Palaces or Priorities? Inside Nigeria’s ₦22.15bn Royal Budget Debate
LAGOS, Nigeria – As millions of Nigerians struggle with soaring food prices, rising transport costs and shrinking household incomes, one line in the Federal…
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When States Must Protect Themselves
ABUJA, Nigeria – From villages abandoned to bandits to highways stalked by kidnappers, Nigeria’s worsening insecurity has left many communities asking whether protection can…
A Pay Rise or Poverty Trap? Why Nigeria’s ₦100,000 Minimum Wage Debate Exposes a Deeper Economic Crisis
LAGOS, Nigeria – For millions of Nigerian workers, payday no longer brings relief. Salaries that once covered rent, food, transport and school fees are…
From Corps to Capital: Nigeria’s NYSC Gamble on Youth Enterprise Faces Its Hardest Test Yet
ABUJA, Nigeria – When Adaeze Nwosu returned to Enugu after completing her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posting in Kano State in early 2025,…
Kano’s Education Power Shake-Up: Reform Revolution or Political Recalibration?
KANO, Nigeria – Kano State has triggered a fierce national debate after dismantling its long-standing Ministry of Higher Education in a sweeping restructuring that…
Borrowed Tides: Nigeria’s £746m Port Gamble and the High-Stakes Battle for Economic Sovereignty
KANO, Nigeria – In the humid chaos of Lagos’ port corridors—where trucks idle for days and cargo ships queue on the Atlantic horizon—Nigeria’s economic…
Celebrating Women at Home, Questioning Their Rights Abroad
…As Nigeria marks International Women’s Day with praise for women’s resilience and contributions, its diplomatic posture at the United Nations raises troubling questions about…
Tax Reform or Public Panic? Inside Nigeria’s Controversial 2026 Tax Changes
ABUJA, Nigeria – When rumours began spreading across Nigeria that the government would soon begin “taxing bank deposits” and “deducting money directly from savings,”…
From Deluge to Reckoning: How Nigeria’s Deadly 2025 Floods Exposed a Climate System Built to Fail
ABUJA, Nigeria – When floodwaters tore through Nigeria in 2025, sweeping away homes, livelihoods and lives, the devastation was swift and unforgiving. By year’s…
Mountains of Hope: Inside Lagos’ High-Stakes Race to Turn Trash into Prosperity
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos’ waste economy pulses with a raw, unfiltered energy—an ecosystem where scavengers, innovators, policymakers and private companies collide daily in a…