TEXT OF KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY DIST. SEN. HOPE UZODIMMA, CON, GOVERNOR OF IMO STATE AT THE 2025 ALL NIGERIAN EDITORS CONFERENCE (ANEC), HOLDING AT ABUJA, NOVEMBER 12, 2025. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS I am deeply honoured to be here to address this gathering of gatekeepers; the men and women who decide what becomes news, what gets amplified, […]
SPEECH by Mr. Peter Obi to the Nigerian Guild of Editors Theme: Reclaiming Our Nation’s Dignity My dear friends and distinguished members of the Guild of Editors, I thank you sincerely for the honour of inviting me to interact with you today. I am immensely grateful for this opportunity—to speak to those who shape the […]
IF you’ve been online recently, you’ve likely seen the video of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike clashing with soldiers over a land dispute in Abuja. Most people are laughing and sharing memes—but there’s a deeper financial lesson here. This incident perfectly illustrates why banks in Nigeria no longer accept land or buildings as collateral, and why […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH IN Ibaka, Akwa Ibom State, the sea used to be kind. That’s how James Nana, a Ghanaian fisherman who arrived in Nigeria in 1992, remembers it. “You could sail anytime, return with fish, and sleep well,” he says. “No pirates, no fear.” Back then, fish were plentiful and danger was […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH ON the shimmering waters of Ibaka, one of Nigeria’s largest fishing towns, the sea no longer promises livelihood — it threatens survival. For men like Ita James, fishing was once a proud inheritance, a trade that fed families and sustained entire communities. Now, each voyage feels like a gamble with […]
By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s sudden plan to launch a military intervention “to save Nigerian Christians” reveals a dangerous misunderstanding of Nigeria’s complex crises. While Christians in parts of the country have suffered horrific attacks, framing Nigeria’s turmoil purely as religious persecution oversimplifies a tangled web of political, ethnic, and economic conflicts that […]
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO THRIVING nations rely on accurate, transparent data to make sound decisions and protect their citizens. For decades, I worked within U.S. public systems where data was clean, verifiable, and publicly accessible — a stark contrast to Nigeria’s chaos of figures and misinformation. In Nigeria, numbers are often thrown around carelessly. Claims that […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE A new report by consulting firm Proten International has revealed that over 70% of Nigerian employees lack formal training in critical thinking and creative problem-solving—posing a major threat to workplace innovation and national competitiveness. The study, Assessing Gaps in Critical Thinking and Creative Problem-Solving in Corporate Workforces, found that while 81% of […]
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO WHEN U.S. President Donald Trump declared that over 3,100 Christians were killed in Nigeria within a year—calling it “genocide”—his statement ignited global debate. But a closer look reveals a far more complex picture. Reports from Open Doors confirm roughly 3,100 Christian deaths between October 2023 and September 2024, mainly from […]
By SANI BATURE FORMER Chief of Army Staff and ex-ambassador to Benin, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd), has urged the United States and Nigeria to replace confrontation with collaboration, describing the growing diplomatic tension between both nations as dangerous but reversible. In an article titled “Mutual Security, Shared Prosperity: A Strategic Path Beyond the […]