Insecurity: The possible way out
IF we assume that kidnapping, insurgency and other security problems are politically motivated, then the solution is political not military…
Life Challenges, No. 2: The Creativity of Death
Poetic Preamble You will die. I will die. When? How? Time? Where? Don’t ask me For years, we have continually…
Life Challenges
Life is a rolling wheel with all of us holding to each side that faces us. It is transient, unstable,…
The Toyin Falola Masterclass on “Power, Politics, and the African Condition,” University of Lagos, July 2nd, 2026
On July 2nd, 2026, the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, will host the Toyin Falola Masterclass on “Power,…
Education without skills is just a source of information
By Saheed A. Gbadegeshin EDUCATION without skills is just a source of information. It may impress the eye, decorate a…
Urban green spaces: Why Nigerian cities need parks
By Oyetunde M. Ajayi TAKE a walk through many Nigerian cities today and one thing becomes obvious: there are very…
Akara, kulikuli: The First Lady is right…
THE First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s recent charge to Nigerian women to embrace productivity — by engaging in businesses like…
Falling oil prices: Taming effects on revenue with pipeline surveillance
WITH Brent crude prices decline by 4.44% to $71.92pb on easing supply concerns over Strait of Hormuz, Nigeria’s high oil…
Why Nigeria can’t consume its way to prosperity
Africa is standing at a demographic crossroads. Between 2025 and 2050, Sub-Saharan Africa will add over 620 million people to…
Olawepo-Hashim: Tribute to legacy of courage, uncommon leadership
By Bisi Fakayode There are relationships that happen by chance, and there are those that are divinely ordained. My friendship…
Olu Falae’s The Triumph of Grace: Critical insights for deepening administrative reform in Nigeria
I have made the critical statement, as part of my reform architecture for transforming the civil service institution in Nigeria,…
The sober bench: Finality, courtesy and the discipline of judicial power
By Israel Olawunmi The immediate occasion The immediate occasion for this reflection is the now widely circulated ruling involving S.M.…
#EkitiDecides2026: What the observers saw
BEFORE June 20, 2026, Ekiti moved under the weight of predictions. Talk shows, WhatsApp groups, and political salons had already…
President Tinubu’s new social contract for Nigerian workers
THINK of the teacher who spent three decades shaping young minds, the nurse who worked through countless difficult nights, the…
Police IG’s absurd logic on tinted glasses
I read reports attributed to the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tunde Disu, where he stated that he is considering…
Nigeria’s passport renewal goes digital in the UK
FOR decades, renewing a Nigerian passport was synonymous with frustration. The process often involved repeated visits to immigration offices, hours…
Terrorists’ ‘test transmission’ in South-West
THIS year, the Children’s Day and the Eid Al-dha festival were celebrated on the same day. While the former is…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu at 61: A Legacy of Service to Lagos
EVERY public leader eventually arrives at a moment when the conversation changes. The debates of the day begin to give…
A new era of waterfront development in Lagos
By Oluwatosin Adebanjo LAGOS is turning its vast network of lagoons, creeks, and waterfronts into engines of growth, mobility, and…
Olokola: The coastline we celebrated ourselves out of
By Olusola Aderinsola THERE is a particular danger in good news that nobody has bothered to question, and Ondo State…
