I READ with keen interest the thoughtful piece by Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi titled “The Futility of Political Godfatherism.” He…
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“Cancelling or abandoning existing projects and programmes weakens governance and slows progress.” – Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, September 21, 2025.…
ANY time I write on issues bedevilling the North, some of my respondents from the South quickly throw the Almajiri…
IT was another journey to Kaduna by President Bola Tinubu. It was one to demonstrate the depth of friendship and…
IN a year when over a million Nigerian students wrote their Senior School Certificate Examination, it was Kano State that…
NIGERIA’s intricate political landscape remains in a perpetual state of flux, an ever-shifting interplay of personal ambitions, regional calculations, and…
IN today’s digital era, social media or “new media,” as it is often called has become an indispensable force shaping…
WHEN former UN Special Representative Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas addressed the News Agency of Nigeria’s International Lecture Series recently, his…
AS Nigeria joins the world to mark National Identity Day, we must stop thinking of identity as mere documentation and…
IN a nation where much of the public remains deeply uncertain about how governance truly works, whistleblowers play an indispensable…
HE might not be fancied by many Nigerians as the ideal electoral umpire leader, but in this piece, analysts, commentators,…
THEY carried chalk, files, and stethoscopes in their youth. Today, they carry pain, waiting for gratuities that never came. Dr.…
1. Only 3% of GDP is oil and gas. They rest is non oil. 2. Better capturing of entertainment sector…
LONG before President Bola Tinubu decided on Vice President Kashim Shettima, who turned 59 last week, as his running mate…
EDUCATION remains one of the most powerful tools for social and economic transformation, and few individuals have demonstrated this truth…
THE telecommunications industry in Nigeria stands as a cornerstone of the nation’s digital economy, powering connectivity, innovation, and economic development.…
IN early 2024, Nigeria’s naira collapsed to ₦1,800 per dollar, rattling households and businesses alike. By August 2025, it had…
IN the ever-turning wheel of Nigerian politics, few things are as predictable as the sudden emergence of faceless civil society…
AN issue is burning in my native Kano, and threatening to burn in a manner that could result in a…
IN the theatre of nations, where countries display what they value most, Nigeria once again played the wrong script. On…