For millions of Nigerians, a trip to the market has, in recent years, become an exhausting exercise in survival. The soaring cost of rice, beans, garri, maize, yam and other staples has placed severe pressure on households already grappling with stagnant incomes, rising transport fares and broader economic hardship.

Between April 16 and 17, 2026, two of Nigeria’s largest telecom operators, MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria, quietly suspended their airtime and data borrowing services.

Can AtikuObi Unseat TinubuShettima in 2027? By Yushau A. Shuaib   Nigeria's political landscape is gradually heating up ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yet, beyond permutations of power, recent personal encounters have exposed a deeper concernhow dangerously our national discourse is drifting toward divisive narratives of...

Customs and Reclaiming Nigeria's Missing Revenue with AI, by Abdulsalam Mahmud   In the long and often complicated story of public finance in Nigeria, revenue has always carried both hope and anxiety in equal measure. It is the lifeblood of governance, yet it is also where...

The worsening transport crisis in Abuja has turned the routine act of commuting into a daily struggle for survival.

A Generation Trapped Between Certificates, Closed Doors and Broken Promises By Haroon Aremu I remembered an article I once wrote, titled “After NYSC, A call for National job Creation and Youth Empowerment”. It was a piece born not from research papers or policy documents, but from...