Abike Dabiri-Erewa: A well-deserved honour
ABIKE Dabiri first made her name as one of the shining stars of broadcast journalism in the 1990s with NTA…
Ending the oil lock-in: A legal blueprint for Nigeria’s energy future
By Omotola Osude Nigeria’s fastest path to reliable, affordable electricity does not lie in more oil or diesel. It lies…
Punditry in tyranny times!
By Sulaiman Salawudeen It may not be an easy task to peddle fair argumentations in such times of sheer authoritarian…
It’s a harvest of thanksgiving as Mama Olaitan Abiodun clocks four scores and ten
TODAY, Chief (Mrs) Olaitan Victoria Abiodun, educationist, businesswoman and community leader, clocks 90. As the Book of Psalms proclaims, it…
Nigeria’s AI moment: From national strategy to real impact
By Kevwe Onome-Irikefe Every few years, technology delivers a new wave. Right now, it’s AI. And unlike some past eras,…
Oyo State and its roads of life
By Muyiwa Awodiya On the 3rd of December 2023, I wrote an article in The Guardian newspaper titled “Ibadan and…
Nigeria at 65: Building on the vision, deepening the impact
By Abayomi Adeyanju AS Nigeria commemorates 65 years of Independence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s national broadcast stands as a powerful…
The critical message in Oluremi Tinubu’s National Library project
AS a very critical part of her 65th birthday celebration, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of the Federal Republic…
Sustaining Nigeria’s fragile growth
The Central Bank has begun to ease. The challenge now is to turn a fleeting rebound into lasting prosperity By…
LASU: Reflections as Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello marks 4 years as VC
By Oluwaseun Gbanja “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”…
Akpabio-led 10th Assembly racing against the clock
The tenth National Assembly, led by Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, is now in the second half of its four-year…
Stipends over values: A modern tragedy
By Ireti Adewole IN my personal encounter with the realities of politics today, I have come face to face with…
Nigeria on the brink, but it is redeemable
The air in Nigeria is thick, not just with the Harmattan dust, but with a palpable sense of impending rupture.…
Between Alaafin and Ooni: The sacred legacy of history and the fierce urgency of now
I said, in my piece few days ago, that one of the key issues I wanted to comment on is…
Distinguished Senator Rashidi Ladoja: From His Excellency to His Imperial Majesty
Since I will be delivering the Coronation Lecture on September 24, 2025, there is no need to issue an advance…
Your AI strategy is incomplete without an AI security strategy
By: Opeyemi Adepoju Organisations across the globe are currently locked in a frantic race to deploy artificial intelligence. Driven by…
FG’s moratorium on establishment of tertiary institutions
A few days ago, the Federal government announced that it has pressed the pause button on the bewildering speed at…
Should Nigeria continue to manage darkness?
“The sky does not lie,” wrote Toyyib Adewale Adelodun (@taadelodun) on X after a recent trip that took him across…
KWAM 1: Lawlessness as basic requirement for national honour
PHEW! Less than a week after the airport incident involving the legendary Nigerian Fuji music singer, K-1 De Ultimate (a.k.a.…
Kwara as model for tackling out-of-school-children crisis
By Olufemi Adetola AS Nigeria grapples with the challenge of out-of-school children, estimated to be among the highest globally, recent…


