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Interrogating Fashola’s treatise on patriotism

By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 “It is time to move beyond rhetorical hope…Nigeria's future cannot be built on beautiful aspirations and emotive patriotism, but must be anchored in a collective demand for transparency, justified expectation, equity, responsible governance, and freedom from want on the many needs of living a good life” What is…

Emeka Osuji: Why the Dog, not the Tail, Must Wag the Tail

"A viable polity is not a committee of vultures, hungry for the blood of all, except their own, nor is it a choir of praise singers and boot lickers who criticise corruption but sit expectantly in the corruption lounge begging for an invitation to the dining table. The hallmark of a viable polity is a…

Ranked: America’s $425B Trade Deficit by Product

In the first quarter of 2025 alone, the U.S. trade deficit reached $425.5 billion. But which kinds of items make up the largest portions? This graphic, sponsored by Tema ETFs, breaks down the deficit by product category, using data from the U.S. International Trade Commission for the first quarter of 2025. Which Imported Items Have the Deepest Deficits?…

Tinubu’s half-time score card

By Bola Bolawole [email protected] 0807 552 5533 How time flies! May we not be indebted! Because if you promise to pay back in four years’ time and then go to bed, thinking you still have time, four years will stealthily creep on you like the biblical thief in the night and become tomorrow before you…

The World’s Most Educated Countries

What We're Showing This infographic shows countries with the highest share and number of people aged 25–64 who have a bachelor's degree or higher, highlighting the most educated populations. The data comes from a report by CBRE Research. Key Takeaways Ireland ranks highest by education rate, with 52.4% of its working-age population holding a bachelor's degree or…

The Abiola-Tinubu-Aregbesola Triumvirate In Politics By Owei Lakemfa

“Tinubu was carrying on the populist vision of Abiola and Aregbesola was helping to realise that vision. But politically, the three politicians had some divergent positions. Abiola was a populist of the Right, Tinubu was Centre Right, while Aregbesola was Left”.  BY OWEI LAKEMFA Nigeria, this Thursday, May 29, 2025, marks its 26th anniversary ending…

Charted: How Canadians Feel About Traveling to the U.S.

Key Takeaways 52% of Canadians feel that traveling to the U.S. is unsafe for them at the moment. The American–Canadian relationship is unraveling a bit. A survey conducted between May 1st–3rd by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies asked Canadians how they felt about traveling to the United States. We visualize the findings from 1,626 respondents,…

Aregbesola: Omoluabi or E’eyan-k’eyan?

By Olawale Olaleye First was the inner struggle on whether or not to undertake this intervention. How to do this as honestly as possible without being seen as making a case for the current “owner of Nigeria” was a concern – a huge one – given one’s long-standing ideology and principles. But then, what has…

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Interrogating Fashola’s treatise on patriotism

By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 “It is time to move beyond rhetorical hope…Nigeria's future cannot be built on beautiful aspirations and emotive patriotism, but must be anchored in a collective demand for transparency, justified expectation, equity, responsible governance, and freedom from want on the many needs of living a good life” What is…

Emeka Osuji: Why the Dog, not the Tail, Must Wag the Tail

"A viable polity is not a committee of vultures, hungry for the blood of all, except their own, nor is it a choir of praise singers and boot lickers who criticise corruption but sit expectantly in the corruption lounge begging for an invitation to the dining table. The hallmark of a viable polity is a…

Ranked: America’s $425B Trade Deficit by Product

In the first quarter of 2025 alone, the U.S. trade deficit reached $425.5 billion. But which kinds of items make up the largest portions? This graphic, sponsored by Tema ETFs, breaks down the deficit by product category, using data from the U.S. International Trade Commission for the first quarter of 2025. Which Imported Items Have the Deepest Deficits?…

Tinubu’s half-time score card

By Bola Bolawole [email protected] 0807 552 5533 How time flies! May we not be indebted! Because if you promise to pay back in four years’ time and then go to bed, thinking you still have time, four years will stealthily creep on you like the biblical thief in the night and become tomorrow before you…

The World’s Most Educated Countries

What We're Showing This infographic shows countries with the highest share and number of people aged 25–64 who have a bachelor's degree or higher, highlighting the most educated populations. The data comes from a report by CBRE Research. Key Takeaways Ireland ranks highest by education rate, with 52.4% of its working-age population holding a bachelor's degree or…

The Abiola-Tinubu-Aregbesola Triumvirate In Politics By Owei Lakemfa

“Tinubu was carrying on the populist vision of Abiola and Aregbesola was helping to realise that vision. But politically, the three politicians had some divergent positions. Abiola was a populist of the Right, Tinubu was Centre Right, while Aregbesola was Left”.  BY OWEI LAKEMFA Nigeria, this Thursday, May 29, 2025, marks its 26th anniversary ending…

Charted: How Canadians Feel About Traveling to the U.S.

Key Takeaways 52% of Canadians feel that traveling to the U.S. is unsafe for them at the moment. The American–Canadian relationship is unraveling a bit. A survey conducted between May 1st–3rd by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies asked Canadians how they felt about traveling to the United States. We visualize the findings from 1,626 respondents,…

Aregbesola: Omoluabi or E’eyan-k’eyan?

By Olawale Olaleye First was the inner struggle on whether or not to undertake this intervention. How to do this as honestly as possible without being seen as making a case for the current “owner of Nigeria” was a concern – a huge one – given one’s long-standing ideology and principles. But then, what has…

Unlocking Opportunities in the Gulf of Guinea during UNGA80
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