Wasting wealth
Unconfirmed media reports indicate that operators in the informal sector reap as much as $1 million daily in revenue from gold mining in Nigeria. Although the sources for this data
Unconfirmed media reports indicate that operators in the informal sector reap as much as $1 million daily in revenue from gold mining in Nigeria. Although the sources for this data
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, SAN, has stirred the hornest’s nest with regards to corruption in the judiciary. Speaking at the Ralph Opara Memorial Lecture in
Sir: Nigeria is frequently discussed as a problem to be solved rather than a nation to be understood. Public discourse—both domestic and international—often reduces her identity to corruption indices, security
Sir: There are seasons in human life when heaven seems to whisper the same message to different people at the same time. One of such moments occurs when Ramadan and
Sir: Across Nigeria, states are rightly pursuing ambitious Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) targets. With federal allocations fluctuating and development needs expanding, subnational governments are under pressure to widen their revenue
In 1885, the most powerful politician in Europe, Herr Otto Von Bismarck, summoned the world to a conference in Berlin known as the West African Conference. The conference was to
A country’s soul can be glimpsed in the humming of its factories and measured rhythm of its machines. In China for instance, we’ve seen how mass industrialization rewrote the story
At the point the story changed, El-Rufai was no longer in control of the narrative. The game-plan as he conceived it had changed and with that the plot to overheat
The recent tragedy involving a bus conveying journalists on official assignment in Bauchi State is more than a road accident. It is a painful reminder of a systemic failure that
The random food seller in Matori does not know what Fitch or Moody’s are. She has no inkling about the sweet simplicity of the raters’ steep percents. She only knows
Nigeria has stood at moments like this before – moments when a single reform quietly alters the destiny of millions; moments when leadership chooses structure over excuses and dignity over
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to embrace unity, peace and moral renewal as the holy month of Ramadan begins. He called on citizens of all faiths to support