IMF, World Bank and Nigeria's Huge Debt
By Wale Odunsi
The 2024 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) took place from October 21 to October 26 in Washington, D.C., the United States capital. As usual, it was a...
Northern Nigeria: Power Crisis Amid Sultan Rumors
By Kamal Ololade Ahmed
For nearly two weeks now, Northern Nigeria has been engulfed in a harrowing period of total blackout, a benighted spell that hearkens back to the medieval Dark Ages. In some senses, the region has been...
Nigeria Customs and the IPRA Award on Crisis Communication
By Abdulsalam Mahmud
The management and entire staff of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are undoubtedly on cloud nine, basking in the euphoria of being honored as one of the world’s prominent institutions at the 2024 Golden...
Shambolic Local Elections: Are Governors Setting 'Standard' for Tinubu's 2027 Re-Election Strategy? By Yushau A. Shuaib
It’s shocking and laughable that ruling parties, which barely secured victories in gubernatorial elections, are now winning local government council elections by landslides.
In some states, even parties that had...
Open Letter to Tinubu on Achieving ₦200 Per Liter of Fuel
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi
Dear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
I write this letter with a sense of urgency, motivated by my recent experiences and the struggles Nigerians are facing due to the soaring cost of fuel....
Northern Nigeria: A Call to Ban the Almajiri Education System
By Prof Baba El-Yakubu
I cried when I watched a viral video of the famous Quran reciter Sheikh Ahmad Sulaiman displaying his captivating melodious voice at a thanksgiving session welcoming back Alhaji Bello Bodejo, the...
