Zakat or Tax? Rethinking Islamic Obligations in a Modern Economy By Abdulrazaq Hamzat As the world evolves, so must our understanding of religious obligations, particularly when their spirit and purpose are already being fulfilled through modern systems. One such obligation is zakat, the Islamic institution of almsgiving,...

As the “Headmaster” Heads Nigeria’s Economy out of the Woods, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu   When Olayemi Cardoso was appointed as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the atmosphere was thick with skepticism and unrest. Nigeria’s financial terrain at the time was marred by...

NIPSS, PRNigeria and the Alarming Breach of Digital Ethics By Usman Muhammad Salihu I never truly grasped the danger of exposing personal information in the digital space until Mr. Yushau Shuaib, my boss and mentor, handed me a book—Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital...

Praise & Party: Sampling Nigerian Gospel Music Hits in the Nightclub By Akin Olaniyan If the videos we are seeing on TikTok and other social media platforms are real, then clubbers might have had the inglorious opportunity to sample a gospel song and move their bodies...

Medical science has evolved significantly over the centuries. One of the most remarkable breakthroughs in this journey is the art and science of surrogacy, a practice where a woman carries a child in utero (in the womb) on behalf of another woman or couple,...

Opening Nigeria’s Borders to Renewable Energy By Abdulsalam Mahmud The world is swiftly moving away from the tyranny of fossil fuels. Across continents, the wind of clean energy is gathering momentum, stirring up revolutions in policy, industry and the very architecture of national economies. From the deserts...