OPINION

By Segun Adeleye The second year has gone since Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was sworn in as the President of Nigeria, which translates to half of his tenure already spent! At the first anniversary, the thinking in some quarters was that one year was too short to access the performance of...

Leading up to the recent superlative annual reports showcasing one of the most significant growth experienced by a Nigeria Financial Institution in recent years I was forced to ask “what is Fidelity Bank” doing right? My banking and financial sector experience got me digging deeper into the statistics of the...

If charity, as they say, begins at home, then accountability as a governance virtue must also be shown first at home before being trumpeted to the world. Since last month, when his administration clocked three years, the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has been regaling Ndi...

By Collins Okeke Nigeria's National Assembly has begun the constitutional amendment process, and as usual, all sorts of areas in the constitution have been proposed for amendment. One area that is often ignored but critical for Nigeria's survival is the environment. The environment is not just an abstract policy area...

By Deputy Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem fsi, MNIM, anipr The ugly narrative of Road Traffic crashes in the early 70s changed through Federal Government’s resilience in the establishment of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in 1988, as the Lead Agency in road safety administration and traffic management in Nigeria...

By Toby Prince In the heart of Nigeria's digital economy, a story of patriotism and resilience unfolds. The telecommunications sector, a driving force behind the country's growth, has been facing unprecedented challenges. Despite its significant contributions to Nigeria's social and economic development, the sector has been struggling to keep up...

By Ken Ugbechie Mele Kyari, a geologist and Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has dug his way into the tunnel of history. Within a space of two months, he announced the successful revamp of two refineries. In November 2024, Port Harcourt refinery came on stream....

By Sola Isola For decades, we have always heard or read that government is continuum. We hardly get to see it happen in terms of projects especially when government changes hand from one political party to another, unfortunately it has denegerated lately into government changing hand to players within the...

By Abidemi Adebamiwa In the aftermath of the tragic stampede in Nigeria that took the lives of many, including children, the words from the Bible in Jeremiah 31:15 feel so real: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be...

By Olisa Agbakona The Tax reform bill strikes at the heart of devolution of powers in Nigeria. The implication of the bill is seen from the revenue side, but it does have wider significance. The resistance to the Bill is not just based on distribution of tax revenue. The hidden...