Opinion

Customs-NDLEA: Quietly Resetting Nigeria’s Drug War Strategy, by Abdulsalam Mahmud

Customs-NDLEA: Quietly Resetting Nigeria’s Drug War Strategy, by Abdulsalam Mahmud   There are shifts in governance that do not announce themselves loudly. They happen in meeting rooms, in firm conversations, and in decisions that quietly redraw how institutions work together. What played out recently between the...

To Wike: It Is Wickedly Wicked to Convert Wuye’s Public Hospital into a Private Estate, by Yushau A. Shuaib

To Wike: It Is Wickedly Wicked to Convert Wuye's Public Hospital into a Private Estate, by Yushau A. Shuaib   After watching a viral video by activist lawyer, Barrister A. A. Askira, on the alleged conversion of a public health facility into a private estate in...

Burden of Words: EFCC Chair and Stigmatisations of Youths, Religious Leaders

Burden of Words: EFCC Chair and Stigmatisations of Youths, Religious Leaders By Haroon Aremu   It is difficult to ignore the shockwaves generated by recent remarks attributed to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede. His claim that six out of every...

Shehu Mohammed and the Quiet Rebirth of the FRSC, by Lawal Dahiru Mamman

Shehu Mohammed and the Quiet Rebirth of the FRSC, by Lawal Dahiru Mamman   In a previous reflection on how some leaders in public service neglect or seek to implicate their subordinates, I argued that integrity is a garment no amount of mud can permanently stain....

CBN and the Strategic Messaging Behind Nigeria’s Forex Reform, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba

That was the dilemma facing the Central Bank of Nigeria at the height of the foreign exchange crisis: how to sustain difficult reforms in an environment defined by volatility, speculation, and public anxiety.

Nigeria’s Economic Progress and the Reality Citizens Cannot Feel, by Ifeanyi Favour Ogochukwu

There is a growing tension in Nigeria’s political space—one that is no longer whispered in private conversations but voiced openly in markets, offices, and homes.