Nigeria’s foreign trade performance in the first half of 2025 showed a strong positive outlook, as exports outpaced imports to deliver a surplus of N12.64 trillion.

Mining Marshals and the Fight for Nigeria’s Mineral Future By Zekeri Idakwo Laruba When Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, met with the leadership of Japan’s Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) at the TICAD summit in Yokohama, it wasn’t just another...

Marwa: The Tormentor of Untouchable Drug Lords By Yushau A. Shuaib When Femi Babafemi, the ever-vigilant spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), sent me an email in the early hours of Wednesday, September 9, 2025, I was immediately intrigued. His press releases usually...

Marwa, A Man of Uncommon Grace at 72 By Femi Babafemi I have had the privilege of knowing Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) for about 30 years. As a young reporter, I observed from a working distance the metamorphosis of a military administrator who...

But today, there is a glimmer of hope. Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and with the determined efforts of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, building on earlier, incomplete initiatives, Nigeria has begun to take meaningful steps to atone for the past and chart a new path of reconciliation, remediation, and renewal in Ogoni.

Nigeria's pre-NEMSAS Ambulances By Salisu Na'inna Dambatta The introduction of the National Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) by the Federal Government forced one to wonder about the nature of ambulances used when the first generation hospitals and dispensaries were established in Nigeria. My search on...