a Curse: The Ginger Crisis in Kaduna What was sold to us as help has turned into a slow death for...