The water we once drank
MY return to Scotland marked the beginning of my contributions to Nigeria’s fuel-subsidy debate over the past three weeks.
Minister Oyedele: 30-day discount is not enough. How did you arrive at ₦1,350 ex-gantry ceiling price?
On October 8, 2026, Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele announced a 30-day petrol discount at NNPC stations, prioritising public transport. He…
Mr President: Without energy availability and affordability at the grassroots, your message of prosperity is delusional
THE aim of a leader should be the welfare of the people whom he leads. I have used ‘welfare’ to…
Nostalgic return to Scotland: An amendment to Atiku’s production-subsidy proposal
LAST week, I returned to Scotland, more than 11 years after completing my Ph.D. at Heriot-Watt University’s School of Energy…
The physical and financial losses in Nigeria’s power sector (Part IV)
In Part I, we established that Nigeria had 13,625 megawatts of installed grid-connected generation capacity, but only about 5,174 MW…
The physical and financial losses in Nigeria’s power sector (Part III)
IN Parts I and II, we followed Nigeria’s grid electricity from installed capacity to available capacity and actual generation, using…
The physical and financial losses in Nigeria’s power sector
•Part II: Why 862 MW of available capacity was not dispatched IN Part I, we examined the first major gap…
Can Tinubu explain why Nigerian cement is cheaper abroad than at home?
DOES President Bola Tinubu know that Alhaji Aliko Dangote says the cement he exports from Nigeria is cheaper than the…
The physical and financial losses in Nigeria’s power sector
TODAY, I begin a four-part investigation into Nigeria’s power sector, drawing principally on Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) quarterly reports…
Nigeria’s balance sheet is not the households—Will someone tell NRS chairman, Adedeji?
IT was refreshing to see Dr Zacch Adedeji, Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, on Seun Okinbaloye’s Politics Today on…
Projects are not a power system: Is Minister Tegbe confused?
LAST week, I intended to discuss how record-breaking heatwaves are increasing demand for cooling, prompting the International Energy Agency (IEA)…
Should the NBA continue to monopolise the administration of justice?
MY original intention this week was to discuss a different subject. Record-breaking heatwaves are increasing demand for cooling, prompting the…
NBA election: Can Nigerian lawyers guard Nigerian democracy?
THE Nigerian Bar Association recently elected Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, as its 33rd President, making her only the second woman…
While we rejoice at Oriire release—we must never forget
THE release of the forty-four Oriire abductees after fifty-six harrowing days in the captivity of terrorists identified by the Defence…
The N/Assembly must get the NYSC reform right
THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was established by Decree No. 24 of 1973 in the aftermath of the Nigerian…
From oil producer to energy state: What the IEA means for Nigeria
ON July 2, 2026, the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) unanimously admitted Nigeria as an Association country,…
Is Joseph Tegbe fixing the grid or merely managing the darkness?
WHEN Adebayo Adelabu was appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Power, I publicly congratulated him and offered advice to a fellow indigene…
The missing layer in Nigeria’s state police debate
THE National Assembly has taken significant steps toward the creation of state police. The House of Representatives has passed the…
The republic deserves answers
Thank you for the rescues • Now answer the questions NIGERIA’s unrelenting insecurity demands a societal response. That response begins…
A child’s question to Tinubu and Makinde
LAST Wednesday, on our way to his summer camp, my eight-year-old son asked me a troubling question: “Daddy, have the…
