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The appointment of a new leadership team at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has sparked fresh hope. However, history teaches us that leadership changes in Nigeria’s public institutions is often not a guarantee for remarkable positive changes . Each transition is seen as a potential turning point, yet the cycle of inefficiency,…
April 7, 2025
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu As he settled in to deliver the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on 2 April 2025, presiding judge Wilfred Kpochi felt obliged to get one ritual out of the way. Glancing left and right, he asked each of his two colleagues on the three-person tribunal to confirm…
April 6, 2025
By Eyo Okpo-Ene As Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari marks his 80th birthday, I feel deeply compelled to add my voice—one among the many—paying tribute to a man whose scholarship and statesmanship profoundly shaped my academic and intellectual journey. Though I never sat in his lecture hall, I proudly count myself among the countless students across…
April 5, 2025
Key Takeaways As one of the top performing assets in Q1 2025, gold soared to record highs amid global trade uncertainty and its role as an inflation hedge. European equities also had a strong quarter, with the STOXX Europe 600 outperforming the S&P 500 by 9.8 percentage points. Amid concerns of weaker economic growth and…
April 3, 2025
By Maxim Uzoatu The best way to send a sweet mother home to the angels in paradise is through the vehicle of iconic music being played by legendary musicians. It shall stay with me for a lifetime celebrating the profound forte of bearing witness to the phenomenon in Amawbia town in Anambra State on Saturday,…
April 2, 2025
By Bolawole Bolawole [email protected] 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 I dedicate this column today to two illustrious Nigerians who have achieved great things and made giant contributions to our society in their different forays. In the order in which our paths crossed, the first is Dr. Aderotimi (Rotimi) Adelola and the second is Professor…
April 2, 2025
By Dr. Jude Dike, Ph.D. As the dust settles following Justin Trudeau’s historic resignation, Canada finds itself at a political crossroads, with an unanticipated but potentially transformative figure rising to the top: Mark Carney. The former Governor of the Bank of Canada, former Governor of the Bank of England, United Nations Special Envoy on Climate…
April 1, 2025
By Sonny Iroche Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds immense potential to drive economic growth, social development, and innovation in Africa, yet the continent faces significant challenges in AI readiness, including infrastructure deficits, regulatory gaps, and skills shortages. This article evaluates the current state of AI readiness and opportunities in ten African countries—Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt,…
March 31, 2025
Tensions between Nigeria’s central and state governments have long been the fault lines of its federal system; it is like a simmering struggle between authority and autonomy. The 1999 Constitution, though intended as a compass for governance, is riddled with ambiguities—grey areas that have, time and again, become battlegrounds for political and legal duels. Among…
March 31, 2025
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The appointment of a new leadership team at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has sparked fresh hope. However, history teaches us that leadership changes in Nigeria’s public institutions is often not a guarantee for remarkable positive changes . Each transition is seen as a potential turning point, yet the cycle of inefficiency,…
April 7, 2025
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu As he settled in to deliver the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on 2 April 2025, presiding judge Wilfred Kpochi felt obliged to get one ritual out of the way. Glancing left and right, he asked each of his two colleagues on the three-person tribunal to confirm…
April 6, 2025
By Eyo Okpo-Ene As Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari marks his 80th birthday, I feel deeply compelled to add my voice—one among the many—paying tribute to a man whose scholarship and statesmanship profoundly shaped my academic and intellectual journey. Though I never sat in his lecture hall, I proudly count myself among the countless students across…
April 5, 2025
Key Takeaways As one of the top performing assets in Q1 2025, gold soared to record highs amid global trade uncertainty and its role as an inflation hedge. European equities also had a strong quarter, with the STOXX Europe 600 outperforming the S&P 500 by 9.8 percentage points. Amid concerns of weaker economic growth and…
April 3, 2025
By Maxim Uzoatu The best way to send a sweet mother home to the angels in paradise is through the vehicle of iconic music being played by legendary musicians. It shall stay with me for a lifetime celebrating the profound forte of bearing witness to the phenomenon in Amawbia town in Anambra State on Saturday,…
April 2, 2025
By Bolawole Bolawole [email protected] 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 I dedicate this column today to two illustrious Nigerians who have achieved great things and made giant contributions to our society in their different forays. In the order in which our paths crossed, the first is Dr. Aderotimi (Rotimi) Adelola and the second is Professor…
April 2, 2025
By Dr. Jude Dike, Ph.D. As the dust settles following Justin Trudeau’s historic resignation, Canada finds itself at a political crossroads, with an unanticipated but potentially transformative figure rising to the top: Mark Carney. The former Governor of the Bank of Canada, former Governor of the Bank of England, United Nations Special Envoy on Climate…
April 1, 2025
By Sonny Iroche Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds immense potential to drive economic growth, social development, and innovation in Africa, yet the continent faces significant challenges in AI readiness, including infrastructure deficits, regulatory gaps, and skills shortages. This article evaluates the current state of AI readiness and opportunities in ten African countries—Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt,…
March 31, 2025
Tensions between Nigeria’s central and state governments have long been the fault lines of its federal system; it is like a simmering struggle between authority and autonomy. The 1999 Constitution, though intended as a compass for governance, is riddled with ambiguities—grey areas that have, time and again, become battlegrounds for political and legal duels. Among…
March 31, 2025
