10 major takeaways from President Tinubu’s state visit to the United Kingdom
By Temitope Ajayi Nigeria returned to global significance with the just-concluded state visit to the United Kingdom by President Bola Tinubu. The President and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, played…
When ignorance masquerades as economic critique: A rejoinder to Suyi Ayodele
By Tanimu Yakubu There is criticism, and there is confusion elevated to performance art. Suyi Ayodele’s “History Tinubu Should Have Learnt” is not an argument—it is a cascade of assertions…
Mortgage Bank hostile takeover brouhaha: A backdoor gap in the monitoring of nature of funds invested in the ownership of financial institutions
By Alabi Eletiofe For sometimes, the Living Trust Mortgage Bank has been in the news, as a result of a crisis that was previously thought to be mere Board politicking.…
Open for business, rooted in partnership: President Tinubu’s historic UK state visit
By Mohammed Idris The last time a Nigerian leader paid a state visit to the United Kingdom, seventy percent of Nigeria's current population were not yet born. That 1989 visit…
Issues in President Tinubu’s UK state visit
By Temitope Ajayi President Bola Tinubu will land at the airport on March 17, 2026 to begin a historic State Visit that will showcase to the world the unique bond…
Trade as statecraft: Why Nigeria must convert market access into strategic advantage
By Ademola Oshodi The global trade environment is shifting in ways that Nigeria cannot afford to read passively. What is taking shape is not simply a competition among major powers,…
Tunji Disu, Oyedele: Revving up the governance engine
By Tunde Rahman Last week has been hugely significant in Nigeria’s contemporary history. The plaudits arising from the announcement of Executive Order 9, aimed at curbing opacity in the operations…
Does VDM hate women?
By Desmond Tamuno There is a pattern so consistent in VDM's digital insurgency that it is impossible to dismiss as coincidence. His most vicious attacks, his most personal and deliberately…
Drivers’ Care Initiative: Why Tinubu’s transport reform must begin at the motor park
By Uche Nnadozie History is not always made in grand chambers or gilded halls. Sometimes, it is made in the dust and diesel rhythm of a motor park. At the…
X-raying collation centres as a test of election result’s integrity and credibility by an INEC accredited observer
By Nelson Ekujumi Following the uproar generated recently over the Electoral Act 2026 Amendment Bill which is already an Act by some political parties, civil society organizations, professional groups, labour…